Digital Coast Webinar Series
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This series introduces Digital Coast tools and data through demonstrations, case studies, and opportunities to engage with field experts and colleagues.
Recordings are posted for all webinars as soon as they are available.
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CanVis: A Tool for Visualizing Coastal Changes and Potential Adaptation Strategies
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Presenter(s): Adam Bode, NOAA Coastal Services Center
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” That popular phrase sums up why a photo-realistic image showing coastal change leaves a much bigger impact on an audience than simple graphs and charts. If you want to show coastal changes, not just talk about them, CanVis can help. This easy-to-use image-editing software allows users with minimal computer skills to create photo-realistic images of changes such as coastal development, sea level rise, shoreline erosion, offshore wind turbines, and many other conditions. People create CanVis simulations by using digital photographs along with CanVis’ extensive library to add buildings, infrastructure (marinas, roads, etc.), natural elements (trees, water, etc.), and many other features.
In this webinar participants will
- Learn about the basics of CanVis
- Hear how CanVis can be used to brainstorm new ideas and policies, undertake project planning, and make presentations
- See a demonstration using CanVis and its image libraries
Mapping and Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Presenter(s): Doug Marcy, NOAA Coastal Services Center; hosted and moderated by the Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network
It is one thing to have a discussion or write about a one- or two-foot rise in the ocean surface and the potential impacts to a local community, and it is another to show someone a map, highlighting the areas that will potentially be impacted. The ability to visualize the potential height and inland extent of water gives us a better understanding of the corresponding impacts and consequences. Over the past several years, the lessons learned from investigating pilot sea level change mapping applications have led to the development of a next-generation sea level rise and coastal flooding viewer. This presentation will provide a brief history of previous sea level change visualization pilots and a detailed discussion of new methods, featuring a demonstration of the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer.
In this webinar participants will learn about
- The benefits of providing interactive maps online for visualizing inundation risks and potential impacts
- New mapping techniques that incorporate high-resolution data sources
- The methods used to develop the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, its current status, and plans for expanding the tool to the rest of the coastal U.S.
Dive into the Data: A Virtual Intro to the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Presenter(s): Jeff Adkins and Gabe Sataloff, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Time: 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Ever heard data tell a story before? Ever wondered how a chicken plant in Arkansas affects your local ports? Want to know about the linkages between economic data to other data sets like flood zones or ocean use patterns? This webinar will provide some general information about the Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) data set and how to apply it with other data to answer questions about natural resources in coastal areas. This presentation will walk through scenarios that feature economic issues faced by different coastal management groups from fisheries management councils to ports authorities, and introduce some basic techniques to communicate the stories found within the data. Data sets highlighted will include ENOW, Census Bureau Non-Employer Statistics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fish Landings, and Freight Flows from the Federal Highway Administration.
In this webinar, participants will
- Get the basics of the ENOW data set
- Identify other data sets that can be integrated with ENOW
- See how data can be used to tell a story
Planning for Restoration Using the Habitat Priority Planner and Spatial Analysis
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Presenter(s): Lauren Long, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Time: 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time
This webinar presentation will describe how to set up a spatial analysis process to plan for habitat restoration. It will also describe how to address the management issue spatially using the NOAA Coastal Services Center’s Habitat Priority Planner tool.
In this webinar, participants will learn
- The basics of the Habitat Priority Planner
- How to set up a spatial analysis process to plan for habitat restoration
- How to apply the Habitat Priority Planner to identify priority areas for restoration
Make Coastal Changes Come Alive with CanVis Visualization Software
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Presenter(s): Hansje Gold-Krueck, NOAA Coastal Services Center; hosted and moderated by the EBM Tools Network
NOTE: This webinar will be presented in Spanish!
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” That popular phrase sums up why a photo-realistic image showing coastal change leaves a much bigger impact on an audience than simple graphs and charts. If you want to show coastal changes, not just talk about them, CanVis can help. This easy-to-use image editing software allows users with minimal computer skills to create photo-realistic images of changes such as coastal development, sea level rise, shoreline erosion, offshore wind turbines, and many other conditions. People create CanVis simulations by using digital photographs as well as CanVis’ extensive library to insert hotels, houses, marinas, and other elements.
In this webinar, participants will
- Learn how CanVis software works
- View a live demonstration of the tool
- See how others are using CanVis for community planning
Los Cambios Costeros Cobran Vida con el Software de Visualización CanVis
“Una imagen vale más que mil palabras”, Esta frase popular resume cómo una foto o imagen que muestra los cambios costeros, impacta mucho más que gráficas o diagramas. Si Usted quiere mostrar cambios en la comunidad en las zona costeras, no hable de ellos solamente, CanVis puede ayudarle. Este programa de edición de imágenes es fácil de usar y permite a los usuarios, con habilidades computacionales mínimas, crear imágenes fotográficas realistas de los cambios; como ser el desarrollo costero, el incremento del nivel del mar, la erosión costera, las turbinas de viento en el mar y muchos otros impactos. Los usuarios crean las simulaciones en CanVis usando fotografías digitales, así cómo utilizando la extensa biblioteca de objetos que provee CanVis para insertar hoteles, casas, marinas y otros elementos. Este software de visualización CanVis es gratis y esta disponible en el siguiente sitio: (http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/canvis)
Registration Information:
Para participar en esta conferencia, es necesario que se registre AQUÍ y recibirá un enlace que le permitirá acceder al webinar el día de la conferencia. Este enlace o liga solo funcionará el día miércoles 10 de octubre. La conexión al webinar se realizará media hora antes para permitir a los participantes evaluar sus sistemas.
Estos son los beneficios para los participantes al webinar:
- Aprender cómo el software de visualización CaViz Funciona
- Ver una demostración en vivo de esta herramienta
- Conocer como otros están utilizando CanViz en la planificación comunitaria
Mapping and Visualizing Sea level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts: West Coast
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Presenter(s): Douglas Marcy, NOAA Coastal Services Center
It is one thing to have a discussion or write about a one- or two-foot rise in the ocean surface and the potential impacts to a local community, and it is another to show someone a map, highlighting the areas that will potentially be impacted. The ability to visualize the potential height and inland extent of water gives us a better understanding of the corresponding impacts and consequences. Over the past several years, the lessons learned from investigating pilot sea level change mapping applications have led to the development of a next generation sea level rise and coastal flooding viewer. This presentation will provide a brief history of previous sea level change visualization pilots and a detailed discussion of new methods, featuring a demonstration of the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer for the West Coast.
In this webinar, participants will learn about
- The benefits of providing interactive maps online for visualizing inundation risks and potential impacts
- New mapping techniques that incorporate high-resolution data sources
- The methods used to develop the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, its current status, and plans for expanding the tool to the rest of the coastal U.S.
New Elevation Inventory for the Nation
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Presenter(s): Lindy Betzhold, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory has just been completed in May 2012 and serves to display high-accuracy topographic and bathymetric data for the United States and its territories. The project is a collaborative effort of NOAA and the U.S. Geological Survey, with contributions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This resource is a comprehensive, nationwide listing of known high-accuracy topographic data, including lidar and IfSAR, and bathymetric data, including NOAA hydrographic surveys, multibeam data, and bathymetric lidar. The information provided for each elevation dataset includes many attributes such as vertical accuracy, point spacing, and date of collection. Also provided are a point of contact for the data and a direct link to access the data, if available.
In this webinar participants will learn how to
- Find the location of existing high-resolution elevation data (lidar, IfSA R, bathymetry, etc.)
- Locate critical information about datasets
- Print data reports for a particular location
The Social Coast – Social Science, Simply Explained and Applied
Presenter(s): Susan Fox and Tricia Ryan, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The Social Coast website provides data, tools, training, and stories on one of the most important aspects of coastal management—the people. The Social Coast filters out the relevant demographic and economic data sets available through the Digital Coast, provides examples of how to use them, and demonstrates their benefits. These data narrow in on the coastal components of a broad range of demographic and economic data sets from agencies such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and others. This webinar will provide a guided tour of the new resource and provide real-world success stories on using demographic and economic data in coastal management.
In this webinar participants will
- Explore the Social Coast website
- Learn about the different demographic and economic data sets and some specific tools that have already incorporated these data for easy-to-use exploration
- Hear about how these data sets have been used to address coastal issues
Locating Offshore Wind Energy Sites Using the Habitat Priority Planner
Presenter(s): Chrissa Waite, NOAA Coastal Services Center
This webinar presentation will provide an example of how to use spatial analysis and a decision support tool to help locate appropriate sites for offshore wind energy infrastructure. It will describe the functionality of the Habitat Priority Planner tool, and provide resources useful for offshore planning.
In this webinar participants will learn
- The basics of the Habitat Priority Planner ArcGIS extension
- How to set up a spatial analysis process to address an ocean planning issue
- How to apply the Habitat Priority Planner to identify compatible sites for offshore wind energy infrastructure
Locating Offshore Wind Energy Sites Using the Habitat Priority Planner
Presenter(s): Chrissa Waite, NOAA Coastal Services Center
This webinar presentation will provide an example of how to use spatial analysis and a decision support tool to help locate appropriate sites for offshore wind energy infrastructure. It will describe the functionality of the Habitat Priority Planner tool, and provide resources useful for offshore planning.
In this webinar participants will learn
- The basics of the Habitat Priority Planner ArcGIS extension
- How to set up a spatial analysis process to address an ocean planning issue
- How to apply the Habitat Priority Planner to identify compatible sites for offshore wind energy infrastructure
Hurricanes: Where Have They Hit? Using the Historical Hurricane Tracker
Presenter(s): Dr. Dave Eslinger, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Understanding the history of hurricane strikes on a location can help with planning for possible impacts of future storms. This webinar will illustrate the Historical Hurricane Tracker, a Web-based tool for displaying the global record of hurricane tracks over the last 150+ years. The tool allows users to search for hurricane tracks that impacted an area of their choice, to sort and filter the search results, examine the characteristics of a particular storm, save storms, and share their analysis with others. In addition, users can examine hurricane strike data for coastal counties, look up official NWS reports on particular storms and access the full database of storm tracks.
In this webinar participants will learn how to:
- Use the Historical Hurricane Tracks site to find storm tracks
- Select and filter storm information
- Share their results with others
Using the New Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Presenter(s): Mark Finkbeiner, NOAA Coastal Services Center
To manage resources on a regional basis, coastal professionals must integrate data from various sources collected with different methods. The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) provides a new national framework for incorporating data on all the major components of the landscape and seascape, collected by methods ranging from satellite imagery to grab samples. This webinar will introduce the structure of the CMECS system, describe how it can be used in the environment, and present examples of CMECS spatial data products. The webinar will also address ways that this national standard can be applied to coastal issues.
In this webinar, participants will
- Learn how their data can be brought into the CMECS framework
- Understand how this new standard might affect their work
- Receive tips on how to engage the CMECS team for support and collaboration
Ask the Experts: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
Presenter(s): Doug Marcy, Keil Schmid, Nate Herold, John McCombs, Matt Pendleton, William Brooks, and Mike Sutherland, NOAA Coastal Services Center
It is one thing to have a discussion or write about a one- or two-foot rise in the ocean surface and the potential impacts to a local community, and it is another to show someone a map highlighting the areas that will potentially be impacted. The ability to visualize the potential height and inland extent of water gives us a better understanding of the corresponding impacts and consequences. The Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer is a next generation tool that allows users to do just that.
For this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to log on for a live Q&A session with a panel of technical experts who developed the tool. The panel will include experts in inundation mapping, elevation data, marsh migration modeling, and land cover data.
As a prerequisite, participants should view the recording of the November 2011 webinar, which features a demonstration of the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, as well as background on its development. The recorded webinar can be viewed here.
In this webinar, participants will ask questions and learn more about
- The benefits of providing interactive maps online for visualizing inundation risks and potential impacts
- New mapping techniques that incorporate high-resolution data sources
- The methods used to develop the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, its current status, and plans for expanding the tool to the rest of the coastal U.S.
Digital Coast Data Access
Presenter(s): Erik Hund and Jen Boulware, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The Digital Coast Data page provides access to many of the coastal data sets most requested by Digital Coast partners, including land cover, elevation, and socioeconomic data sets. Access to data managed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center is provided through the Data Access Viewer (DAV), which allows for user-specified geographies, formats, and resolutions. Other data sets are provided through various mechanisms maintained by the responsible agencies. This session will introduce users to a number of the data sets available through the Digital Coast Data page and will provide a short demonstration of the Data Access Viewer.
In this webinar, participants will
- Explore Digital Coast data resources
- See a demonstration of the Data Access Viewer
- Learn about data provisioning options in the Data Access Viewer
Coastal County Snapshots: An Issue-Specific Data Communication Tool
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Presenter(s): Carrie Cllingan, National Association of Counties; Lori Cary-Kothera and Danielle Bamford, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The Coastal County Snapshots tool provides brief, county-level overviews of key resource management issues, including coastal flooding, ocean-related employment, and the benefits of wetlands in the coastal environment. Snapshots are illustrated with summaries of relevant data and graphical displays that help local officials understand the role of data in decision-making. A Web interface allows users to pick their topic and county of interest from maps or drop-down menus, and the tool generates PDF reports and graphics that can be saved or printed. The easy-to-use format makes Coastal County Snapshots a great learning and communications tool for local officials and their constituents. Snapshots are currently available for most coastal counties in the contiguous United States and Hawaii, employing data from a variety of sources such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Census Bureau, Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP), and Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW). This session will introduce users to the Coastal County Snapshots product line, the data and information contained in these products, and other related Center products.
In this webinar, participants will
- See a demonstration of the Coastal County Snapshots tool
- Learn how the snapshots can help make the role of data in decision-making easier to understand and communicate
- Hear about the different snapshots and the data used to create them
- Find out how some coastal managers are putting the snapshots to use
Supporting Ocean Energy Planning with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Presenter(s): Adam Bode, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) is a multiagency effort to build a GIS-based marine information system for U.S. waters that provides authoritative geospatial data and supporting information to inform decision-making on a range of ocean issues. The MMC contains marine cadastral data, which encompass the spatial extent, usage, rights, restrictions, and responsibilities of marine areas, as well as other data needed to support planning, management, and conservation of submerged lands and marine spaces. The combination of marine cadastral, biological, geophysical, ocean use, and legal authority data provides users with the spatial context needed to address issues such as alternative energy siting, aquaculture, submerged lands leasing, marine conservation, and marine spatial planning (MSP). This webinar will demonstrate how spatial data are being organized and integrated in the MMC, and how the MMC can be used to support ocean energy planning.
In this webinar, participants will
- Learn about the basics of marine cadastral data
- See demonstrations of the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
- Hear examples of how the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre can be used to support ocean energy planning
Marshes on the Move: A Manager’s Guide to Understanding and Using Model Results Depicting Potential Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Wetlands
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Presenter(s): Nate Herold and Nancy Cofer-Shabica, NOAA Coastal Services Center; Adam Whelchel and Roger Fuller, The Nature Conservancy
The scientific community is generally in agreement that global sea level is rising and coastal marshes are changing as a result. Understanding where and how coastal environments will change in response to sea level rise, however, is a complex modeling challenge dependent upon many factors. This webinar will help participants understand key considerations and questions to ask when presented with models and maps estimating the future condition and location of coastal wetlands in response to rising sea level.
In this webinar, participants will
- Gain a basic understanding of some key parameters and uncertainties associated with these models
- Hear from technical specialists regarding real world implications of model results
- Learn how to more effectively incorporate modeling results into management initiatives
Mapping and Visualizing Sea level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Presenter(s): Douglas Marcy, NOAA Coastal Services Center
It is one thing to have a discussion or write about a one- or two-foot rise in the ocean surface and the potential impacts to a local community, and it is another to show someone a map, highlighting the areas that will potentially be impacted. The ability to visualize the potential height and inland extent of water gives us a better understanding of the corresponding impacts and consequences. Over the past several years, the lessons learned from investigating pilot sea level change mapping applications have led to the development of a next generation sea level rise and coastal flooding viewer. This presentation will provide a brief history of previous sea level change visualization pilots and a detailed discussion of new methods, featuring a demonstration of the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer.
In this webinar, participants will learn about
- The benefits of providing interactive maps online for visualizing inundation risks and potential impacts
- New mapping techniques that incorporate high-resolution data sources
- The methods used to develop the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer, its current status, and plans for expanding the tool to the rest of the coastal U.S.
Community Resilience, Part II: Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Case Studies
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Presenter(s): Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy
Many coastal communities are looking for ways to apply ecosystem-based management approaches for community resilience. This presentation will highlight the four-step process of The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience project, which includes awareness, risk, choice, and action. This approach focuses on the need to tailor options to fit the varying needs and pace of different communities. The case studies that will be presented focus on communities that have moved beyond the awareness phase in the process to assessing vulnerability and developing options for future action.
In this webinar, participants will learn about
- The four steps of The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience approach
- Ecosystem-based management approaches that communities are choosing to implement when addressing coastal resilience issues
- Challenges that other communities have faced when adapting to coastal risk
- Flexible options that can be built into adaptation plans
Community Resilience, Part I: Assessing Vulnerabilities Using the Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Presenter(s): Tashya Allen and David Betenbaugh, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Looking for a participatory approach to assessing community risk and vulnerabilities to hazards and climate change? Need to know which types of data and information can be helpful in characterizing your hazards story? Then sign up for this webinar, which will highlight a customizable approach for assessing hazard and climate change threats and impacts. This approach, the Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk, is a participatory process for assessing vulnerability. The Roadmap helps communities characterize their vulnerabilities to hazards and climate change and assess how existing planning and policy efforts can incorporate vulnerability issues.
The Roadmap process helps communities move beyond general awareness of hazard and climate change impacts to actually identify risks and the potential actions that can reduce these risks. The presentation will also provide information on additional resources for identifying and communicating potential risks and vulnerabilities.
October’s webinar, “Community Resilience, Part II,” will provide case studies of communities that are using this process to make choices that will reduce possible impacts from hazards and climate change.
In this webinar, participants will learn about
- The basics of risk and vulnerability assessments
- The benefits of performing an assessment
- The Roadmap approach for identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities
- How to find resources useful in an assessment
Using Benthic Habitat Data for Ecosystem-Based Management
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Presenter(s): Susan Schlosser, California Sea Grant; Mark Finkbeiner, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Knowledge of nearshore aquatic habitats is essential to effective marine conservation, managing shellfish resources, maintaining biodiversity, and assessing the impacts of various human activities. This webinar will present a case study demonstrating the use of nearshore benthic habitat maps to develop subtidal and intertidal habitat goals for California's Humboldt Bay and Eel River Estuary. Presenters will also highlight the collaborative partnership that was formed by the NOAA Coastal Services Center, the private sector, and local stakeholders for this mapping effort.
In this webinar, participants will see how
- Benthic data can be applied to various management needs
- Partnerships and technology improvements have led to improved data applications
- The NOAA Coastal Services Center's Geospatial Services Contract can be used to fill data gaps
Engaging Stakeholders in Coastal Management through Participatory Mapping
Presenter(s): Christine Feinholz, NOAA Pacific Services Center; Chrissa Waite, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Recognizing the importance of public knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes, many coastal managers have moved toward planning and decision-making processes that involve stakeholders. These planning processes are often spatial in nature and can benefit from the use of a geographic information system (GIS). This webinar will examine the role of participatory mapping as a technique for engaging stakeholders in decision-making.
In this webinar, participants will
- Learn the basic steps for engaging stakeholders through mapping, as well as the situations in which participatory mapping is effective
- Hear examples of how participatory mapping was employed in establishing conservation priorities in Alabama, collecting traditional knowledge for restoration planning, and mapping nearshore coastal human uses in Hawaii
- Identify resources that can get agencies started in stakeholder engagement, as well as other social science resources
How Has Your County Changed?
Presenter(s): Brian Hadley and Nate Herold, NOAA Coastal Services Center
Understanding how a coastal county’s land cover has changed over the years is an excellent way to document trends, understand the effects of past land use decisions, and consider future land use planning needs. The Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) examines land cover changes in the nation’s coastal areas. The C-CAP Land Cover Atlas is a new Web-based tool that does not require GIS or advanced technical expertise. This tool helps users to explore and communicate land cover change and trend information with county-specific maps, statistics and reports.
In this webinar, participants will see how
- Digital Coast land cover data are used to examine change and trends
- The C-CAP Land Cover Atlas can be used to show county, state, and regional land cover change
- Data visualization tools, or “Viewers,” can provide a starting point for community planning
- The Land cover Atlas can be employed to visualize land cover changes in their county
Using ENOW Data to Help Monitor Economic Health in Coastal Counties
Presenter(s): Jeff Adkins and Danielle Bamford, NOAA Coastal Services Center
The oceans and Great Lakes support a wide range of economic sectors in coastal communities, including living resources, marine construction, marine transportation, offshore mineral resources, ship and boat building, and tourism and recreation. The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) data set incorporates data on these vital sectors of our national economy using four economic indicators: establishments, employment, wages, and gross domestic product. This webinar introduces users to data that tell a compelling story of the economic importance of the nation’s oceans and Great Lakes.
In this webinar, participants will
- Learn about new data from six economic sectors that are linked to the oceans and Great Lakes
- View a live demonstration of the Ocean Jobs Snapshot, a tool that uses ENOW data to take a look at county-level economic information
- Find out how to download and use ENOW data for their own spatial analysis
Using Geospatial Techniques to Plan for Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Habitats
Presenter(s): Chrissa Waite, NOAA Coastal Services Center
This webinar presentation describes how staff members at a national wildlife refuge worked with geospatial analysts to create conservation strategies that include sea level rise projections. The team paired two geospatial tools for this project. First, the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) was used to predict potential marsh migration that could result from sea level rise. Next, the Habitat Priority Planner was used along with the SLAMM predictions to identify focal areas to conserve for key management species as habitats shift.
In this webinar, participants will
- See how Digital Coast data sets and tools were used to model sea level rise impacts in a coastal community
- Learn how the Habitat Priority Planner helped identify priority conservation areas for wetland migration
- Discover ways in which communities are using project outputs for local conservation planning