Managing United States Public Lands in Response to Climate Change: A View From the Ground Up |
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Authors: | Mikaela S Ellenwood Lisa Dilling Jana B Milford |
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Institution: | (1) Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA;(2) Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), and Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder, 1333 Grandview Ave. UCB 0488, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;(3) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA;; |
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Abstract: | Federal land managers are faced with the task of balancing multiple uses and goals when making decisions about land use and
the activities that occur on public lands. Though climate change is now well recognized by federal agencies and their local
land and resource managers, it is not yet clear how issues related to climate change will be incorporated into on-the-ground
decision making within the framework of multiple use objectives. We conducted a case study of a federal land management agency
field office, the San Juan Public Lands Center in Durango, CO, U.S.A., to understand from their perspective how decisions
are currently made, and how climate change and carbon management are being factored into decision making. We evaluated three
major management sectors in which climate change or carbon management may intersect other use goals: forests, biofuels, and
grazing. While land managers are aware of climate change and eager to understand more about how it might affect land resources,
the incorporation of climate change considerations into everyday decision making is currently quite limited. Climate change
is therefore on the radar screen, but remains a lower priority than other issues. To assist the office in making decisions
that are based on sound scientific information, further research is needed into how management activities influence carbon
storage and resilience of the landscape under climate change. |
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