Adapt Land&Sea: Developing a climate adaptation knowledge platform for biodiversity

Individual species and ecosystems adjust to changes in their environment through ‘autonomous’ adaptation. Climate change means that many species and ecosystems are struggling to respond to changes in their environment fast enough. We are seeing more local extinctions, increases in invasive species, and the loss of important ecosystem services, like clean water, as a result of our changing climate.

Managers of biodiversity look to counter these negative changes by increasing environmental resilience and reducing stress. This can be through active adaptation interventions, for example providing shelter or translocation of species to avoid extreme heat. Anticipating climate change and its impacts, and identifying the best management approach is a complex challenge and calls for careful adaptation planning supported by best available evidence.

To help land and sea managers plan and undertake adaptation the NESP program is building a knowledge and adaptation guidance platform – Adapt Land&Sea. This platform will assist biodiversity managers to step through development of adaptation plans, understand climate risks and access information on biodiversity adaptation options or interventions.

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