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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Learn about US Fish and Wildlife Services initiatives in the Pacific region, addressing climate change impacts, invasive species, and wildlife conservation. Explore collaborative efforts with federal agencies and research on climate indicators.

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US Fish and Wildlife Service

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  1. US Fish and Wildlife Service

  2. US Fish and Wildlife: Authorities • Compacts of Free Association • Republic of Palau • Republic of the Marshall Islands • Federated States of Micronesia • Executive Order 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions) • CEQ Regulations for Implementing NEPA • MOAs between USFWS and FAS • Agreement with US Army in RMI

  3. US Fish and Wildlife: Pacific • US Affiliated Pacific Islands • Programs: • National Wildlife Refuges • Ecological Services • Contaminants • Coastal Program • Law Enforcement • Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative • International Affairs

  4. US Fish and Wildlife: Pacific • FAS and Federal Agencies • Technical Assistance: • Marine/freshwater surveys/planning • Terrestrial surveys/planning • Contamination: wildlife impacts • Invasive species/biosecurity • Coastal resources • Climate change adaptation • Law enforcement

  5. PIRCA • NOAA and DOI agencies • Hawaii, US Affiliated Pacific Islands • State of knowledge, impacts, and adaptive capacity • Supports climate change decision-making • Products: • “Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts” 2012. • “National Climate Assessment Pacific Islands” 2013. • PIRCA Impacts and Adaptation Fora in Honolulu, HI and Suva, Fiji.

  6. Sea Level Rise

  7. Photo: Ocean warming

  8. Climate Change and Responses • Sea level change • Ocean acidification • Temperature and precipitation changes • Storm frequency changes

  9. Responses • Extensive infrastructure projects • Hardening of coastal facilities • Relocation efforts

  10. Responses • Extensive infrastructure projects • Hardening of coastal facilities • Relocation efforts • Need for better environmental coordination • NEPA or NEPA-like; e.g., if US Agency adopts local assessments: • US Trust Resources (direct/indirect) • US policies

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