Natural resource managers and conservationists are coming to grips with the fact that rapid global warming and associated climate changes are already having a considerable impact on the world’s ecological systems. More and larger shifts are expected, even in the best-case scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and future warming. These climate changes are ushering in a fundamental shift in natural resource management and conservation, to help natural systems withstand and adapt to new climate conditions. This literature review summarizes recent science on climate change adaptation in the context of natural resource management and fish and wildlife conservation. The review was prepared as a background contribution to the. | A New Era for Conservation Review of Climate Change Adaptation Literature Patty Glick Amanda Staudt Bruce Stein National Wildlife Federation March 12 2009 Acknowledgements We are grateful to the Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program WHPRP for their support of this discussion paper. WHPRP is a program of the National Council for Science and the Environment NCSE funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. A New Era for Conservation Review of Climate Change Adaptation Literature March 12 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE I. II. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AN A. B. Slow Progress on Developing Adaptation C. Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change D. Overarching Reduce Other Non-climate Manage for Ecological Function and Protection of Biological Establish Habitat Buffer Zones and Wildlife Implement Proactive Management and Restoration Increase Monitoring and Facilitate Management Under E. Guidelines for Developing Adaptation III. SECTOR-SPECIFIC ADAPTATION A. Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessment Potential Adaptation Case study Rogue River Basin Southwest B. Grasslands and Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessment Potential Adaptation Case Study Idaho Sage-grouse Conservation C. Rivers Streams and Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessment Potential Adaptation Case Study Town Brook Restoration Project D. Coasts and Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessment Potential Adaptation Case study Albemarle-Pamlico Region North LITERATURE REVIEWED. 54 2 A New Era for Conservation Review of Climate Change Adaptation Literature .
