Northeast State's Conservation Opportunity Areas, 2015

This map represents the identified Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs) for the Northeast states that were developed in 2015 based on the State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs). SWAPs are developed by U.S. states and territories to conserve wildlife and habitat before they become too rare or costly to restore. In 2005, all 50 States and five U.S. Territories developed a SWAP with updates occuring every 10 years. Each plan includes the identification of Species of Greatest Conservation Need for that state and deliniates COAs. COAs indicate where conservation actions are needed and are designed to coordination conservation between partners and guide actions based on goals. Each state develops COAs independently of each other. For more information on state specific SWAPs and COAs visit: https://northeastwildlifediversity.org/swap.本地图呈现了2015年依据《州野生动物行动计划》（State Wildlife Action Plans，SWAPs）划定的美国东北部各州已识别的保护机遇区（Conservation Opportunity Areas，COAs）。《州野生动物行动计划》由美国各州及领地制定，旨在在野生动植物及其栖息地变得过于稀有或恢复成本过高之前，对其进行保护。2005年，全美50个州及5个美国领地均制定了该计划，且每10年更新一次。每份计划均包含对应州的最需保护物种（Species of Greatest Conservation Need）的识别工作，并划定保护机遇区。保护机遇区指明了需要开展保护行动的区域，旨在协调各方保护合作，并依据既定目标指导保护行动的实施。各州的保护机遇区均为独立制定。如需了解各州专属《州野生动物行动计划》及保护机遇区的更多信息，请访问：https://northeastwildlifediversity.org/swap。