LCC Network [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2015} Full Details

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Title:

LCC Network [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2015}

Description:

This data is for planning purposes only. LCCs are applied conservation science partnerships with two main functions. The first is to promote collaboration among their members in defining shared conservation goals. With these goals in mind, partners can identify where and how they will take action, within their own authorities and organizational priorities, to best contribute to the larger conservation effort. The second function of LCCs is to provide the science and technical expertise needed to address the shared priorities and support conservation planning at landscape scales - beyond the scope and authority of any one organization. The organizational model of the LCC Network was intentionally structured to operate as a coordinated network of regionally-focused, self-directed partnerships. Self-direction and regional focus are important for individual LCCs to enable latitude for engaging local stakeholders on relevant high-priority issues within their geographies. Network coordination is important for LCCs to function as a larger collective to address issues at the appropriate ecological scale, to share best practices, to leverage resources, and to find economies of scale.For further information go to http://lccnetwork.org and https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/55b943ade4b09a3b01b65d78. Collectively, LCCs comprise a seamless international network supporting landscapes and seascapes capable of sustaining abundant, diverse, and healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants. They provide a strong link between science and conservation delivery without duplicating existing partnerships or creating burdensome and unnecessary bureaucracy. Science-based recommendations and decision support tools produced by LCCs are readily transferable to field offices that implement on-the-ground actions. Rather than create a new conservation infrastructure from the ground up, LCCs build upon explicit biological management priorities and objectives, science available from existing partnerships (such as fish habitat partnerships, migratory bird joint ventures and flyway councils), as well as species- and geographic-based partnerships. LCCs support adaptive resource management by evaluating implementation of conservation strategies, maintaining and sharing information and data, and improving products as new information becomes available. Shared data platforms serve multiple purposes, including the collaborative development of population or habitat models under alternative climate scenarios to inform spatially explicit decision support for all partners. In the face of accelerated climate change and other 21st-century conservation challenges, LCCs regularly assess scientific information and effectiveness of conservation actions and support necessary adjustments as new information becomes available. This iterative process of information sharing helps scientists and resource managers deal with uncertainties on the landscape and provides tools to evaluate the implications of management alternatives to determine the most effective conservation actions to support shared priorities.

Creator:

Department of the Interior

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Datasets and Web services

Temporal Coverage:

2015

Date Issued:

2015-08-07

Place:

United States

Rights:

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

Language:

English

Date Added:

2023-08-11