5.3 Identify opportunities for adaptation and/or mitigation of identified risks and impacts

Action: 5.3 Identify opportunities for adaptation and/or mitigation of identified risks and impacts

Identify opportunities for adaptation and/or mitigation of identified risks and impacts (e.g., increase size of buffer zones, restore degraded habitats, ensure physical sturdiness or project materials)
Some impacts from climate change to species, habitats, projects may be avoidable, adapted to, or mitigated. Understanding the impacts and likely effect on the ecosystem can be used to help determine feasible options.

Applying ecological principles

Ecological principles represent the core attributes of natural systems that must be maintained or restored in order to support healthy marine and coastal ecosystems, and include maintaining, restoring, or accounting for:

These principles are explained in a reference guide for agencies in California, called the Ecological Principles Guide . This guide also includes a series of case studies and checklists that demonstrate how the principles can be applied to day-to-day decision making.

State GeoPortal

The EcoPrinciples Connect tool links to data from the California Geoportal, which offers an easy and convenient way to search, discover and use authoritative geospatial data resources. This one-stop geospatial shop is helping to improve access to California’s geographic data portfolio and expand the use of those data resources in decision making processes.