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TABLE 12.2
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Available to Resource Managers
Type
Strategy
Land.and.water.protection
. 1.. Increase.extent.of.protected.areas.
. 2.. Improve.representation.and.replication.within.protected-area.
networks.
. 3.. Improve.management.and.restoration.of.existing.protected.areas.
to.facilitate.resilience.
. 4.. Design.new.natural.areas.and.restoration.sites.to.maximize.
resilience.
. 5.. Protect.movement.corridors,.stepping-stones,.and.refugia.
. 6.. Manage.and.restore.ecosystem.function.rather.than.focusing.on.
speciic.components.(species.or.assemblages).
. 7.. Improve.the.matrix.by.increasing.landscape.permeability.to.
species.movement.
Direct.species.management
. 8.. Focus.conservation.resources.on.species.that.might.become.
extinct.
. 9.. Translocate.species.at.risk.of.extinction.
.10.. Establish.captive.populations.of.species.that.would.otherwise.go.
extinct.
.11.. Reduce.pressures.on.species.from.sources.other.than.climate.
change.
Monitoring.and.planning
.12.. Evaluate.and.enhance.monitoring.programs.for.wildlife.and.
ecosystems.
.13.. Incorporate.predicted.climate-change.impacts.into.species.and.
land-management.plans,.programs,.and.activities.
.14.. Develop.dynamic.landscape.conservation.plans.
.15.. Ensure.that.wildlife.and.biodiversity.needs.are.considered.as.part.
of.the.broader.societal.adaptation.process.
Law.and.policy
.16.. Review.and.modify.existing.laws,.regulations,.and.policies.
regarding.wildlife.and.natural.resource.management.
Source:
.
Mawdsley,. J.. R.,. R.. O'Malley,. and. D.. S.. Ojima.. 2009..A. review. of. climate-change. adaptation.
strategies. for. wildlife. management. and. biodiversity. conservation..
Conservation Biology
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23:1080-1089.
is. considered. an. end. in. itself. (Nichols. and. Williams. 2006).. In. a. resource-limited.
world,.there.will.be.pressing.need.for.tools.that.help.managers.and.policy.makers.
learn.quickly.what.actions.or.decisions.are.most.effective.and.eficient..Fortunately,.
AM.provides.a.framework.for.deciding.what.to.monitor,.how.intensively.to.monitor,.
how. to. analyze. the. monitoring. data,. and. when. to. stop. monitoring.. In. the. absence.
of.a.clear.link.between.monitoring.and.management.decisions,.these.questions.are.
dificult.to.answer.
Nearly. all. forms. of. adaptation. to. climate. change. involve. setting. management.
objectives,. delivering. management. on. the. ground,. and. evaluating. progress. toward.
meeting.those.objectives,.i.e.,.AM.(Figure 12.1)..The.monitoring.component.of.AM,.
