World heritage at risk

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What problems do the Doñana wetlands in Spain face?

Threats of Eutrophication ( toxic cytobacterial blooms, dominance of invasive floating plants that create a toxic environment) due to pollution, reduced flow of incoming streams, tourism and groundwater extraction for agriculture

What is the result of the lack of local stressor control in the Doñana wetlands?

The wetlands are now a more brittle ecosystem and vulnerable to the effects of climate change

What future threats is the great barrier reef facing?

Further loss of coral cover due to climate change, coastal development and dredging
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What local management efforts are performed to promote the resilience of the great barrier reef?

-Reducing the runoff of nutrients, pesticides, herbicides and sediments from land into the ocean.
-Banning of fishery in 33% of the marine park

How is the great barrier reef doing at the moment?

It has lost 50% of the coral cover in recent decades and the coral cover is still declining

What has been done in Brazil to prevent deforestation in the Amazon rainforest?

They slowed down deforestation by 70%
They created the largest protected area network in the world

What phenomena undermine the succesful attempts of Brazil to combat the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest?

Shifts in legislation and major infrastructure and major resource extraction

What local stressors are a threat to the resilience of the Amazon rainforest?

Logging and forest fires

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