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Latest Library Content tagged with "Adaptation"

American Jobs on American Lands: Restoring our natural resources, Revitalizing local economies PDF

Global warming poses an unprecedented threat to the survival of the natural world and the fish and wildlife Americans cherish. With the Senate poised to take on a comprehensive energy and climate bill, we have a historic opportunity to revive the rural economy and create new American jobs while securing clean air and water for future generations by restoring our lands and waterways. In order to protect our communities and economy, climate and energy legislation must dedicate 5% of total allowance value to safeguarding our natural resources from changing climates.

Getting the whole job done: Safeguarding natural resources, storing carbon PDF

Protecting our natural resources from the impacts of climate change will help ensure our forests, wetlands, and other natural lands remain resilient in a warming world. Safeguarding natural resources through conservation, restoration, and careful management will create jobs and help maintain the ability of our forests and other natural areas to absorb and store hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide, a chief greenhouse gas. Investing in natural resource adaptation is a one-two-punch against climate change: