The ecosystem approach of the Convention on Biological Diversity provides a flexible management framework to address climate change mitigation and adaptation activities in a broad perspective. This holistic framework considers multiple temporal and spatial scales and can help to balance ecological, economic, and social considerations in projects, programmes, and policies related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. "Adaptive management", which allows for the reevaluation of results through time and alterations in management strategies and regulations to achieve goals, is an integral part of the ecosystem approach.