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OCRM Releases New Climate Change Impacts Guide for Coastal Management
Published: Thursday, September 06, 2012
The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has released the Voluntary Step-by-Step Guide for Considering Potential Climate Change Effects on Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Projects. The guide is part of NOAA’s multi-phased effort to more systematically consider climate change impacts in the implementation of programmatic activities including restoration, land acquisition, and facilities development. This new document addresses recommendations in the Programmatic Framework for Considering Climate Change Impacts in Coastal Habitat Restoration, Land Acquisition, and Facility Development Investments, developed and released by OCRM and National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Habitat Conservation in 2010. The guide provides a clear approach for coastal management partners to consider how climate impacts might affect conservation projects and how to incorporate climate change consideration into planning processes. Though it focuses on the implementation of OCRM’s Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, the methodology described has broad application for conservation planning and land acquisition in a changing climate. For more information, contact Kim Penn.
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