Community Solutions for Sea Turtle and Coastal Protection

Junquillal students monitor temperature differences among sand samples © WWF – LAC

By Eliot Levine, WWF-US

Junquillal Beach in the north Pacific of Costa Rica is a representative example of many places in Latin American and the Caribbean where wildlife and communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change. In [...]

Saving Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches in a Changing Climate: Junquillal, Costa Rica

By Eliot Levine, WWF-US

Marine turtles and their nesting beaches are threatened by sea-level rise and nest overheating resulting from climate change. A WWF project in Junquillal beach, Costa Rica, joined forces with the community to lead the implementation of adaptation measures such as coastal planning in consideration of sea-level rise, flood risk reduction, restoration [...]

From Analogy to Chronology

Mekong in October 2009, during the boat races in Vientiane ©WWF-US, Nikolai Sindorf

By Nikolai Sindorf, WWF-US

My job is to help conservation scientists and economic development professionals get ready for the impacts of climate change related to water. And today, I want to write about how we imagine a climate change warning label: “Use before 2050.” Reading current discussions on climate change based on global climate models, or [...]