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Climate Change Action Plan for the Florida Reef System 2010 - 2015
June 2010
A product of The Nature Conservancy's Florida Reef Resilience Program (FRRP), this action plan was developed by reef managers, scientists and reef users from across South Florida as a guide for better coordination of reef management across local, state, and federal jurisdictions. It serves as a more detailed, Florida-specific companion to the climate change goals and objectives in the report “NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Goals & Objectives 2010-2015” (NOAA CRCP 2009).
Related Organizations: Florida Reef Resilience Program
Resource Category: Planning
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Climate Change and Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Reports
April 2010
In April 2010, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) and Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences published a series of three reports that address the impact of climate change on ecosystems and species. Funded by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Doris Duke Foundation, the objective was to make "climate-smart" the State's existing State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The SWAP provides a roadmap for the conservation of wildlife and habitat in the state, including 22 critical habitat types and 257 priority animals in need of conservation action.
Related Organizations: Manomet Center For Conservation Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Resource Category: Assessments
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A Summary of the Alaskan Marine Arctic Conservation Action Plan
April 2010
The Alaska chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has developed a Conservation Action Plan (CAP) using TNC's CAP methodology. The plan covers coastal, nearshore, and marine environments of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas - including pelagic and benthic habitats, the continental shelf and ocean basins, lagoons and marshes, islands, and the shoreline - within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Alaska. Climate change and its effects are identified as the primary threats to natural resources of ecological and cultural importance in the region.
Related Organizations: The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
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EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Ecosystems
April 2010
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this document briefly summarizes the impacts of climate change on ecosystems.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Managing the Risk of Climate Change to Wildlands of the Sierra Nevada
April 2010
From the Wilderness Society, this research paper is intended to identify issues that must be analyzed as part of the forest plan revision process in the Sierra Nevada, and offers methodologies to assist the Forest Service in assessing the risks of climate change to ecosystems and developing plans for climate change adaptation.
Related Organizations: The Wilderness Society
Authors or Affiliated Users: Gregory H. Aplet, Michael H. Anderson, Bo Wilmer
Resource Category: Planning
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Weathering Climate Change: Framing Strategies to Minimize Impacts on Pennsylvania Ecosystems and Wildlife
March 24, 2010
As an initial effort to inform Pennsylvania’s climate adaptation planning process, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Nature Conservancy interviewed stakeholders from state and federal natural resource management agencies, research institutions, and environmental non-profit organizations. The findings from the interviews are presented in this report subtitled: “Perspectives from Conservation Leaders and Experts on Climate Change Adaptation.
Related Organizations: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Game Commission, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Resource Category: Solutions
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State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change
March 11, 2010
The 2010 State of the Birds report was organized by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee and released on March 11, 2010 by the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. This is the first themed State of the Birds report which explores the vulnerability of birds and their habitats to climate changes across the major biomes of the United States.
Related Organizations: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), Cornell University, North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee (NABCI), National Audubon Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Resource Category: Assessments
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Climate Change and Wildlife Health: Direct and Indirect Effects
March 2010
Prepared by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, this fact sheet explains that climate change will have significant effects on wildlife, as well as human and domestic animal diseases. Effects discussed include: geographic range and distribution of wildlife diseases, plant and animal phenology, wildlife host-pathogen interactions, and disease patterns in wildlife.
Related Organizations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Erik Hofmeister, Gail Moede Rogall, Kathy Wesenberg, Rachel Abbott, Thierry Work, Krysten Schuler, Jonathan Sleeman
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Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Lands Management
February 2010
This issue brief recommends a number of short- and long-term changes in federal land management policy to adapt to climate change. Policy recommendations include the use of vulnerability assessments and strategic planning, development of effective monitoring systems, implementation of adaptive management and ecosystems management, coordinated research programs, and use of public lands planning and management processes to test adaptation strategies and tactics.
Related Organizations: Resources for the Future (RFF)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Joel B. Smith, William R. Travis
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Action Plan to Respond to Climate Change in Kentucky: A Strategy of Resilience (KY Wildlife Action Plan)
2010
This climate change chapter of Kentucky's Wildlife Action Plan is meant to be a stand-alone first step towards planning for and mitigating against negative impacts of climate change on the state's wildlife species and habitats.
Related Organizations: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
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