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Climate Change Adaptation in the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture

Climate Change Adaptation in the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture. Overview and Introduction. Andrew Milliken, ACJV Coordinator Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Management Board Meeting Baltimore, Maryland December 3, 2009. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV. Regional adaptation planning

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Climate Change Adaptation in the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture

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  1. Climate Change Adaptation in the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Overview and Introduction Andrew Milliken, ACJV Coordinator Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Management Board Meeting Baltimore, Maryland December 3, 2009

  2. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV • Regional adaptation planning • Climate impact models • Landscape change analysis and tools • Actions for vulnerable species and habitats • Species and habitat monitoring • Mitigation/carbon sequestration

  3. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Regional adaptation planning • Facilitate regional adaptation planning among states, NGOs, federal agencies in Atlantic Flyway • Facilitate regional assessments of vulnerable species and habitats • Incorporate regional CC planning into State Wildlife Action Plans

  4. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Improved climate impact models related to habitat and population response • Work with USGS and others to down-scale climate models to regional and local scales • Improved models of sea-level rise along the U.S. Atlantic Coast and model dynamicresponse and impacts on: • Tidal marshes • Beaches • Other coastal habitats

  5. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Landscape change analysis & decision support tools • Predict changes in habitats due to climate change and other factors at landscape scales • Assess impact on populations • Determine vulnerable species and habitats • Provide tools to guide conservation, management and mitigation decisions based on these predictions • Expand pilot project - Designing Sustainable Landscapes - and related projects throughout Atlantic Flyway

  6. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Detailed Planning and Implementation for vulnerable habitats and species • Translate regional planning to local scale to guide actions • Enhancements to reduce impacts to coastal habitats • Habitat protection to allow inland migration of coastal habitats. • Habitat protection that accommodates expected shifts and changes in inland habitats • Mountain-top spruce fir • Strategies for conserving ecological resilience

  7. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Monitoring of species and habitats to track changes and guide management • Flyway-scale waterbird monitoring • Monitoring of phenological impacts • Tracking habitat changes • Tracking conserved and managed lands

  8. Climate Change Adaptation in the ACJV Incorporate Mitigation into Habitat Conservation • Restore forest and wetland habitats that sequester carbon • Pocosin wetlands • Habitat protection and management strategies that maintain or increase carbon sequestration • Forest reserves • Increase length of forest rotations • Seek carbon sequestration funding

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