Watch the award-winning short film “The Urgency of Now” concerning the climate crisis in our region and some of the things we can do about it.
How has the Conservancy been engaging around climate change?
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida joined with Collier Community Foundation, the Collaboratory, ECOAmerica, and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), with additional support from the Kapnick Foundation, to launch Growing Climate Solutions: Path to Positive SW Florida in 2017. This work later culminated post-Hurricane Ian, with the successful organization of the SW Florida Climate and Community Initiative, which hosted the first Climate and Community Summit in the region.
The Conservancy continues to show its sustained commitment to working on these issues, including with the 2023 hiring of a Climate Resilience Advisor as part of the Environmental Policy team. Current focuses include outreach about climate impacts in Southwest Florida, engagement on pertinent policy issues, and advocacy for including nature-based and hybrid adaptation solutions in local planning.
Learn more about local climate concerns and possible solutions by:
- Reading the report of outcomes from Lee and Collier County Community Conversation Workshops
- Viewing or downloading the report of outcomes from the SWFL Climate & Community Summit
- Browsing video from the SWFL Climate & Community Summit