Herrera Fernández, Bernal

This paper is a summary of a longer and fully referenced document by the same authors. It is an updated version of the draft guidelines developed by this group at a workshop and meeting held in Costa Rica in June 2011 to initiate a more formal and iterative process for Ecosystem Based Adaptation Guidelines which can be discussed at various international and regional events. 

This document recounts the authors’ experience in participatory conservation processes that seek terrestrial biodiversity connectivity. It synthesizes at least a decade of research and practice. Its documentation of this experience hopefully can contribute to the conservation and restoration of ecological connectivity in other parts of Latin America and the world.

Ce document propose une série de projets de principes et de directives pour jeter les bases d’une planification de l’EbA. Ils sont destinés à un usage de planification d’adaptation nationale, par des institutions financières, et dans le cadre de projets de recherche.

Este documento propone un conjunto de principios y lineamientos que actúen como el fundamento para la planeación de la AbE. La intención es que éstos sean usados durante la planeación nacional de adaptación por parte de instituciones financieras y durante el diseño de proyectos e investigación.

This paper is a summary of a longer and fully referenced document by the same authors. These draft guidelines were developed by this group at a workshop and meeting held in Costa Rica in June 2011 to initiate a more formal and iterative process for Ecosystem Based Adaptation Guidelines which can be discussed at various international and regional events.

This document proposes a series of draft principles and guidelines that were produced at a workshop with participation of its authors in June 2011, with the aim to serve as a foundation for planning ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation. The principles are intended to be used by decision makers in national policy in national, territorial and sector planning initiatives, in financial planning, and in project and research design.

With climate change now a certainty, the question is now how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field. This publication contains eleven case studies covering different ecosystems and regions around the world.