38.4 - Analyze species requirements and habitat dependencies in relation to projections for climate change effects and impacts

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has responded to the threat of climate change by:
1) Co-developing the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy.
2) Assisting in creating a National Biological Inventory and Monitoring Partnership that will study climate change effects on the distribution and abundance of fish, wildlife and habitat.
3) Creating Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC's).
4) Focusing on conservation for at risk species.
5) Conducting wildlife conservation outreach to stakeholders in energy development and policy.

The National Fish, Wildlife & Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy was developed in response to calls from Congress for a unified strategy to safeguard natural resources from climate change. The National Fish, Wildlife & Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is co-chaired by USFWS, NOAA and the State of New York with a cooperative agreement with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and a steering committee of federal, state and tribal representatives.

NPS released a Climate Change Action Plan in November 2012 as a supplement to the Park Service's Climate Change Response Strategy. The eight emphasis areas in the Action Plan are: Enhance Workforce Climate Literacy, Engage Youth & Their Families, Develop Effective Planning Frameworks & Guidance, Provide Climate Change Science to Parks, Implement the Green Parks Plan, Foster Robust Partnerships, Apply Appropriate Adaptation Tools & Options, and Strengthen Communication.