Climate Change and State Wildlife Action Plans Project
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from WWF's recent Teaming With Widllife Workshop held in Seattle on September 22, 2009: Federal Climate Change Legislation by Dan Siemann, NWF; Climate Change Science by Josh Lawler, UW; Washington's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Stratey; TWW Workshop by Sara Marinello, WWF; Sea Level Rise by Tom Dywer, DU.
We are actively recruiting member organizations in Washington to join the Teaming With Wildlife coalition. WWF is reviving the Teaming With Wildlife coalition to help support the effort to secure dedicated natural resource funding. This funding will be "polluter pays" carbon cap and trade revenue used to address the impacts that climate change will have on wildlife. If your organization would like to join or wants more information on the benefits of joining the TWW coalition, please contact Sara Marinello at: smarinello@washingtonwildlife.org. We encourage you or your organization/business to join with dozens of other organizations to protect Washington's wildlife.
The Wildlife Conservation Society has awarded the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) an eighteen-month grant in the amount of $200,000 to support a global warming SWAP pilot project within three states: Florida, Virginia, and Washington. The Washington Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, and Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife are coordinating efforts to achieve the following goals.
There are four project goals:
(1) Facilitate implementation of existing global warming related conservation actions prescribed in SWAPs
(2) Establish new adaptation strategies and integrating those strategies with SWAPs
(3) Provide recommendations and lessons learned to key agency leaders and elected officials across the nation
(4) Expand the scope and participation of Teaming with Wildlife Coalitions to include an additional 100 member organizations per state focused on implementing state adaptation strategies
State wildlife action plans identify how we can prevent wildlife from becoming endangered. By focusing on conserving lands and clean waters, thereby providing healthy habitats, the Washington Wildlife Action Plan has important benefits for wildlife and people. The plan assesses the condition of our state’s wildlife, identifies the problems they face, and outlines the actions needed to conserve them for the long term.
For more information on Climate Change and the impacts on wildlife, please see the materials below
Investing in America's Natural Resources