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CLIMATE CHANGE ALBERTAS BIODIVERSITY 9 Through its work monitoring terrestrial and wetland ecosystems across the province over the last twelve years the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute ABMI has developed an active and collaborative research program that demonstrates the value of the Institutes extensive biodiversity database and applies its research capacity to specific environmental planning and management challenges. In 2012 the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute with collaborators from the University of Alberta the Miistakis Institute the University of Saskatchewan and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures initiated the three-year Biodiversity Management and Climate Change Adaptation BMCCA project. The goal of the project was to develop essential knowledge and tools to support the effective management of Albertas biodiversity as climate change impacts our species and ecosystems are realized. The BMCCA project has addressed these knowledge gaps through review of relevant scientific literature analysis of existing data field experiments and observations and the development of online resources. The project has produced a broad 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 manage- ment in the province. This report is a guide to the BMCCA project. It highlights key outcomes research advances and new tools resources and approaches and serves as a bridge to more detailed results and outcomes. Fromitsoutsettheprojectrecognizedtheneedfor a better understanding of the predicted impacts of climate change on Albertas species and ecosystems the development and analysis of tools and targeted actions to support climate change adaptation in biodiversity management informed discussion on the actions required to effectively manage biodiversity in a changing climate and an improved understanding of the connection between the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the well-being of Albertans to support climate change adaptation in our communities.