
North American Protected Areas as Natural Solutions to Climate Change
In May 2011, the NAWPA Committee established a Working Group-The Role of Wilderness and Protected Areas in Responding to Climate Change (CCWG) tasked on explaining to policymakers and the public how protected areas are essential for climate change adaptation.
Climate Change Compelling Stories:
- CONANP – Cuenca Hidrográfica Del Río Necaxa Natural Resource Protection Area
- CONANP – Cuatrociénegas Flora And Fauna Protection Area
- CONANP – Sierra Del Abra Tanchipa Biosphere Reserve
- USBLM – Protecting our Nation’s Forests from Increasing Insect Epidemics, Invasive Species, and Changing Climate across the Landscape
- USFS – Collaborative Response in Northern Wisconsin
- Parks Canada – Auyittuq National Park
- USFWS – Alligator River, Great Dismal Swamp, and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Peatland Restoration
- USFWS – Climate Suitable Wildlife Habitat Connectivity in Washington State
- USNPS – Enhancing Natural Resiliency and the creation of the NPS Rapid Review Team in the Aftermath Hurricane Sandy
- USBLM – The Yale Mapping Framework