Protected Areas and Climate Change in Canada - Challenges and Opportunities for Adaptation

This report provides a national synthesis of climate change in protected areas in Canada for conservation professionals and decisionmakers engaged in managing protected areas.

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Creator Christopher J. Lemieux, Thomas J. Beechey, Daniel J. Scott and Paul A. Gray
Summary This report focuses on those situations where climate change impacts may jeopardize the goals and objectives for protected areas resulting in negative impacts on species and ecosystems targeted for conservation. Drawing on the extensive literature, the views and experiences of many Canadian practitioners, and wider international efforts, this report provides a national synthesis on the topic for conservation professionals and decisionmakers engaged in establishing and managing protected areas in Canada.
Local Relevance This report provides a national synthesis of climate change in protecte areas in Canada, including a case study in the NWT.
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Tags Conservation,Protected Areas,Synthesis,Adaptation
Geographic Region NWT
Release Date 2010-01-01
Last Modified Date 2010-01-01
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