This White Paper includes two main elements: 1) a review of the literature on climate change and conservation plans to identify climate-adapted approaches to HCPs; and, 2) exploration of how existing HCPs are addressing climate change through case studies of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan and the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan. The project technical advisory group comprised of individuals participating in various aspects of HCPs throughout the United States provided input at critical junctures. This report presents:
- Six key approaches to make HCPs more climate adapted;
- Eleven additional climate change resiliency concepts that emerged during the project; and
- Recommendations for potential next steps to further explore how to integrate climate adaptation into HCP