“The nation's forests and grasslands are at risk due to the effects of climate change and other major drivers of landscape change. But the Forest Service is already doing much to help ecosystems adapt. We can and will do more, but we cannot succeed alone.” -- Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, 4/20/2010
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The Forest Service has several inter-related programs to help forests, grasslands and humans mitigate and adapt to global climate change.
Important Climate Change Information Links
US Global Change Research Program's synthesis assessment products (SAPs) - SAP 4.4 is about adpation options for ecosystems and resources.
globalchange.gov
The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change.
www.ipcc.ch
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The Climate Change Resource Center has been developed as a reference for US Forest Service resource managers and decision makers who need information and tools to address climate change in planning and project implementation on national forests.Learn more »
Research & Development
Forest Service scientists provide data, information and tools to help managers and policymakers address the effects of climate change on forests and grasslands. Learn more »
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