Climate actions
Moving species
Objective
Identify and move species to sites that are likely to provide future habitat.Description
Maintaining ecosystem function or making the transition to a better-adapted system may involve the active introduction of non-native species or genotypes. Given the uncertainty about specific climate conditions in the future, the likelihood of success may be increased by relocating species with a broad range of tolerances (e.g., temperature, moisture) across a wide range of provenances.
Expected results
Species adapted to specific climatic and site conditions.Result indicators
Number of moved speciesInvolved actors
Natural manager, scientist, ecologist.Expected timeline for action
- Medium term (5-10 years)
- Long term (> 10 years)
Best practices
Criticalities
Uncertainties inherent in climate change, the sparse record of previous examples, and continued uncertainties about ecosystem response.
Scope of the action
- Adaptation
Type of proposed actions
- Green
Sector of action
- Agriculture / Forests / Land use
- Aquaculture / Fishing
- Biodiversity / Conservation of ecosystems
- Tourism and leisure
- Water resource management
- Other
Climate impacts
- Change or loss of biodiversity
- Drought
- Extreme precipitation
- Extreme temperatures
- Fires
- Floods
- Salinization and acidification of water
- Strong winds
- Other
Implementation scale
- Region / Country