Categorizing Online Climate Change Interpretation Across the National Park System

2021 ◽  
pp. 109258722110429
Author(s):  
Ryan Roberts ◽  
Matt Holly ◽  
Larry Perez
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
National Park ◽  
Baseline Measure ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Future Assessment ◽  
Intensive Approach ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
National Park System

Climate change effects are evident across the National Park System, and units are encouraged to provide proactive, meaningful interpretation on the issue to cultivate informed partners and encourage collaborative stewardship. But climate change is not currently interpreted across all units of the National Park System. Anecdotal observations suggest some units highly prioritize the topic, while others do not. Thus, we conducted an assessment of current online climate change interpretation across the National Park System as one means of quantifying park engagement. Results suggest that—of the 391 units included in the analysis—37% interpreted climate change in some manner online as of February, 2019. Though our method of analysis does not fully describe park interpretive efforts, our findings provide a baseline measure of online interpretation and help to prioritize future training and support. Furthermore, our work provides a minimally intensive approach for future assessment of online climate change interpretation.

scholarly journals Effect of climate change on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Judith Irene Nagasha ◽  
Lawrence Mugisha ◽  
Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga ◽  
Howard Onyuth ◽  
Michael Ocaido
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
National Park ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Review Model ◽  
Women's Gender Roles

Background: Climate change has been increasingly recognized as a global crisis with effects on gender roles. Recently, communities surrounding Lake Mburo national park, Uganda have been experiencing frequent severe droughts. It was against this background that  the study was designed to understand the effect of climate change on gender roles. Methods: This cross sectional study reviewed the effect of climate change on men and women’s gender roles using a pragmatic research paradigm based on a thematic review model using participatory methods and a structured questionnaire. Results: The study found that men and women’s gender roles were altered during extreme dryness. Men played their roles sequentially focusing on one single productive role, while women played their roles simultaneously, balancing the demands of each role with their limited available time. Effect of climate change affected productive roles more in Kiruhura district than Isingiro district. There was migration of both men and women in search of water and pasture for livestock in Kiruhura district which distorted gender roles of women. Consequently, women and girl children had a heavier load and were the most people affected by climate change effects in these districts. Conclusion: Gender roles of communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park were affected and altered by the effects of climate change. Therefore, institutions offering climate services to local communities should consider gender in decision making, access to resources, information and knowledge during participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

scholarly journals Projected avifaunal responses to climate change across the U.S. National Park System

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. e0190557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna X. Wu ◽  
Chad B. Wilsey ◽  
Lotem Taylor ◽  
Gregor W. Schuurman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
National Park ◽  
National Park System ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Effect of climate variability on gender roles among communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Judith Irene Nagasha ◽  
Lawrence Mugisha ◽  
Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga ◽  
Howard Onyuth ◽  
Michael Ocaido
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
National Park ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Review Model ◽  
Women's Gender Roles

Background: Climate change has been increasingly recognized as a global crisis with effects on gender roles. Recently, communities surrounding Lake Mburo national park, Uganda have been experiencing frequent severe droughts. It was against this background that this study was designed to understand effect of climate change on gender roles. Methods: This cross sectional study reviewed the effect of climate change on men and women’s gender roles using a pragmatic research paradigm based on a thematic review model using participatory methods and a structured questionnaire. Results: The study found that men and women’s gender roles were altered during extreme dryness. Men played their roles sequentially focusing on one single productive role, while women played their roles simultaneously, balancing the demands of each role with their limited available time. Effect of climate change variability affected productive roles more in Kiruhura district than Isingiro district. There was migration of both men and women in search for water and pasture livestock in Kiruhura district which distorted gender roles of women. Consequently, women and children had a heavier load and were the most people affected by climate change effects. Conclusion: Gender roles of communities surrounding Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda were affected and altered by the effects of climate change variability. Therefore, institutions offering climate services to local communities should consider gender in decision making, access to resources, information and knowledge.

scholarly journals Climate change is advancing spring onset across the U.S. national park system

Ecosphere ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Monahan ◽  
Alyssa Rosemartin ◽  
Katharine L. Gerst ◽  
Nicholas A. Fisichelli ◽  
Toby Ault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
National Park ◽  
National Park System ◽  
The U.S

Assessment of aquifers groundwater storage for the mitigation of climate change effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Alberti ◽  
Martino Cantone ◽  
Loris Colombo ◽  
Gabriele Oberto ◽  
Ivana La Licata
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Groundwater Storage ◽  
Climate Change Effects
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