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Define Climate-Smart Conservation Introduce you to the 6 Principles Show examples of how to implement Climate-Smart Conservation
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Climate-Smart Conservation: securing our future
Melissa Pitkin and Point Blue StaffCA State Parks CommissionSeptember 19, 2014
We are totally reliant on nature
• Define Climate-Smart Conservation
• Introduce you to the 6 Principles
• Show examples of how to implement
Climate-Smart Conservation
Climate-Smart ConservationSpecifically addresses impacts of climate change with other environmental threats.
Prioritizes solutions for wildlife and people that includes nature:
• sustain vibrant, diverse ecosystems;
• reduce climate risks to human and natural communities,
• increase ability to respond and adapt (adaptation);
• reduce GHG emissions (mitigation).
Climate-Smart Conservation Key Principles
1. Focus on future conditions, not past 2. Design actions in watershed/ecosystem
context3. Employ flexible, adaptive approaches4. Prioritize actions for multiple benefits5. Collaborate & communicate across
sectors
6. Practice the 10% Rule
1. Focus on Future Conditions: including extremes —plan for and work with ecological change
2. Design Actions in an Ecosystem Context —keep ecosystems functioning, maintain diversity, plan for multiple benefits
Ecosystem Context
WA T E R
B I OD I V ERS I T YCARBON
3. Employ Flexible, Adaptive Approaches – monitoring is key to make this happen
1. Identify assumptions,
targets, indicators
2. Identify threats, vulnerabilities & opportunities
4. Implement actions & monitor
3. Identify options & prioritize
MONITOR, EVALUATE, ADAPT
4. Prioritize Actions– across range of future scenarios for multiple benefits to wildlife and people
We all have limited time and money – can’t do it all
Databases and models are available to project and plan decisions
5. Collaborate & Communicate Across Sectors - accelerate effective problem solving, share information openly, engage local communities – especially youth!
6. Apply the 10% Rule Every Day
T = Test &
E = Experiment
N = Now
To conservation decisions in the parks:
Applying the principles
• Climate-Smart Habitat Restoration• Wildlfire• Grazing/rangelands• Coastal Dunes• Engaging the public
Climate-Smart Restoration
Climate-Smart Restoration – look forward
past futureEcos
yste
m st
ate
e.g., drought and floods
= project adaptive capacity
Evaluate future conditions
• Drought – less rain• More rain, strong storms,
flooding• Warmer or cooler temperatures• Migration timing changes• Flowers fruit and seed at
different times• Increased wildfire
Expand Climate-Smart Riparian Restoration
Planting more species that:
• Withstand extremes
• Provide food year-round for disrupted phenologies
www.pointblue.org/restoratointools
STRAW Program
Wildfire
FIRE: implement mechanical thinning, prescribed burns + allow some high severity fires = fire
resilience, create a habitat mosaic for wildlife
Rangelands and Water
Dunes and Sea Level Rise
Talk About It, Write About It, Teach It!
SignsTrailsProgramsCampgrounds…. Make it Real
IN SUMMARY– Climate Smart
We must engage in Climate Smart actions daily:
1. Focus actions on future conditions, not past2. Design actions in ecosystem/watershed context3. Employ flexible, adaptive approaches for timely
response to continual change4. Prioritize actions across multiple scenarios for
greatest benefits to wildlife and people5. Collaborate & communicate across sectors for
timely, long term solutions; convey science and hope!
6. Follow the TEN% Rule: Test and Experiment Now!www.pointblue.org
Talk About It, Write About It, Teach It!
SignsTrailsProgramsCampgrounds…. Make it Real
Thank you!