Policy support tool
Global change and conservation triage on National Wildlife Refuges
This resource discusses the role of “conservation triage”, a framework concerned with the allocation of scarce resources to maximize conservation effectiveness, in making decisions complicated by ecological and social values, climate change, and other management issues on United States National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). The resource uses data derived from meetings and workshops with management professionals on coastal NWRs to examine professional perspectives and opportunities for improvement in scientific decision-making using social science techniques.
This resource aims to provide managers with strategies to make effective decisions to meet strategic objectives and manage landscapes and populations threatened by global climate change while using funds and resources in the most efficient way possible.