Providing grant awards to U.S. non-profits to catalyze innovative, science-driven projects responding to the impacts of #climatechange on wildlife and people.
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📅 Save the date! April 28th, Paris 🗓️
The #NatureFinanceForumEurope (#NFFEU) will unite investors, corporations, and experts to discuss how we can catalyze capital flows to nature-positive solutions.
Join us for a day of collaboration and innovation: j1l.in/NbFVSA
WCS is delighted to partner with @Climate_Action_ to launch the Nature Finance Forum Europe (#NFFEU) in Paris on April 28!🌱The event will bring together institutional investors, nature funds & project operators.
Don’t miss it: j1l.in/NbFVSA
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Our 14 Solutions report has real, applicable, on-the-ground solutions to some of the most common #climate impacts.
Find it on our website ➡️ wcsclimateadaptationfund.org…
For their project with us, @MSIsanjuan focused on a culturally and ecologically significant area for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
The riparian site was revegetated with native, culturally important plants, and protected by livestock fencing: wcsclimateadaptationfund.org… #restoration
Doing #climate adaptive #conservation work is the first step, but you could double, triple your impact by mainstreaming. 📢
How to mainstream? There are many paths you could take. Head to our website to see how our grant partners are doing it: wcsclimateadaptationfund.org…
If you want to make your #conservation work #climate-proof, consider the 5Ws. ✋🌱
Shifting the timing, location, or other components of your work can ensure that conservation outcomes persist in a changing climate.
Learn more on our website: wcsclimateadaptationfund.org…
Due to #climatechange, native species in the Southwest US are being replaced by invasives, which provide poor habitat for #wildlife.
Landsward Fdn. is planting native species that are adapted to current/future climate conditions. Learn more: buff.ly/2v6ZNRD
Hotter, drier summers from #climatechange will increase water needs, not only for us, but for #forests. 🌲
Our grant partner @NNRGforests implemented strategies to spread soil moisture. Learn more here: buff.ly/435FPoi
In addition to implementing restoration, @nature_IA worked with influential municipalities to normalize the use of green infrastructure to address #climate-induced #flooding. 💦🌿
Mainstreaming practices can result in greater impact overall: buff.ly/2sTkP8Z
Piikani Lodge Inst. and the Blackfeet Nation, applied climate adaptive grazing practices across 420 acres. 🌿
These practices will help the #wildlife and #biodiversity supported by this ecosystem adapt to #climatechange. Learn more: buff.ly/3zWAxxN
The Nez Perce Territory is 17 million acres and home to raptors, carnivores, and fish. 🐟🐻
@Y2Y_Initiative is working with the tribe to mainstream a #restoration approach centered on climate adaptation and cultural survival .
Learn more: buff.ly/3ETpPJs
The #forests of the Southern Blue Ridge:
🐿 support a diverse array of #wildlife (over 100 species),
🌿 are home to 1000s of herbaceous species
🐢 are the ideal habitat for reptiles and bird species
Learn how our partners are helping this area adapt: buff.ly/3H1MyEe
WCS Climate Adaptation Fund retweeted
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay. The theme is restoration.
We need to prioritize restoring degraded forests, not just cleared lands, recent WCS science shows.
🌳 These cover an area almost the size of Russia. Restoring them could help meet climate and biodiversity goals faster.
By now, you know the importance of #pollinators for agriculture and food. 🐝
Our work with @xercessociety created 20 miles of of hedgerow habitat on farms using #climate-resilient plants. 💛 Learn more: buff.ly/2QpB6No
The Scott River watershed is a global #biodiversity hotspot with over 600 species!
But #wildfires are increasing. Scott River Watershed Council is using prescribed fire to reduce the fuel load and provide migration corridors for species. Learn more: wcsclimateadaptationfund.org…
In Yakima River basin, #climatechange is changing stream flows, warming temperatures, and disconnecting creeks & rivers.
@americanrivers adaptation project will enable tributaries to regain and retain ecosystem functions under future climate conditions. buff.ly/2RcSdxC
An important step in climate adaptation work is to monitor for ongoing changes.
Researchers from @USGS are shown here installing a tool that can measure shifts in marsh surface elevation from subsidence, sea level rise, & peat accumulation. Learn more: wcsclimateadaptationfund.org…
Virginia's tidal wetlands provide:
🦆 habitat for #wildlife
💨 carbon sequestration
🪨 erosion stabilization
As sea level rise encroaches, @wetlandswatchVA is ensuring govt-owned shoreline is transferring to land trusts. Learn more: buff.ly/3tlGV0t
Climate change is affecting water in the Great Plains. Process-based restoration is one solution used in other parts of the US and @ducksunlimited is bringing it to Kansas.
After just a few weeks implementing, they saw water levels rise! 💦 Read more: buff.ly/3ZRZJlD
Sandy River is the Lower Columbia's only undammed, unregulated, free flowing major tributary and critical habitat for #wildlife. 🐟🦦🦌
Sandy River Watershed Council is strengthening this important basin against #climatechange. Learn more here: buff.ly/3fGMpJY
