Accordion side navigation Conservation Data Analysis Habitat Connectivity Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Areas of Conservation Emphasis (ACE) California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) Range and Distribution Mapping and Analysis Project (RADMAP) Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Rare Plants On this page Project Overview Reports and Further Information Related Efforts Contact Project Overview Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Rare Plants in California is a CDFW project that began in 2011 to provide information on rare plant vulnerability to climate change. Project funding and oversight came from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CA LCC). The purpose of this project was to: Develop a climate change vulnerability assessment methodology As a pilot study, assess roughly 10% of California’s rare plant species Evaluate the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) of NatureServe as a tool for ranking rare plant species with regards to climate change vulnerability Use species distribution modeling to assess future range change under various climate change scenarios for rare plants, and Evaluate how vulnerability assessments can be used to set goals, determine management priorities, and inform decisions about appropriate adaptation strategies Reports and Further Information Project report: detailed summary of the process and datasets developed (PDF) CCVI documents for species surveyed (downloadable Excel documents) Profiles of climate change sensitivities for species surveyed (downloadable Word documents) Related Efforts For more information on climate vulnerability assessments, visit the climate vulnerability assessment webpage. Contact ConservationAnalysis@wildlife.ca.gov