Climate-Wise Habitat Connectivity Takes Sustained Stakeholder Engagement
Well-managed and connected protected area networks are needed to combat the 6th mass extinction, yet the implementation of plans intended to secure landscape connectivity remains insufficient. The failure to translate planning efforts into effective action (i.e., the research-implementation gap) hin...
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doaj-0deff1cae24644ca844dc5d69d73603d2020-11-25T03:53:07ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2020-10-01941341310.3390/land9110413Climate-Wise Habitat Connectivity Takes Sustained Stakeholder EngagementMorgan Gray0Elisabeth Micheli1Tosha Comendant2Adina Merenlender3Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USADwight Center for Conservation Science, Pepperwood, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USADwight Center for Conservation Science, Pepperwood, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USADepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAWell-managed and connected protected area networks are needed to combat the 6th mass extinction, yet the implementation of plans intended to secure landscape connectivity remains insufficient. The failure to translate planning efforts into effective action (i.e., the research-implementation gap) hinders our ability to conserve biodiversity threatened by ongoing climate change and habitat fragmentation. Sustained collaboration between researchers and practitioners to co-produce conservation strategies can bridge this gap by providing end-users with implementation guidance based on legitimate, relevant, and trusted information. However, few case studies capture methods for the co-production and use of climate-wise connectivity knowledge. Here we describe the framework for sustained engagement used by a multi-jurisdictional practitioner network to co-produce climate-wise linkages for the interior coastal ranges in Northern California. We found iterative co-production shaped ecological objectives, input data, analytical methods, and implementation priorities. Stakeholders used both co-produced and local socio-ecological (e.g., development threat, management priorities) knowledge to finalize corridor implementation plans. Priority corridors afforded greater climate benefit and were more likely to connect lands managed by participant organizations. Our results demonstrate how collaborative partnerships can bridge the gap between connectivity research and implementation. Lessons learned, outcomes, and future plans provide insights to advance landscape-scale resilience to climate change.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/11/413climate changehabitat connectivityconservation planningknowledge usepermeabilityresearch implementation gap |
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Climate-Wise Habitat Connectivity Takes Sustained Stakeholder Engagement |
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Climate-Wise Habitat Connectivity Takes Sustained Stakeholder Engagement |
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Well-managed and connected protected area networks are needed to combat the 6th mass extinction, yet the implementation of plans intended to secure landscape connectivity remains insufficient. The failure to translate planning efforts into effective action (i.e., the research-implementation gap) hinders our ability to conserve biodiversity threatened by ongoing climate change and habitat fragmentation. Sustained collaboration between researchers and practitioners to co-produce conservation strategies can bridge this gap by providing end-users with implementation guidance based on legitimate, relevant, and trusted information. However, few case studies capture methods for the co-production and use of climate-wise connectivity knowledge. Here we describe the framework for sustained engagement used by a multi-jurisdictional practitioner network to co-produce climate-wise linkages for the interior coastal ranges in Northern California. We found iterative co-production shaped ecological objectives, input data, analytical methods, and implementation priorities. Stakeholders used both co-produced and local socio-ecological (e.g., development threat, management priorities) knowledge to finalize corridor implementation plans. Priority corridors afforded greater climate benefit and were more likely to connect lands managed by participant organizations. Our results demonstrate how collaborative partnerships can bridge the gap between connectivity research and implementation. Lessons learned, outcomes, and future plans provide insights to advance landscape-scale resilience to climate change. |
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climate change habitat connectivity conservation planning knowledge use permeability research implementation gap |
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