3. Natural Resource Management & Conservation
Including adaptation in natural resource management and conservation is necessary in order to address climate change impacts on Great Lakes’ ecological functions and services. A range of options exists for managers and conservation practitioners to decrease vulnerability and increase resilience in natural systems. Examples include incorporating climate change into restoration, enhancing connectivity between areas to allow for shifting species movements, reducing local change, and reducing non-climate stressors that may exacerbate the effects of climate change.
Strategies
Case Studies by Strategy
- A Roadmap for Action: The Chicago Climate Action Plan
- Adapting to Climate Change in Ontario Parks
- Climate Change Adaptation Planning at the State Level in Minnesota
- Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Communities: Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies
- Identifying Climate Refugia for Moose Populations in Voyageurs National Park (VOYA) Using GPS Telemetry
- The Chicago Wilderness Climate Action Plan for Nature
- Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- Pennsylvania Sea Grant’s Climate Change Outreach and Research Projects
- Project Clean Lake: Updating Cleveland’s Sewer Systems to Reduce Stormwater Overflows
- Understanding and Modeling the Impacts of Human Behavior and Climate Change on the Maumee River Watershed, Ohio