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landscape connectivity
Also known as: landscape connectivity planning, landscape connectivity strategies
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An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning ... ecologyandsociety.org 17 facts
claimIntegrating climate action objectives into landscape connectivity planning can create strategies that reduce traffic burdens while providing co-benefits for biodiversity, public health, and quality of life.
claimWildlife crossing and landscape connectivity planning in North America faces a major challenge because governance is fragmented into different local jurisdictions without any particular agency or organization developing and coordinating cohesive plans and policies.
claimThe integrated climate-biodiversity framework (ICBF) reveals areas of convergence and co-benefits among climate, biodiversity, and landscape connectivity planning.
claimLand use for bioenergy cultivation fragments high-quality habitat and disrupts landscape connectivity, similar to agricultural land use.
procedureThe study by Newell, Dale, and Lister (2022) was conducted in two stages: first, developing an analytical framework for examining issues in the context of climate action and biodiversity conservation co-benefits and trade-offs; second, applying the framework to wildlife crossing and landscape connectivity issues to elucidate opportunities and challenges.
referenceThe 'Safe Passage' research project focused on wildlife crossings, and its participant selection was limited to professionals working in transportation infrastructure, landscape connectivity, parks and protected areas, biodiversity conservation, and planning.
claimClimate action strategies that focus primarily on green fuel sources and green transportation technologies, such as biofuels and electric vehicles, can ignore critical landscape connectivity and biodiversity needs related to traffic management and road network expansion.
referenceIntegrated approaches to landscape connectivity can design path and trail systems that link ecological connectivity with active transportation, such as pedestrian and bicycle bridges that include wildlife underpass accommodations.
claimThe application of the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) provided new perspectives on wildlife crossing strategies, landscape connectivity issues, and specific planning and design approaches.
claimInfrastructure intended for human travel, such as bridges and pedestrian tunnels, is often adaptively used by wildlife as crossings, which can help restore landscape connectivity.
claimWhile the Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Framework (ICBF) was developed with a focus on wildlife crossings and landscape connectivity, it is applicable to other issues including economic development, community revitalization, urban growth, and waste management.
referenceLister (2015) explores new infrastructure for landscape connectivity in the LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape Architecture.
claimThe Safe Passage project focused on wildlife crossing components of landscape connectivity, involving government participants from transportation, parks, ecological conservation, and local planning agencies, as well as NGO and private sector participants in conservation and landscape connectivity fields.
referenceLandscape connectivity strategies are increasingly scrutinized for their potential as wildfire vectors, such as the planning for a major wildlife crossing structure for the Agora Canyon in Los Angeles, California, USA, as noted in Riley et al. (2018).
claimWatershed management plans include strategies for erosion control and riparian area stabilization to reduce sediment pollution in freshwater systems, which contributes to landscape connectivity by maintaining the integrity of aquatic passages and riparian corridors.
claimPrivately owned agricultural land presents a significant challenge for landscape connectivity because planners lack control or jurisdiction over how that land is used and managed.
procedureThe Safe Passage interview questions focused on three primary areas: policies and plans, the implementation of plans and strategies, and the data used to inform and evaluate wildlife crossing and landscape connectivity efforts.