Increasing the resilience of the Amazon biome: protected areas as an integral element of climate change adaptation

The project created a system of protected areas as an integral element of climate change (CC) strategies in the Amazon biome. It supported the CC adaptation component of the Amazon Conservation Vision. This increased the resilience of the Amazon biome to the long-term impacts of CC and secured its ecosystem services. The project developed regional analyses of ecosystem vulnerability to CC and an analysis of the role natural ecosystems play in CC adaptation. Data management systems and knowledge management at the transnational biome level contributed to improved information policies and decision-making processes. The project partners integrated CC adaptation measures into protected area management plans and frameworks. CC adaptation measures and planning instruments were developed in a trans-boundary pilot area for demonstration purposes. The project built the capacities for the inclusion of protected areas in policy decisions and strategies relating to CC adaptation.