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Innovation in climate adaptation: Harnessing innovation for effective biodiversity and ecosystem adaptation

February 1, 2024

Climate change poses growing risks to species, ecosystems, and people, and is challenging many of the assumptions that underpin modern conservation practice. As climate impacts accelerate, conventional conservation approaches are being compromised and losing their effectiveness. As a result, there is an urgent need to not only center climate adaptation in conservation policy and practice, but for adaptation responses to be bolder and more innovative.

Innovation in Climate Adaptation is designed to address this need by promoting creativity and innovation in the practice of climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. The guide is not about promoting innovation for the sake of innovation; rather, it is intended to help policymakers, researchers, and resource managers harness the power of innovation to achieve more effective adaptation outcomes.

Publication Year 2024
Title Innovation in climate adaptation: Harnessing innovation for effective biodiversity and ecosystem adaptation
Authors Bruce A. Stein, Janet A. Cushing, Stephen T. Jackson, Molly Elizabeth Smith Cross, Wendy Foden, Lauren M. Hallett, Shannon M. Hagerman, Lara J. Hansen, Jessica J. Hellmann, Dawn Magness, Guillermo F. Mendoza, Corina Newsome, Arsum Pathak, Suzanne M. Prober, Joel H. Reynolds, Erika S. Zavaleta
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Index ID 70251392
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
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