Each year, WCS scientists author or co-author nearly 300 peer-reviewed studies and papers. “WCS 3 Sentence Science” is a regular tip-sheet – in bite sized helpings – of some of this published work.
1. A
team of researchers identified priorities for securing potential sites
where wildlife can take refuge as areas of habitat become climatically
unsuitable.
2. They developed and compared two planning scenarios:
one that that permits both the retention of high quality habitat and the
restoration of land used for forestry and agriculture; and a scenario
that favors the retention of high quality habitat above land restoration
efforts.
3. The results of the study provide immediate guidance for
on-ground management actions, and provides a robust methodology that
can support climate change adaptation decisions in multi-use landscapes
around the world.
WCS Media Contact: Stephen Sautner, 7182203682, ssautner@wcs.org
Study and Journal: “Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape” from Global Ecology and Conservation
WCS Co-Author(s): James Watson , Director WCS Science and Research Initiative
