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Yellowstone to Yukon, North America

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The Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) region represents one of the best known and most advanced large landscape conservation efforts in the world. Due to the relatively high availability of data and to the region’s numerous and diverse conservation groups and agencies, the regional response to climate change has been comparatively rapid— albeit much remains to be done. Ultimately, climate change preparedness will need to occur at local and subregional scales, with these efforts scaling up to support biodiversity conservation actions and policies across the Y2Y region. The Y2Y vision and on-the-ground efforts throughout the region constitute a working hypothesis that conservation at such a continental scale will enhance ecosystem resilience and provide opportunities for adaptation during this time of climate disruption.

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  1. Fletcher School at Tufts University, USA

    Charles C. Chester

  2. University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Jodi A. Hilty (director)

  3. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) in Calgary, Canada

    Wendy L. Francis

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  2. environmental politics at Brandeis University and the Fletcher School at Tufts University, USA

    Charles C. Chester (assistant professor) (assistant professor)

  3. Wildlife Conservation Society, USA

    Molly S. Cross (coordinator) (coordinator)

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Chester, C.C., Hilty, J.A., Francis, W.L. (2012). Yellowstone to Yukon, North America. In: Hilty, J.A., Chester, C.C., Cross, M.S. (eds) Climate and Conservation. Island Press/Center for Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-203-7_19

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