Getting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga Landscape: A Species and Climate Change Brief for the Vanishing Treasures Programme

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialDemocratic Republic of the Congo
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-20T08:38:30Z
dc.date.available2020-11-20T08:38:30Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionThis brief examines how climate change affects the mountain gorilla in the Greater Virunga Landscape in a variety of ways. It affects its physiology, the ecosystems it depends on and the behaviour of people in the area, with direct implications for conservation. It details how rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts and increased disease risks are exacerbating existing threats such as habitat loss, poaching and human encroachment. Although the population has recovered to just over 1,000 individuals, the species remains endangered due to its limited range, slow reproduction and limited genetic diversity. Communities surrounding protected areas face food insecurity, water stress and declining agricultural productivity, which increases pressure on forests and raises the risk of conflict and disease transmission. The brief identifies major knowledge gaps and outlines the Vanishing Treasures programme’s approach to strengthening climate-resilient conservation, piloting sustainable livelihood initiatives and improving buffer zone management to promote human-gorilla coexistence.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34368
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number16 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectmountain ecosystem
dc.subjectforest ecosystem
dc.subjectbiological diversity
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.subject.themebiology
dc.subject.themebiodiversity
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.titleGetting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga Landscape: A Species and Climate Change Brief for the Vanishing Treasures Programmeen
dc.typePolicy brief

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