TY - BOOK
T1 - Fastening our Wadden Sea seat belts
T2 - Protecting natural values in times of rapid climate change
AU - Philippart, Catharina J.M.
AU - Bastmeijer, Kees
AU - Hoekstra, Piet
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Climate change, in particular warming, is already impacting on the Wadden Sea ecosystem and, even if we manage to seriously limit the emissions of CO2 at short notice, these impacts are not expected to slow down during the next decades. These developments challenge the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage and other natural values protected under international conventions and EU directives. These legal regimes vary in objectives and requirements for restoration measures. In this essay, we explore some of the consequences of climate change for the natural values of the Wadden Sea in relation to such legal objectives and obligations and identify issues that require further research.
AB - Climate change, in particular warming, is already impacting on the Wadden Sea ecosystem and, even if we manage to seriously limit the emissions of CO2 at short notice, these impacts are not expected to slow down during the next decades. These developments challenge the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage and other natural values protected under international conventions and EU directives. These legal regimes vary in objectives and requirements for restoration measures. In this essay, we explore some of the consequences of climate change for the natural values of the Wadden Sea in relation to such legal objectives and obligations and identify issues that require further research.
KW - Wadden Sea
KW - Climate Change
KW - International nature conservation law
KW - EU Habitats Directive
KW - World Heritage Convention
KW - Outstanding Universal Values
KW - climate change adaptation
KW - migratory birds
KW - ecosystem-approach
M3 - Report
BT - Fastening our Wadden Sea seat belts
PB - Common Wadden Sea Secretariat
CY - Wilhelmshaven
ER -