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SUMMARY:Climate resilience through science\, practice\, and public partici
 pation - Professor Adina Merelender\, University of California\, Berkeley 
DTSTART:20190123T170000Z
DTEND:20190123T180000Z
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CONTACT:E Allen
DESCRIPTION:Enhancing both community and ecosystem resilience to climate c
 hange requires scientific research\, practical interventions and public pa
 rticipation. I will illustrate these three interconnected approaches with 
 examples from our work in California\; starting with climate-wise connecti
 vity research as one of the primary land conservation interventions employ
 ed to improve ecosystems resilience to climate change. This recent researc
 h includes analyses of climate space\, protected areas\, and habitat linka
 ges developed in collaboration with local land trusts to ultimately conser
 ve corridors across the famed Napa Valley and surrounds. I will also prese
 nt key elements for successful corridor implementation derived from practi
 tioner interviews\, collaboration\, and the literature that we fold into a
  framework for practitioners. This work reveals a disconnect between conne
 ctivity science and practice\; too often research focuses on individual sp
 ecies connectivity modeling as compared to an emphasis on entire ecosystem
 s that most corridor projects need to address. Challenges practitioners fa
 ce included a lack of data for locating the best corridor sites\, short pr
 oject time-lines\, and a lack of regulations requiring the protection of h
 abitat connectivity. Those who were successful collaborated with scientist
 s\, garnered public enthusiasm for the project\, and were often motivated 
 to comply with regulations or required mitigation. Finally\, I will share 
 our strategic plan for a public education and service program designed to 
 prepare “Climate Stewards” to communicate and engage in local efforts 
 to advance community and ecosystem resilience as one path forward to clima
 te conviction. 
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room\, Level 1\, The David Attenborough Building
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