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The elements and components of the landscape serve as a scale for the analysis, action and planning of the conservation and restoration strategies of biodiversity, and climate adaptation. This study presents an analytical framework focused on building resilience and adaptation measures to changing climate and environmental conditions. Such a framework builds on the diagnosis of previous evaluations of landscapes of western Venezuela in which geomatics tools and Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (OSpC) were used. The integration of information on ecosystems and landscapes in the design of adaptation proposals with a socio-ecological approach would make it possible to compensate for the lack of perception of the existing synergy between drivers of change, the degree of exposure to climatic disturbances. Such an approach would also promote the resilience of the livelihoods of the inhabitants by favouring the conservation of vulnerable areas and biodiversity, and the adaptation of local communities to develop an anticipatory climate adaptation.
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Chacón-Moreno, E. et al. (2020). Landscape Ecology and Conservation for Building Resilience and Adaptation to Global Change in Venezuela. In: Leal Filho, W., Nagy, G., Borga, M., Chávez Muñoz, P., Magnuszewski, A. (eds) Climate Change, Hazards and Adaptation Options. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37425-9_7
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