A RADical approach to conservation in Alaska: Rapid climate change requires a new perspective
The Wildlife Professional
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Abstract
In Alaska, conservation areas are managed to promote the persistence of wild species, habitats, cultural resources, visitor experiences, and ecosystem services. Many conservation areas are managed by federal or state agencies, and have specific boundaries, missions, and legislative mandates. Many are also the domains of Indigenous and local people who derive livelihoods and cultural identity from these lands. These areas vary considerably as to whether they are managed solely for conservation versus other additional values. Myriad threats challenge the sustainability of these values, and conservation areas often exist to mitigate such threats. But regardless of jurisdiction, legal contexts, or historical impacts, all these places face challenges, unprecedented during human habitation, from one globally pervasive threat: anthropogenic climate change. Yes, ecosystems, including people who depend on them, have adapted to constant change in Alaska over most of the Holocene if not before (at least the last 18kyr). And this experience has conferred upon its constituents learned adaptive capacity, capabilities, and knowledges among the most flexible on the planet. We discuss the implications of the Resist, Accept, Direct adaptation framework in the context of conservation management in Alaska.
Suggested Citation
Littell, J., Schuurman, G.W., Reynolds, J.H., Morton, J., Schmitt, N., 2022, A RADical approach to conservation in Alaska: Rapid climate change requires a new perspective: The Wildlife Professional, v. 16, no. 4, p. 26-30.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A RADical approach to conservation in Alaska: Rapid climate change requires a new perspective |
| Series title | The Wildlife Professional |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Wildlife Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 26 |
| Last page | 30 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |