GLOBAL WARMING
Protecting public lands from the worst of global warming; Putting them to work as part of the solution.
About this Campaign
There’s no doubt, global warming is affecting the world we live in and the wild lands we cherish.
"We envision a future in which we speak in the past tense about the ‘worst era of global warming.’"
– David Moulton, Director of Climate Policy and Conservation Funding, The Wilderness Society
Rising sea levels, shrinking wetlands and more frequent wildfires are just a few of the effects we’re already seeing. Warmer temperatures also mean animals and plants are struggling to adapt as their habitats change. From the ice-dependent polar bear to the cold water trout, to the heat sensitive pika, species are under attack.
Our own lives will be profoundly impacted as well, if we don’t get serious about fixing the problem.
The good news is we still have a chance to lessen the impacts of global warming and to preserve the biodiversity of our planet.
What the Wilderness Society is Doing.
The Wilderness Society has made it a top priority to protect our public lands and wildlife from the effects of climate change and to increase the role of those lands in fighting global warming.
We commit to this not only because doing so makes the earth a nicer place to inhabit, but because healthy lands are one of our best hopes for combating the problem.
Below are just some of the areas our experts in advocacy, policy, communications, and scientific research are working in:
- Reducing greenhouse gases from fossil fuels
Campaigning for laws that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and aid the devlopment of clean energy technologies.
- Helping lands and wildlife adapt
Leading efforts to fund natural resource adaption and manage lands so they are more resilient under stresses of climate change.
- Increasing the role of wildlands
Protecting our forests' ability to remove green house gases from the atmosphere.
- Educating and coalition building
Using science to educate the public and decision makers to push good policies forward.
Global warming and U.S. public lands
Global warming threatens the health of ecosystems that provide tremendous services to mankind, from cleaning our air and water to buffering our coasts against erosion and flood.
Global warming also compromises the health of our public lands and their ability to store carbon and slow down the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
These changes are already taking place on lands beloved by Americans
