Option

Restore and manage ecosystems and native plant communities

Details

Focus of action
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Option

Restore and manage ecosystems and native plant communities

Focus of action
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Restore degraded ecosystems to enhance the natural adaptive capacity of biological communities. Multiple or All HazardsShifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Use nature-based solutions to improve resilience while promoting biodiversity. Multiple or All HazardsShifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Manage forests to retain biodiversity, resilience and ecosystem function and services in the face of climate change. Shifting Species, Habitats, and EcosystemsWildfire Agriculture and Food SupplyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Northwest Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan (p. 84)
Proactively create, protect and restore native vegetation communities and species habitat to provide ecosystem services on local government properties Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty Northwest Boise's Climate Action Roadmap (p. 54)
Restore degraded ecosystems to a “climate-smart” condition that enhances the natural adaptive capacity of biological communities and allows for a healthy and functioning biological community both now Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Use best available science to inform fire management and planning to manage ecosystem health, community safety and carbon storage. Wildfire Agriculture and Food SupplyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Northwest Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan (p. 84)