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Southeast Natural Resource Center - Sept./Oct. 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

(National Wildlife Federation)

As part of a joint grant from the Wildlife Conservation Society, NWF and the Florida Wildlife Federation are sponsoring a climate change summit with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FL FWCC).

The summit will explore the challenges facing wildlife managers and the public in the next 50 years, as Florida is among the first states to experience the effects and consequences of rising oceans and changing climate.  On October 1-3, experts from the FL FWCC and other agencies will examine the science of the present and prospects for the future of managing natural resources because of global warming.  Workshops will address the implications of climate change and desired outcomes for marine and freshwater species ecosystems, hunting and fishing, terrestrial species and habitats and communities, invasive organisms and land-use planning.