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Climate-Smart Conservation

Protecting wildlife from the effects of climate change is our biggest conservation challenge. Today, climate change is already having profound effects on our wildlife and the habitats they call home.

To protect wildlife in a warmer world, we need to make conservation "climate-smart."

Becoming "climate-smart" means rethinking the way we protect wildlife. In a warmer world, some conservation strategies we've used in the past may not work. As a result of climate change, we might need to work in different places or protect plants and animals that haven't needed our help before.

Becoming "climate-smart" doesn't mean forgetting about existing problems like pollution and invasive species that hurt wildlife. Instead, it means thinking about the new challenges and ensuring we're ready to meet them.

Learn about Climate-Smart Conservation:

What's new in Climate-Smart Conservation?

Our guidebook Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Vulnerability Assessment has won the Department of Interior's Partners in Conservation Award for collaboration.

Read Restoring the Great Lakes’ Coastal Future, a new guidance document showing how to design "climate-smart" restoration projects in the Great Lakes.

Adaptation 2011 Workshop: You can read highlights from Adaptation 2011 - Conserving Natural Systems in a Rapidly Changing Climate or watch video clips below.