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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Countries: Spain, United States of America
Regions: California, Guadalquivir
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: NA Improved protection from climate change to key ecosystem services
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Apr. 01, 2015  »  Nov. 01, 2020
Project Website: www.iucn.org/regions/mediterranean/projects/current-projects...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Other
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Other
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 90%

Project Overview

Background
Current levels of aridity in the Mediterranean appear to be unprecedented in the last 500 years and most climate models predict an increase in temperature and a substantial decrease in rainfall in the basin. Mediterranean representative socio-ecosystems (such as wetlands, high mountain ranges and coasts) and the services they provide are currently being negatively affected by Climate Change and, on the basis of current data, this affection is expected to increase …

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Background
Current levels of aridity in the Mediterranean appear to be unprecedented in the last 500 years and most climate models predict an increase in temperature and a substantial decrease in rainfall in the basin. Mediterranean representative socio-ecosystems (such as wetlands, high mountain ranges and coasts) and the services they provide are currently being negatively affected by Climate Change and, on the basis of current data, this affection is expected to increase significantly in the future.

The AdaptaMED project focuses on developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and disseminating adaptative management measures addressed to those socio-ecosystems identified as key for the provision of, among others, soil retention, polinization, pastures, temperature regulation, water provision, prevention of forest fires and of desertification.

Main objective
The project aims to mitigate the negative effect of climate change on key ecosystem services that three iconic and representative Mediterranean natural protected areas provide to local inhabitants and their socioeconomic sector:

• a Mediterranean wetland, Doñana Nature Space (Nature & National Park and Biosphere Reserve)
• a Mediterranean high mountain range, Sierra Nevada Nature Space (N&NP and BR)
• and a subdesertic Mediterranean coastal area, Cabo de Gata Nature Park (and BR).

The project will focus on implementing adaptation measures and providing information, experience and instruments to other managers, owners and stakeholders who must face these threats.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Other
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Other
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

Expected results - Improved protection from climate change to key ecosystem services (such as Soil retention, Water provision/regulation, Carbon cycle regulation, Oxygen production, Temperature regulation, Desertification prevention, Pollination/seed dispersion, Recreation, nature tourism) trough adaptative management of strategic ecosystems (mountain Mediterranean shrubs, pine woods, pre-desert scrubland, coastal dune woods and Quercus wood). - Testing of specific management practices, as plantations, pruning, invasive species reduction, restoration of irrigation channels, thinning, installation of biodiversity boxes, reconstruction of soil retention structures among others; - Design of tools and methods to quantify the effectiveness of the management actions in the protection of the ecosystem services;

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