Forum Videos Are Available at bit.ly/1ugX8yk California’s ongoing drought is extraordinary and one of the worst in state history. Recently, Stanford University scientists reported that the drought may be linked to global climate change. This special issue of ARE Update summarizes a one-day Forum on climate change and associated challenges facing California’s agriculture and natu­ ral resources,...

My research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife, from field-based work on butterflies to synthetic analyses of global impacts on a broad range of species across terrestrial and marine biomes. I work actively with governmental agencies and NGOs to help develop conservation assessment and planning tools aimed at preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change.

Green infrastructure serves as a critical no-regret strategy to address climate change mitigation and adaptation in climate action plans. Climate justice refers to the distribution of climate change-induced environmental hazards (e.g., increased frequency and intensity of floods) among socially vulnerable groups. Yet no index has addressed both climate justice and green infrastructure planning ...