Climate Savvy

by Hansen, Lara J.; Hoffman, Jennifer R.

• ISBN13: 9781597266864
• ISBN10: 1597266868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-13
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Climate change demands a change in how we envision, prioritize, and implement conservation and management of natural resources. Addressing threats posed by climate change cannot be simply an afterthought or an addendum, but must be integrated into the very framework of how we conceive of and conduct conservation and management. InConservation in a Changing Climate,climate change experts Lara Hansen and Jennifer Hoffman offer 18 chapters that consider the implications of climate change for key resource management issues of our time--invasive species, corridors and connectivity, ecological restoration, pollution, and many others. How will strategies need to change to facilitate adaptation to a new climate regime? What steps can we take to promote resilience? Based on collaboration with a wide range of scientists, conservation leaders, and practitioners, the authors present general ideas as well as practical steps and strategies that can help cope with this new reality. While climate change poses real threats, it also provides a chance for creative new thinking.Conservation in a Changing Climateoffers a wide-ranging exploration of how scientists, managers, and policymakers can use the challenge of climate change as an opportunity to build a more holistic and effective philosophy that embraces the inherent uncertainty and variability of the natural world to work toward a more robust future.

Author Biography

Lara J. Hansen is executive director of EcoAdapt, a nonprofit organization focused on adapting conservation and resource management to climate change.

 

Jennifer R. Hoffman is director of projects for EcoAdapt. With Jennifer Biringer, they wrote and edited Buying Time: A User’s Manual for Building Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change in Natural Systems.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
In the Beginning	p. 1
Climate Change and Its Effects: What You Need to Know	p. 6
Reconceiving Conservation and Resource Management	p. 24
Building the Plan
Buying Time: The Tao of Adaptation	p. 37
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change	p. 55
Developing Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability	p. 70
The Role of Models and Technology	p. 88
Taking Action
Strengthening Protected Areas	p. 109
Focusing on Species	p. 123
The Role of Connectivity	p. 136
Restoring for the Future	p. 147
The Hordes at the Gates: Beating Back Invasive Species, Pests, and Diseases	p. 159
Rethinking Governance, Policy, and Regulation
Regulating Harvest in a Changing World	p. 171
Regulating Pollutants in a Changing World	p. 180
Integrating the Needs of Nature and People	p. 189
Adapting Governance for Change	p. 199
Afterword: Creative Thinking in Conservation and Management	p. 213
References	p. 220
About the Authors	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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