Designing Nature’s Half:
The Blog
Biweekly news and education about landscape conservation and design.
🌎The Intersection of Ecology and Technology in Landscape Conservation Design, with Pat Comer
Pat Comer, Chief Ecologist (retired) with NatureServe, shares insights on conducting landscape assessments and their application to landscape conservation design (LCD). The discussion provides practical advice for stakeholders interested in LCD—highlighting landscape assessments as a crucial component in the design process. Tune into this enlightening conversation packed with expert insights perfect for anyone passionate about sustaining nature through thoughtful planning, design, and collective action!
🌎 Climate Adaptation: A Proactive Approach to Our Planetary Crisis Adapting to Change, with Doug Parsons
Doug Parsons, Host of America Adapts: The Climate Change Podcast, discusses climate adaptation.
🌎The Art and Science of Adapting During a Time of Rapid Change, with Robin West
Robin West, Regional Refuge Chief (retired) with the US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System discusses the climate crisis and adaptation on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and the remote Pacific Islands.
🌎Biodiversity and the Climate Crisis
A collaboration between two international scientific bodies reports: "The area of intact and effectively protected land and ocean required to meet the three objectives of habitable climate, self-sustaining biodiversity, and a good quality of life...is substantially larger than at present, with global estimates ranging from 30% to 50% of both land and ocean surface areas [emphasis added]." I also shared a link to my new website and the title of my upcoming book: Designing Nature's Half: A Practical Guide to Conserve 50% by 2050.