Landscape conservation cooperatives (LCCs) are conservation-science
partnerships between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS), and other federal agencies, states, tribes, NGOs,
universities and stakeholders within a geographically defined area. They
inform resource management decisions to address national-scale
stressors-including habitat fragmentation, genetic isolation, spread of
invasive species, and water scarcity-all of which are accelerated by
climate change.