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Adaptation pathways for conservation law and policy
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McDonald, J and McCormack, PC and Dunlop, M and Farrier, D and Feehely, J and Gilfedder, L and Hobday, AJ and Reside, AE, Adaptation pathways for conservation law and policy, WIREs Climate Change, 10, (1) Article e555. ISSN 1757-7780 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
DOI: doi:10.1002/wcc.555
Abstract
Globally, biodiversity is under increasing pressure from human activities despite protective measures in conservation laws. Climate change will exacerbate those pressures and the effects of habitat loss and species decline. Current approaches to conservation law in most countries focus on establishing protected areas and limiting activities outside reserves that might affect priority species, habitats, and ecological communities. These measures have had mixed success depending on scale and implementation, but are likely to perform poorly under conditions of future change. To prepare for the future, we consider how conservation law and policy needs to anticipate and manage for future change; widen its scope beyond species and ecological communities that are currently threatened; and support adaptive management of priority areas and species. Using Australian conservation law as a case study, we outline three possible routes by which this shift could occur. The first involves enhancing the adaptiveness of conservation law, the second expands the focus of conservation law from protected areas and listed species to include ecosystems and ecosystem services, while the third attempts to do both simultaneously. We examine the legal mechanisms needed to implement each route, examples of their use in practice, and barriers that must be overcome for successful implementation.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | climate change, adaptation, responses, policy, Australia, biodiversity conservation, law |
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Environmental and resources law |
| Research Field: | Environmental law |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments |
| UTAS Author: | McDonald, J (Professor Jan McDonald) |
| UTAS Author: | McCormack, PC (Ms Phillipa McCormack) |
| UTAS Author: | Gilfedder, L (Ms Louise Gilfedder) |
| UTAS Author: | Hobday, AJ (Dr Alistair Hobday) |
| ID Code: | 129486 |
| Year Published: | 2019 (online first 2018) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
| Deposited By: | Law |
| Deposited On: | 2018-12-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-03-15 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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