The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency that conducts environmental research, said that the map «highlights wild, connected places that encompass a comprehensive range of ecosystems or rare species: It shows patterns that can help
identify conservation priorities and provide a quantitative estimate of land's existing value.»
Massachusetts Birds and Our Changing Climate builds on those previous reports and
identifies conservation priorities for more than a hundred species that will be affected by changing patterns of temperature and rainfall, both manifestations of a warming planet.
«This collection of papers is a major step toward understanding the evolutionary history and biogeographic history that have given rise to the species that we see in South American today, and it will play a key role in
identifying conservation priorities for species,» Alfaro said.
Not exact matches
Deb Cary, Director of Mass Audubon's Central Massachusetts wildlife sanctuaries, which include Wachusett Meadow, noted that the
conservation organization
identified this area as a key protection
priority years ago.
Identifying climate - resistant reefs, called «Reefs of Hope,» is a high
priority among
conservation groups as corals are collapsing globally due to higher water temperatures.
«For our team, the next challenge is
identifying what they are doing in these locations» said Guttridge, «as there are more sensitive life stages, such as pupping / mating sites that are a
priority for
conservation efforts.»
«We show that a direct consideration of these other biodiversity facets
identifies different regions as high -
priority for
conservation than a focus on species does, and more effectively safeguards functions or evolutionary heritage,» Jetz said.
But the study also
identifies other high -
priority species and
conservation areas that have so far been neglected.
New research has
identified areas of Earth that are high
priorities for
conservation in the face of climate change.
«In fact, our study results are already being used by municipal and state agencies to
identify priority areas for planting and tree
conservation, as well as examining potential disparities in disadvantaged communities,» she said.
The International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group
identifies priority research areas, synthesizes current and emerging blue carbon research and provides the robust scientific basis for coastal carbon
conservation, management and assessment.
It
identifies 815 farms totaling 212,047 acres as «highest
priority» for
conservation and an additional 1,970 farms totaling 263,333 acres as «high
priority» for
conservation.
Requires the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior to establish a Science Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Secretaries on science regarding such impacts and strategies for protecting, restoring, and
conservation natural resources; and (2)
identify and recommend
priorities for research on such issues.
The
priority areas for intervention
identified in the report include: ecosystem
conservation and rehabilitation to combat poverty; capacity - building to strengthen environmental governance; and enhance and promote regional environmental cooperation.
Walt's Dairy was ranked the highest
priority for protection among all the farms
identified in Scenic Hudson's Foodshed
Conservation Plan, a data - driven blueprint for ramping up collaborative farmland - protection efforts to create a secure source of fresh, local food for the Hudson Valley and New York City.
This project is designed to work with a broad array of landowners certified to SFI standards to
identify priority habitats for bird
conservation, improve management scenarios for these habitats, and focus on locations where the lands intersect with critical habitats in North America.