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Natural Capital Project

The Natural Capital Project (NatCap) develops simple, use-driven approaches to valuing nature, works closely with decision makers, and provides free, open source ecosystem service software tools to a broad community of users. They are a partnership combining research innovation at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota with the global reach of conservation science and policy at The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund. NatCap works with leaders around the world to test and demonstrate how accounting for nature's benefits can support more sustainable investment and policy decisions.

 

 

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Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP)

Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) is a part of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks - a global and national center of arctic expertise. SNAP develops data products, visualizations, and analysis tools to aid the study of interrelated systems, improve decision making, manage resources, and inform policy. SNAP projects address: Ecosystem change; Fire and post-fire processes; Permafrost, hydrology, and water resources; Public safety and infrastructure; Forestry, mining, and resource development; Subsistence and wildlife resources; Sea ice and coastal erosion; and more.

 

 

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New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup

The New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (NHCAW) is a collaboration of 24 organizations working to help communities in New Hampshire’s Seacoast area prepare for the effects of extreme weather events and other effects of long-term climate change.

 

 

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Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative

The Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative, founded in spring 2020, is a network of public agencies, non-profit and for-profit groups, and community-based organizations that aim to combat climate change in the local Santa Barbara area. The Collaborate aims to achieve this goal by identifying priority areas that the region needs to focus on, planning strategies to combat climate change, gathering information/research needs, and advocating for regional initiatives and support at the state and federal levels.

 

 

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NatureServe

NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems. NatureServe represents an international network of biological inventories-known as natural heritage programs or conservation data centers-operating in all 50 U. S. states, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

 

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Nebraska State Climate Office

The Nebraska Climate Office is housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Hardin Hall on East Campus.

 

 

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Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Inc. (NOAH)

NOAH, the Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, is an East Boston-based community development corporation structured to collaborate with and support residents and communities in their pursuit of affordable housing strategies, environmental justice, community planning, leadership development, and economic development opportunities.

 

 

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Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (SNAP)

SNAP is a collaborative network of the University of Alaska, state, federal, and local agencies, and NGOs. The primary products of the network are (1) datasets and maps projecting future conditions for selected variables, and (2) rules and models that develop these projections, based on historical conditions and trends.

 

 

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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Originally established by Congress in 1935 as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), NRCS has expanded to become a conservation leader for all natural resources, ensuring private lands are conserved, restored, and more resilient to environmental challenges, like climate change. NRCS works with landowners through conservation planning and assistance designed to benefit the resources that result in productive lands and healthy ecosystems. NRCS experts from many disciplines come together to help landowners conserve natural resources in efficient, smart and sustainable ways.

 

 

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Nevada Climate Office

Nevada's State Climatologist collects and interprets Nevada's climate data and shares this analysis with interested stakeholders including the general public. The state climatologist operates from the University of Nevada, Reno.