International and European Law on Protected Areas and Climate Change: Need for Adaptation or Implementation?

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 720-731

  Cliquet, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate change; European law; International law; Natura 2000; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CONSERVATION STATUS; EUROPEAN LAWS; HABITATS DIRECTIVES; NATURA 2000; POLICY DOCUMENTS; PROTECTED AREAS; PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT; LAND USE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTIVATION; UNCERTAINTY; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

AVES;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION;

EID: 84919347960     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0228-0     Document Type: Article

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