Resilient and Connected Landscapes for Eastern North America

The climate is changing, and nature is in flux. Plants and animals must relocate to survive. How do we ensure that the North American landscape will continue to support its iconic wildlife and vast botanical diversity? That nature will continue to provide the wealth of materials, food, medicines and clean water we depend on?

The Nature Conservancy’s first-of-its-kind study maps climate-resilient sites, confirmed biodiversity locations, and species movement areas (zones and corridors) across Eastern North America. The study uses the information to prioritize a conservation portfolio that naturally aligns these features into a network of resilient sites integrated with the species movement zones, and thus a blueprint for conservation that represents all habitats while allowing nature to adapt and change.