Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation: Law and Institutions

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.

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» Read the policy brief

Supported with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Windy Hill Fund, and the funders of the PPIC-CalTrout Ecosystem Fellowship.

Upcoming Event

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.

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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

» Appendix B. Building Capacity for Climate Adaptation

» PPIC Water Policy Center

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