Medir el éxito de la adaptación y la mitigación del cambio climático en los ecosistemas terrestres

Michael D Morecroft1,2, Simon Duffield3, Mike Harley4

  • 1Natural England, York YO1 7PX, UK. mike.morecroft@naturalengland.org.uk.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 14, 2019
PubMed
Resumen

La restauración de los ecosistemas ofrece soluciones efectivas de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático. Las estrategias integradas son cruciales para maximizar los beneficios para la biodiversidad y las personas, evitando al mismo tiempo los conflictos.

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