Protected Areas Vulnerability Analysis
Example muti-factor vulnerability assessment result. Each sector is the percentile of a protected area’s vulnerability score compared to others in the same biogeographic realm.
The SPARC project completed a multi-factor vulnerability analysis of over 1200 selected protected areas across the tropics. Analysis included the following dimensions that may contribute to a protected area’s vulnerability to climate change:
Habitat Buffer — based on a measure of intact habitat surrounding the protected area
Tourism Demand — based on a model of tourist comfort in different climates
Species Turnover — based on modeled species distributions and the degree to which species composition within a protected area is projected to change
Habitat Turnover — based on a classification of climate/ecosystem types and the degree to which they are projected to change
Resource Pressure — based on population density near the projected area
Communities at Risk — based on rural populations exposed to enhanced flooding or droughts
Infrastructure at Risk — based on buildings exposed to enhanced flood risk
Use the interactive viewer below to explore the vulnerability assessment results. Protected areas with vulnerability assessment data are shown in maroon. See full description of assessment methods here: Methods Documentation
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