Climate Conservation -- Center for Large Landscape Conserva

United states connectivity Conservation program - connectivity Conservation is the most effective strategy to conserve nature on a Large scale, supporting Climate adaptation and wildlife movement in our fragmented natural world. Last year, cllc advanced this effort by providing science-based guidance to decision makers to inform policies and projects. We continue to foster collaboration with partners at the federal, state, regional, and county levels to improve policies related to connectivity and corridors, and provide technical assistance to help plan and secure funding for wildlife crossing structure projects. See schedule o.

International connectivity Conservation program - the international connectivity program works collaboratively with global partners in key biodiversity areas to protect landscapes from fragmentation by implementing connectivity Conservation policy and practice, leading to long-term Conservation outcomes. We believe that protected areas function best when they are connected at the Landscape scale, ensuring wildlife movement and thriving ecological processes. Through our leadership of the iucn connectivity Conservation specialist group (ccsg), we are operating several international working groups of professionals-such as the asian elephant transport working group and the marine connectivity working group-developing mechanisms to protect linkage areas that maintain ecological connectivity around the world.

Building Conservation networks program - cllc holds leadership roles for the network for Landscape Conservation (nlc) and the united states biosphere network (usbn), serving as their host and fiscal sponsor. Through these networks, we support thousands of scientists, policymakers, and community leaders by sharing experience and expertise and facilitating regional and international collaborations. Cllc also provides strategic counsel, infrastructure, and organizational management, allowing network staff and members to focus on engaging and empowering Landscape Conservation practitioners globally. See schedule o.

Advancing Conservation science - in fy24, cllc continued its Conservation work in the pacha region of south america-encompassing the pantanal and the gran chaco ecosystems-which faces fragmentation from agriculture, industry, and increasing wildfires. The richly biodiverse region covers parts of four countries: bolivia, paraguay, brazil, and argentina. Collaborating with wwf and regional experts, cllc advanced the wildlife connect initiative, identifying ecological networks of habitat for jaguars to guide Conservation and protect connectivity for multiple species. In an earlier project phase, the team mapped jaguar movement corridors and set up systems to track how connectivity changes over time. In a second phase of the project, a workshop in bolivia prioritized the highest key corridors, ensuring strategic resource allocation for Conservation and preserving ecological connectivity and biodiversity into the future. As an international expert in ecological connectivity science, cllc was tapped in fy24 to lead the "enhancing Climate resilience of biodiversity hotspots in jordan" initiative. This project supports jordan's national strategy to expand its protected area network, which currently covers only 5.3% of its land, while the global 30x30 initiative seeks 30% Conservation by 2030. Cllc modeled connectivity for key species and Climate resilience, integrating biological and socioeconomic data. The project provided decision-support maps, reports, and training for expanding and connecting protected area networks, benefiting local communities and ecosystems. Cllc is advising us federal and state wildlife agencies improving habitat connectivity for the endangered sonoran pronghorn. The isolation and lack of ecological connectivity between herds prevents pronghorn from moving freely across the Landscape to find food, water, and mates, posing a major threat to the species' survival. In march 2024, with support from the national park service and us fish and wildlife service, cllc organized and led a sonoran pronghorn connectivity workshop in Arizona, engaging stakeholders to advance the species' recovery and eventual removal from the endangered species list. Based on the outcomes of the workshop, cllc is finalizing a workplan and a data compilation on threats to the pronghorn that will aid workshop participants, researchers, and other interested parties in future recovery efforts.