Open AccessClimate change strategy for fish and wildlife
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2010eo400005
Subject(s) - wildlife , climate change , environmental resource management , plan (archaeology) , context (archaeology) , fish <actinopterygii> , environmental planning , greenhouse gas , adaptation (eye) , business , geography , environmental science , fishery , ecology , physics , archaeology , optics , biology
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) new climate change strategic plan, released on 27 September, outlines several measures to help fish and wildlife within the context of three broad strategies: adaptation, mitigation, and engagement. Through an adaptation strategy to minimize the impact of climate change on fish and wildlife, the plan calls for developing and implementing a National Fish and Wildlife Climate Adaptation Strategy and accessing regional climate science and modeling expertise through regional climate science partnerships. The plan indicates that USFWS will help the U.S. Geological Survey—both of which are within the U.S. Department of the Interior—and the Interior Department as a whole with the development of regional partnerships. As part of its mitigation strategy to reduce levels of greenhouse gases, the plan calls for developing biological carbon sequestration expertise, facilitating research on the topic, and evaluating geologic carbon sequestration. In addition, the USFWS's engagement strategy of joining with others in protecting fish and wildlife calls for sharing climate change information, education, and training opportunities with external audiences.