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Define Climate-Smart Conservation Introduce you to the 6 Principles Show examples of how to implement Climate-Smart ConservationTRANSCRIPT
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Climate-Smart Conservation: securing our future
Melissa Pitkin and Point Blue StaffCA State Parks CommissionSeptember 19, 2014
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We are totally reliant on nature
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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 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).
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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
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1. Focus on Future Conditions: including extremes —plan for and work with ecological change
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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
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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
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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
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5. Collaborate & Communicate Across Sectors - accelerate effective problem solving, share information openly, engage local communities – especially youth!
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6. Apply the 10% Rule Every Day
T = Test &
E = Experiment
N = Now
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To conservation decisions in the parks:
Applying the principles
• Climate-Smart Habitat Restoration• Wildlfire• Grazing/rangelands• Coastal Dunes• Engaging the public
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Climate-Smart Restoration
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Climate-Smart Restoration – look forward
past futureEcos
yste
m st
ate
e.g., drought and floods
= project adaptive capacity
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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
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Expand Climate-Smart Riparian Restoration
Planting more species that:
• Withstand extremes
• Provide food year-round for disrupted phenologies
www.pointblue.org/restoratointools
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STRAW Program
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Wildfire
FIRE: implement mechanical thinning, prescribed burns + allow some high severity fires = fire
resilience, create a habitat mosaic for wildlife
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Rangelands and Water
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Dunes and Sea Level Rise
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Talk About It, Write About It, Teach It!
SignsTrailsProgramsCampgrounds…. Make it Real
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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
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Talk About It, Write About It, Teach It!
SignsTrailsProgramsCampgrounds…. Make it Real
Thank you!