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6 CLIMATE CHANGE ALBERTAS BIODIVERSITY The Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Adaptation BMCCA project led by the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute was initiated in 2012 with the goal of developing essential knowledge and tools to support the effective management of Albertas biodiversity as climate change impacts the provinces species ecosystems and human communities. The project focused on developing predictions of the impacts of climate change on Albertas biodiversity reviewing the actions and strategies required to effectively manage biodiversity in a changing climate developing and evaluating tools and targeted actions to support species management under climate change and connecting the impacts of climate change on biodiversity to the well-being of Albertans to support climate change adaptation in our communities. In doing so the BMCCA project has produced a comprehensive evidence-based and original examination of the effects of climate change on Albertas biodiversity developed innovative responses to these challenges and helped frame the discussion around climate change adaptation for biodiversity management in the province. This report provides a guide to the BMCCA project summarizing the individual projects highlighting key outcomes research advances and new tools resources and approaches and serving as a bridge to more detailed results and outcomes.