Sea-level rise, a consequence of climate change, is progressively affecting coastal areas around the globe. In turn, protected areas are keystones for protecting coastal biodiversity and the ecosystems services ensuring sustainable livelihoods. Effective management and adaptation plans are needed to maintain ecological function and integrity. In the present article, we used a coastal digital elevation model to simulate inundation surfaces and a prioritization index for ranking management interventions in 278 coastal protected areas from 27 African countries. Of these, 15 areas and eight countries demonstrated a high need for proactive management actions because of high levels of biodiversity, international conservation relevance, and exposure to sea-level rise. From the array of management actions available, tailored solutions are being implemented according to the morphology and location of the areas. Concerted action by international, government, and local partners is required for successful protection of the areas, including implementation of adaptive plans and monitoring progress schemes.

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应对非洲保护区的海平面上升：行动和适应措施的重点

气候变化造成的海平面上升正在逐步影响全球沿海地区。反过来，保护区是保护沿海生物多样性和确保可持续生计的生态系统服务的基石。需要有效的管理和适应计划来维持生态功能和完整性。在本文中，我们使用了沿海数字高程模型来模拟淹没面和优先级指数，以对来自27个非洲国家的278个沿海保护区的管理干预措施进行排名。在这些地区中，有15个地区和8个国家由于生物多样性水平高，国际保护意义重大以及面临海平面上升的风险，因此非常需要采取积极的管理措施。从一系列可用的管理操作中，根据区域的形态和位置实施量身定制的解决方案。国际，政府和地方合作伙伴必须采取协调一致的行动，以成功保护这些地区，包括实施适应性计划和监测进度计划。