Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas - Identify and Protect Potential Refugia An Adaptation Brief

Identify and Protect Potential Refugia Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas Identify and Protect Potential Refugia An Adaptation Brief Overview Although climate change impacts are already being felt globally and are expected to increase over the coming century, these impacts are not equally distributed across all coastal and marine habitats. [...] Identifying Climate and Non-Climate Vulnerabilities Potential future changes and associated impacts of climate change on coastal and marine habitats and species include: Warmer air and water temperatures More frequent and/or severe storms ➔ Reduce water quality (e.g., harmful algal blooms) ➔ Increase flooding ➔ Increase coral bleaching and the risk of disease ➔ Change turbidity, sediment flow, and. [...] CONSERVING CALIFORNIA’S COASTAL HABITATS California, United States The Nature Conservancy and the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) collaborated to produce the first statewide, comprehensive assessment of the vulnerability to sea-level rise for California’s coastal habitats, including beaches, estuarine marshes, rocky intertidal habitats, and tidal flats, among others. [...] For more information: Conserving California’s Coastal Habitats project overview PROMOTING RESILIENCE IN THE MESOAMERICAN REEF Mesoamerican Reef along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras In 2006, The Nature Conservancy worked with government agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations along the Caribbean coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras to identify r. [...] ■ Using Climate Science to Plan for Sustainable Use of the Great Barrier Reef: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan (Australia) mapped site resilience and potential climate refugia to prioritize sites for protection and inform future uses (e.g., recreation).