This report, written by J. E Hossell, B. Briggs and I. R. Hepburn was published in October 2000 by ADAS, on behalf of DETR.
The project, funded by DETR and MAFF, provides a review of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity habitats and species and provides advice on the implications for UK nature conservation policy. The report contains a multitude of research and policy recommendations relevant to the conservation of biodiversity within a period of accelerated climate change.
The full report Climate Change and UK Nature Conservation has been made available in Adobe Acrobat format for downloading. The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be freely downloaded. Viewers with visual difficulties may find it useful to investigate services provided to improve the accessibility of Acrobat documents - http://access.adobe.com.
Climate Change and UK Nature Conservation (Adobe Acrobat - 2,205kb)
The following appendices have been made available in MS Excel format for downloading.
Appendix IV: Species and Habitat Matrices (MS Excel - 2,482kb)
Appendix V: Adaptation Matrices (MS Excel - 87kb)
Appendix VI: Evaluation Matrices (MS Excel - 58kb)
Published 20 December 2000
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