Présentation du webinaire
PARTICIPANTS
Mitch Hartley, PhD, Northeast Coordinator
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
OVERVIEW
Starting in 2016 the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) prioritized salt marsh habitat conservation due to rapid declines in habitat conditions and populations of several bird species. The ACJV adopted three flagship species based on conservation concern, geography, and utility as representative species: American Black Duck, Saltmarsh Sparrow, and Black Rail. This species/habitat emphasis was a major shift for the ACJV partnership, but has reaped major benefits. In part, this is due to broad interest in coastal resiliency across the East Coast, and the link between bird habitat conservation and many different public benefits — some of which involve economic benefits and risks worth billions of dollars annually. We will describe how this focus has energized our partnership, resulted in major funding opportunities, and revealed some surprising challenges.
