Marine turtles and climate change: the ACT project
The Adaptation to Climate change for marine Turtles (ACT) project is examining how marine turtles are affected by climate change and the best ways to reduce their vulnerability to changing environmental conditions.
Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are projected to result in higher surface, ocean and air temperatures, a rise in sea level, changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and altered precipitation patterns. The life history and biology of sea turtles are finely tuned to environmental conditions and climate changes in the ocean and along coasts may affect them in many ways.
The project has been examining the following questions:
Watch the short animation below to see how climate change can affect marine turtles and what we can do about it.
The project has been examining the following questions:
- How will climate change affect sea turtles and their habitats?
- What are the projected changes in temperature, precipitation and sea level for the wider Caribbean region?
- What can we do now, given our current level of knowledge, to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on hawksbill sea turtles and their habitats?
Watch the short animation below to see how climate change can affect marine turtles and what we can do about it.
WWF Adaptation Toolkit: Coasts
Latest news
Updates to the Adaptation Toolkit!
New report 'Guidelines for Monitoring Beach Profiles' now available.
Click here to access this and other resources from the Adaptation to Climate Change Toolkit.
Coming soon: 'What is adaptation? An introductory guide'
Project Partners
Contacts
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Marianne Fish
Marine and Coastal Adaptation Leader for Latin America and the Caribbean
mfish@wwfcanada.org
Dr. Marianne Fish
Marine and Coastal Adaptation Leader for Latin America and the Caribbean
mfish@wwfcanada.org
