Moloka‘i Weaving Climate Science Into Our Community (Video)
This video is one of 6 adaptation videos and is a part of PICCC’s Hawaiian Islands Terrestrial Adaptation Initiative (HITAI). This video [...]
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Hawaiian Islands Climate Synthesis
Report Summary How do we synthesize the climate science we have, identify the vulnerabilities of local ecosystems to climate change, and develop [...]
HITAI Climate Change Adaptation Analysis
Report Summary How can organizations effectively come together to address climate change? In support of the Hawaiian Islands Terrestrial [...]
Coral Reef Climate Response through Collaborative Marine Spatial Planning, Creating Management hotspots
Report Summary Where are the areas of herbivore depletion and excessive algae and how can we identify priority hotspots for herbivore management to [...]
Facilitating Adaptation in Montane Plants to Changing Precipitation Along an Elevation Gradient
Summary Can moving montane plants higher help ecosystems adapt to climate change? This project aims to determine how the survival and growth of [...]
Resilient Land and Waters Initiative
Report Summary President Obama has recognized Hawai‘i as one of several locations from across the nation where successful partnerships are working [...]
Establishing Climate Change Vulnerability Rankings for Hawaiian Native Plants
Summary Hawai‘i has a relatively large number of native plants which are under threat from human activity including habitat loss due to [...]
Potential impacts of projected climate change on vegetation management strategies in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Summary Future changes in rainfall and temperature will affect the habitat distribution of plant species in Hawaiʻi Volcanos National Park and [...]
Atmospheric carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa Observatory
Figure 1-7 The Keeling Curve: observed atmospheric CO2, 1958–2011. (Courtesy of Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA ESRL, and Dr. Ralph [...]
Understanding the response of native and non-native forests to climate variability and change
Summary The native forests of Hawaiʻi are of vital importance ecologically as well as culturally. However, even protected forests are threatened by [...]
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