Parks Canada's Climate‐Smart Conservation Planning Workbook
Abstract The Climate‐Smart Conservation Planning Workbook (Supporting Information S1), initially drafted by Parks Canada in 2020, offers a structured, evidence‐based approach to integrating climate change considerations into natural resource management. It involves a four‐step process: identifying forward‐looking conservation goals, assessing climate threats and impacts, selecting climate‐smart conservation strategies, and linking these to desired ecological outcomes. The Workbook includes templates and guidance, drawing from lessons learned from a range of climate‐smart conservation planning case studies. The Workbook can be used and adapted by other conservation practitioners to support their own climate‐smart conservation planning efforts. French translations of the Workbook (Supporting Information S2) and this article (Supporting Information S3) are available.
Authors
- Darien Ure
- Scott Parker
- Nicole Kroeker
- Alexander L. MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2400-4113)
- Zoe Furlotte
- Gabrielle Beaulieu
- Kim Gamble
- Garrett Mombourquette
- Hailey Paynter
- Caitlin Farquharson
- Robyn L. Irvine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-1864)
- Katriina O'Kane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4696-1769)
- Elizabeth A. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1274-444X)
- Hilary Harrop Archibald
- Matthew James Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-0056)
- David Mazerolle
- Emily K. Gonzales
- David Tavares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7551-5169)
- David Musto
- Briar Howes
- Amanda Lavers
- Sarah Cotter
- Megan Landry
- Kelly Murray
- Leah de Montreuil
- Wanli Wu
- Alice Yue
- Carmen Wong
- Julia Thomas
- Stephanie Barr
- Sébastien Renard
- Jennifer Eaton
- Mathieu Côté
- Josh Van Wieren
- Diane Casimir
- Marlow Pellatt
- Brenda Van Sleeuwen
- Izabella Balcerzak
- Jennifer Yakimishyn
- Sarah Yuckin
- Anna Lee‐Carswell
- Chantal Vis
- Karyne Bellehumeur
- Megan Crowley
- Darroch Whitaker
- Tina Jansen van Vuuren
- Alison Cassidy
- Elizabeth Vincer
- Kent Prior
- Dan Kehler
Institutions
- Parks Canada (CA)
- Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (CA)
- Technical University of Nova Scotia (CA)
- Yukon University (CA)
- University of Prince Edward Island (CA)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- Government of New Brunswick (CA)
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (CA)
- Office of the Chief Scientist (IL)
- Centre Intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux de la Gaspésie (CA)
- Pacific Insight Electronics (Canada) (CA)
- Alberta Conservation Association (CA)
- Yukon Health and Social Services (CA)
- Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
- Atlantic School of Theology (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conservation Science and Practice
- Published
- 2026-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70398
- Primary Topic
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00