The BLM administers 8.4 million acres of land and more than 29 million acres of sub‐surface mineral estate in Colorado. CNHP evaluated vulnerability to climate change for ecosystems, animals, and rare plants of concern for BLM in Colorado to support development of a statewide BLM climate adaptation strategy. The climate change vulnerability assessment is intended to help BLM managers identify areas where action may mitigate the effects of climate change, recognize potential novel conditions that may require additional analysis, and characterize uncertainties inherent in the process. View our Summary of Findings.
Coming soon: Over the next year, we will be co-developing adaptation strategies with a team of biologists, social scientists, and BLM managers. Together with clearly articulated goals and objectives, these assessments can be linked to specific management actions.
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Below are links to Assessment for Colorado Bureau of Land Management Reports
CNHP worked closely with CPW and the North Central Climate Science Center to conduct a statewide habitat vulnerability assessment for Colorado’s new State Wildlife Action Plan. This work earned us an Honorable Mention in the 2017 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards for Natural Resources. Of the 18 habitat targets evaluated, three were assigned high overall vulnerability ranks, nine were assigned moderate overall vulnerability ranks, and six were assigned low overall vulnerability ranks.
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Below are links to Colorado Wildlife Action Plan Enhancement Reports
CNHP has evaluated rare plants, animals, and ecosystems for vulnerability to climate change across southwest Colorado.
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Below are links to Assessments in Southwest Colorado Reports
We compared outcomes of three vulnerability assessments focused on major vegetation types in Colorado and categorized sources of disagreements between the assessments in a 2017 paper in Regional Environmental Change. Read the article here.
