Adaptation pathways for conservation law and policy

摘要: 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 species decline. Current approaches to law most countries focus on establishing protected areas limiting outside reserves that might affect priority species, habitats, ecological communities. These have had mixed success depending scale implementation, but are likely perform poorly conditions future change. To prepare for future, we consider how policy needs anticipate manage change; widen its scope beyond communities currently threatened; support adaptive management species. Using Australian as a case study, outline three possible routes by which this shift could occur. The first involves enhancing adaptiveness law, second expands listed include ecosystems ecosystem services, while third attempts do both simultaneously. We examine legal mechanisms needed implement each route, examples their use practice, barriers must be overcome successful implementation.