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Provedor de dados: 	7	
País: 	Canada	
Título: 	Institutional Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in U.S. National Parks and Forests	
Autores: 	Jantarasami, Lesley C; University of Washington; ljantara@u.washington.edu; Lawler, Joshua J; University of Washington; jlawler@u.washington.edu; Thomas, Craig W; University of Washington; thomasc@u.washington.edu.	
Data: 	2010-12-09	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Adaptation; Climate change; Ecosystem management; Institutional barriers.	
Resumo: 	Climate change will increasingly challenge ecosystem managers' ability to protect species diversity and maintain ecosystem function. In response, the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service have promoted climate change adaptation as a management strategy to increase ecosystem resilience to changing climatic conditions. However, very few examples of completed adaptation plans or projects exist. Here, we examine managers' perceptions of internal and external institutional barriers to implementing adaptation strategies. We conducted semi-structured interviews (n=32) with regional managers and agency staff in six park and forest units in Washington State. We found that internal barriers, including unclear mandates from superiors and bureaucratic rules and procedures, are perceived as greater constraints than external barriers related to existing federal environmental laws. Respondents perceived process-oriented environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, as enablers of adaptation strategies, and prescriptive laws, such as the Endangered Species Act, as barriers. Our results suggest that climate change adaptation is more often discussed than pursued, and that institutional barriers within agencies limit what can be accomplished.	
Tipo: 	Peer-Reviewed Reports	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	vol15/iss4/art33/	
Editor: 	Resilience Alliance	
Formato: 	text/html application/pdf	
Fonte: 	Ecology and Society; Vol. 15, No. 4 (2010)