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North American Protected Areas as Natural Solutions to Climate Change

This brochure describes the important roles of wilderness and protected areas in responding to climate change. It shares illustrative examples of how North American agencies responsible for wilderness and protected areas are taking action on each of these roles and how these actions are helping to deliver natural climate change solutions for landscapes, waterscapes, and communities in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

1. CONANP – Cuenca Hidrográfica Del Río Necaxa Natural Resource Protection Area
2. CONANP – Cuatrociénegas Flora And Fauna Protection Area
3. CONANP – Sierra Del Abra Tanchipa Biosphere Reserve
4. USBLM – Protecting our Nation’s Forests from Increasing Insect Epidemics, Invasive Species, and Changing Climate across the Landscape
5. USFS – Collaborative Response in Northern Wisconsin
6. Parks Canada – Auyittuq National Park
7. USFWS – Alligator River, Great Dismal Swamp, and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Peatland Restoration
8. USFWS – Climate Suitable Wildlife Habitat Connectivity in Washington State
9. USNPS – Enhancing Natural Resiliency and the creation of the NPS Rapid Review Team in the Aftermath Hurricane Sandy
10. USBLM – The Yale Mapping Framework