Risks of protected areas

According to Schulze et al. (2018), the threats that pose a risk to Protected Areas are all activities or human processes that result in the destruction and/or degradation of biodiversity. In this context, as a result of the 21 semi-structured interviews, some of the main risks identified by the interviewees are:

Role of protected areas

Future directions for protected areas

Through the interviews, future management directions for effective Protected Areas management emerged. The stakeholders mentioned that the need to integrate adaptive management, education programs, collaborative management, and climate change adaptation, followed by fire management, restoration projects, and visitor capacity limits, are the main directional strategies that should be considered.

Wells Gray BEC Changes

More than a half of the area of Wells Gray is right now represented by ESSF, followed by ICH. By the end of the century, this picture will change and 61.37% will be represented by ICH followed by MH (15,84%) and ESSF (13,47%). Also, zones like IDF will disappear and others like IMA will decrease to values under 1%. New zones classifications will emerge, like MH, SWB, CMA, CWH and BAFA.

BEC 2024

• IDF - Interior Douglas-fir
• ICH - Interior Cedar-Hemlock
• ESSF - Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir
• IMA - Interior Mountain Heather-Alpine

BEC 2024

BEC 2011-2040

• IDF - Interior Douglas-fir
• ICH - Interior Cedar-Hemlock
• ESSF - Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir
• IMA - Interior Mountain Heather-Alpine
• MH - Mountain Hemlock
• SWB – Spruce Willow Birch
• CMA – Costal Mountain Heather Alpine

BEC 2011-2040

BEC 2071-2100

• ICH - Interior Cedar-Hemlock
• ESSF - Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir
• IMA - Interior Mountain Heather-Alpine
• MH - Mountain Hemlock
• SWB – Spruce Willow Birch
• CMA – Costal Mountain Heather Alpine
• CWH – Coastal Western Hemlock
• BAFA – Boreal Altai Fescue Alpine

BEC 2071-2100