PPIC Water Policy Center
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Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation: Law and Institutions
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Jennifer Harder, Brian Gray, Letitia Grenier, Ellen Hanak, Gokce Sencan, and Ted Sommer
Nearly half of the state’s freshwater species are vulnerable to extinction, but a robust embrace of climate-smart conservation tools could help. Are current laws standing in the way? Our analysis says no, but it suggests that some critical reforms could change the trajectory for declining freshwater species—if leaders are willing to take risks.
~ Read the report here - [link removed]
~ Read the policy brief here - [link removed]
Supported with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Windy Hill Fund, and the funders of the PPIC-CalTrout Ecosystem Fellowship.
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UPCOMING EVENT
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Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Freshwater Species
March 20, 2025
On Thursday, March 20, join us for a virtual presentation on how to save California’s freshwater species in a changing climate. We’ll focus on how state and federal laws might support the use of new tools.
~ Register here - [link removed]
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LEARN MORE
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For additional resources on California’s water, visit these PPIC pages:
~ Appendix A. Implementing Climate-Smart Tools—Law, Regulation, and Climate Change - [link removed]
~ Appendix B. Building Capacity for Climate Adaptation - [link removed]
~ Water Policy Center - [link removed]
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