The Large Landscape Conservation Bulletin
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A bi-monthly publication of the Practitioners' Network
for Large Landscape Conservation
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A Message from the Practitioners' Network
I had the good fortune to attend the IUCN World Conservation Congress earlier this month, and it was clear that conservation at the landscape scale is increasingly at the forefront of protection efforts across the globe.
Read more about the Congress below.
This bulletin reflects those impressive advances--in academia, in policy, and on the ground.
President Obama spoke for all large landscape conservation practitioners and about all landscapes at the 2016 Lake Tahoe Summit when he said: "We embrace conservation because healthy and diverse lands and waters help us build resilience to climate change. We do it because . . . economies like this one live or die by the health of our natural resources. We do it because places like this nurture and restore the soul, and we want to make sure that's there for our kids, too."
See the link to this news story below.
It is an exciting time in the field of conservation. I hope you will join us as a partner and
be in touch about how we can work together to achieve conservation at the necessary landscape scale.
Emily M. Bateson
Network Coordinator
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Join the Practitioners' Network at the LTA
Rally
The Practitioners' Network is co-hosting a large landscape conservation breakfast at the upcoming Land Trust Alliance Rally. Scheduled for Saturday, October 29th from 7:00 am to 8:15 am, the breakfast will offer an update on the state of large landscape conservation and highlight new planning tools that help land trusts work effectively at the landscape scale. View the agenda here. Pre-registration is required and seating is limited; contact Emily Bateson to register.
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 Conservation practitioners from around the world convene in Hawai'i for 25th IUCN World Conservation Congress
Every four years the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Conservation Congress gathers conservation leaders to advance conservation thinking and strategies. This September the Congress, themed as "Planet at a Crossroads," was held for the first time in the United States, with more than 10,000 conservationists from at least 193 countries convening in Honolulu. Conservation at the landscape scale was implicit or explicit in virtually every presentation or workshop, and the
Practitioners' Network co-hosted a large landscape conservation reception with the
Center for Large Landscape Conservation,
Nature Needs Half,
Wildlands Network, and the
Wild Foundation that connected practitioners across continents for information exchange and inspiration. While it is impossible to report on all that was showcased, the following may be of particular interest to large landscape conservation practitioners:
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International workshop in Glacier National Park focused on advancing the practice of transboundary conservation across the globe
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Publications underscore importance of collaboration and strategic efforts at scale
Increasingly, cross-boundary collaboration and heightened strategic thinking at scale are being identified as necessary to conserve biodiversity and ecological processes over the long term. This is highlighted in two recent publications:
- In an article in BioScience, a prominent group of agency scientists and conservation leaders call for a cohesive and coordinated national approach to habitat preservation in the United States: "The future of habitat and biodiversity conservation will rely on an unprecedented level of cooperation across private, local, state, tribal and federal agency boundaries." Read a news synopsis here and access the paper's abstract.
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Current issue of the
George Wright Forum
explores landscape-scale conservation theme
The August 2016 issue of the
George Wright Forum
, the journal of the George Wright Society (GWS), is titled,
Scaling Up: Landscape-scale Conservation in North America
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The Special Theme issue of the journal explores the past and current practice of landscape-scale conservation through a diverse set of nine articles. Though the full content of the
Forum's
current issue is normally reserved for GWS members, the Society has graciously partnered with the Practitioners' Network to make this content freely available to our network
here
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ore information on the GWS, including how to become a member to take advantage of future content and resources, can be fo
und at the Society's website.
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Ecological connectivity and cross-boundary collaboration highlighted in
New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers'
resolution
The 40th Conference of
New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers concluded in late August with the signing of a resolution on ecological connectivity, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity conservation. The resolution, though non-binding, elevates awareness of the importance of ecological connectivity to ecosystems and biodiversity as well as human communities and their economies, and emphasizes cross-boundary, multifaceted collaboration efforts. Read the resolution
here, and listen to an audio clip of news reporting
here.
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Additional Landscape Conservation News
Regional collaboration around conservation highlighted by President Obama at 20th Lake Tahoe Summit
Globescapes, an interactive map, launched to showcase large landscape conservation efforts across globe
Conservation in an urban context: Edmonton's legacy of conserving and connecting ecological landscapes recognized as it joins the Biophilic Cities Network
New book -
Forest Conservation in the Anthropocene - highlights effects of climate change on America's forest ecosystems and explores adaptation strategies from ecological, managerial, and policy perspectives
Conservation adaptation strategy emerges in the Southeast United States
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tudy draws on literature to document the potential of "landscape approaches" for improving land conservation and management
Read news synopsis
here and access full article
here.
U.S. Forest Service to use collaborative science to foster native plant conservation and restoration in the western United States
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Upcoming Events and Conferences
October 7, 2016 -- Scaling Up: New Strategies for Landscape-Scale Conservation
October 13-14, 2016 -- The 7th Annual Conference of the Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent
October 28-30, 2016 -- The Land Trust Alliance Rally
Minneapolis, MN -
more information
The Practitioners' Network is hosting two events at the Rally:
(1) A large landscape conservation breakfast
7:00 - 8:15 am, October 29th; agenda available here.
Pre-registration is required and seats are limited.
Contact Emily Bateson to sign up.
(2) "Hitch Your Wagon to a Bigger Star: Benefits of Vision and Collaboration at the Landscape Scale" workshop
10:30 am, October 29th; details available here.
November 15-18, 2016 -- PastForward: A Conference of the National Trust for Historical Preservation
November 16, 2016 -- The Regional Conservation Partnership Network Gathering: Using the Power of Teamwork to Advance Regional (Big, Innovative, Connected) Conservation
April 2-7, 2017 -- 19th George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites
May 14-18, 2017 -- International Conference on Ecology and Transportation:
Beyond Boundaries: Building on Common Ground
Salt Lake City, UT -
more information
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Webinars & Additional Resources
Climate Change Trends, Impacts, Vulnerabilities, and Carbon in U.S. National Parks
Conservation Biology Institute webinar
October 7, 2016 -
more information
Exploring the New Landscape Climate Dashboard
Conservation Biology Institute webinar
October 13, 2016 -
more information
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
National Park Service
Scaling Up webinar
October 24, 2016 -
more information
Navigating the Data Basin Platform: A Guided Tour
Conservation Biology Institute webinar
October 27, 2016 -
more information
National Natural Landmarks
National Park Service
Scaling Up webinar
November 16, 2016 -
more information
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The Practitioners' Network for Large Landscape Conservation is an alliance of professionals and citizens working to support and advance the field of conservation at the landscape scale.
Contact
Emily Bateson, Network Coordinator, for more information.
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