Climate Savvy Adapting Conservation and Resource Management to a Cha

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 ver

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Climate Savvy adapting conservation and resource management to a changing world

Lara J. Hansen and Jennifer R. Hoffman

Washington | Covelo | London

Copyright © 2011 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Lara J. Climate savvy : adapting conservation and resource management to a changing world / Lara J. Hansen and Jennifer R. Hoffman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-685-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-685-X (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-686-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-686-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Conservation of natural resources. 2. Natural resources—Management. 3. Climatic changes. I. Hoffman, Jennifer R. II. Title. S936.H36 2010 304.2'5—dc22 2010035547

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keywords: Climate change, adaptation, resource management, resilience, restoration, invasive species, conservation, natural resources, connectivity, climate models, protected areas, changing world, natural resource policy, government agencies, conservation biology, restoration ecology, climate scientists, endangered species, assisted migration, vulnerability assessment.

contents

Acknowledgments

ix

Chapter 1

In the Beginning

1

Chapter 2

Climate Change and Its Effects: What You Need to Know

6

Chapter 3

Reconceiving Conservation and Resource Management

PART I

BUILDING THE PLAN

Chapter 4

Buying Time: The Tao of Adaptation

37

Chapter 5

Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change

55

Chapter 6

Developing Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability

70

Chapter 7

The Role of Models and Technology

88

PART II

TAKING ACTION

Chapter 8

Strengthening Protected Areas

109

Chapter 9

Focusing on Species

123

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Chapter 10 The Role of Connectivity

136

Chapter 11 Restoring for the Future

147

Chapter 12 The Hordes at the Gates: Beating Back Invasive Species, Pests, and Diseases

159

PART III RETHINKING GOVERNANCE, POLICY, AND REGULATION Chapter 13 Regulating Harvest in a Changing World

171

Chapter 14 Regulating Pollutants in a Changing World

180

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Chapter 15 Integrating the Needs of Nature and People

189

Chapter 16 Adapting Governance for Change

199

Afterword: Creative Thinking in Conservation and Management

213

References

220

About the Authors

233

Index

235

acknowledgments

This book would never have seen the light of day had we not received the support and encouragement of a multitude of people. The following individuals generously reviewed one or more chapters of the book: Tom Lovejoy, Hannah Reid, Hector Galbraith, John Matthews, Emma Tompkins, Earl Saxon, Erica Fleischman, Caro