How climate proof is the European Union’s biodiversity policy?

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 997-1010

  van Teeffelen, Astrid ^a,b   Meller, Laura ^a   van Minnen, Jelle ^c   Vermaat, Jan ^b   Cabeza, Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Birds Directive; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84937813846     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0647-3     Document Type: Article

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