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Restoration and Conservation Opportunity Maps for the conterminous U.S. (CONUS)

Nature-based solutions is a leading policy option for mitigating climate change. We mapped areas of potential restoration and conservation opportunities in the conterminous U.S. (CONUS). The potential for five scenarios were examined: increasing forest cover in urban centers, restoring historically forested areas that have been converted to grasslands, conserving pristine grasslands, rewetting peatlands, and conserving vulnerable tidal wetlands.

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Author(s) Victoria L Woltz orcid, Zhiliang Zhu orcid, Benjamin M Sleeter orcid, Todd J Hawbaker orcid, Emily J Pindilli orcid, Kevin D Kroeger orcid, Chengquan Huang
Publication Date 2023-04-10
Beginning Date of Data 2023-04-06
Ending Date of Data 2023-04-06
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EG3U87
Citation Woltz, V.L., Zhu, Z., Sleeter, B.M., Hawbaker, T.J., Pindilli, E.J., Kroeger, K.D., and Huang, C., 2023, Restoration and Conservation Opportunity Maps for the conterminous U.S. (CONUS): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EG3U87.
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