Asia

Connectivity Landscapes/Seascapes (see also: Globescapes)

Amur Green Belt and Amur-Heilong (China, Mongolia, Russia)
Bamyam Highlands (Afghanistan)
Batang Ai Landscape (Malaysia)
Cardamom and Elephant Mountains Corridor (Cambodia)
Central Asia Econet (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Central India Tiger Landscape (India), Contact: Milind Parawakam, Wildlife Conservation Trust
Changtang (China, Tibet)
Dawna Tenasserim Landscape (Thailand, Myanmar), Contact: Peter Cutter, SERVIR-Mekong
Dashte Kavir (Iran)
Dry Forests of Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam)
Eastern Steppe (Mongolia)
Endau-Rompin (Malaysia)
Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
Halmahera/Northern Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (Thailand, Myanmar)
Karimunjawa (Indonesia)
Kerinci Seblat Landscape (Indonesia, Sumatra)
Northern Forests Complex (Myanmar, India, China)
Northern Plains (Cambodia)
Sacred Himalaya Landscape (Nepal, India, Bhutan)
Sikhote-Alin Russia (Russia)
South Gobi (Mongolia)
Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape (Indonesia, Malaysia)
Tenasserim Corridor (Thailand, Myanmar)
Terai Arc Landscape (Nepal, India), Contact: Margaret Kinnaird
Tonle-Sap Lake and Inundation Zone Corridor (Cambodia)
Wakhan (Afghanistan)
Western Ghats (India)
Western Bering Sea (Russia, United States)
Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) (Thailand, Myanmar)

Connectivity Projects

Supporting a large landscape in the Pamir Region: Wakhan National Park in Afghanistan, which connects with 3 national parks in Pakistan (Qurumbar, Broghil, and Khunjerab), Zorkul Nature Reserve in Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Natural Reserve in China (Contact: Aziz Ali Khan, Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan)
Sundarbans Mangrove Biodiversity Education Conservation, and Research (Contact: Md. Maksudur Rahman, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS), Bangladesh)
Creating and Maintaining the Rajaji-Corbett Forest Corridor, Kanha-Achanakmar-Bandhavgarh connectivity (Contact: Ruchi Badola, Wildlife Institute of India, India)
National Elephant Corridors Project to combat human-elephant conflict as development expands (Contact: Indu Kumari, Wildlife Trust of India, India)
Promoting and supporting recognition of Indigenous peoples’ and Community Conserved territories and Areas (ICCAs) that emphasize nature conservation (Contact: Hanieh Moghani, Center for Sustainable Development and Environment (Cenesta), Iran)
Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Jordan Rift Valley – creation of protected areas and special conservation areas (Contact: Mohammed Zaarour, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan)
Protecting migratory waterfowl through an international partnership along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (Contact: Spike Millington, East Asian-Australasian Flyway, Korea)
Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape (HKPL) Initiative – transboundary effort to develop a regional framework for cooperation and understanding (Contact: Marc Foggin, Mountain Societies Research Institute w/ ICIMOD, Kyrgyzstan)
Tanintharyi Region, minimizing environmental impacts of the Dawei Industrial Development Project (Contact: Nirmal Bhagabati, World Wildlife Fund, Myanmar)
Conserving and Managing seven transboundary landscapes (Cherrapungee-Chittagong Landscape, HI-LIFE, Kailash Sacred Landscape, Kangchenjunga landscape, Hindu-Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape, REDD+), with a people-centered approach (Contact: Nakul Chettri, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal)
Working on Freshwater Protected Areas in the Mekong River Basin (establishment, effectiveness, and local involvement) for conservation (Contact: Harmony Patricio, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Australia, work in SE Asia) – also see Fresh approach to water solutions in Lao and this Global Ecology and Conservation research article
Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project, Active Asian Development Bank project involving China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia (Contact: Jeffrey McNeely, Society for Conservation Biology Asia, Thailand)
Trans-Siberia Corridor (Contact: Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Tomsk State University, Russia)

State	Year	Policy	Description
New Hampshire	2026	SB592	Enables regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors
New Hampshire	2019	SB200	Requires the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to consider fish and wildlife crossings and mitigation measures in all future road and culvert projects
New Hampshire	2016	SB376	Requires the fish and game department to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors connecting wildlife habitats in the state and to make recommendations for legislative changes

State	Year	Policy	Description
Maine	2023	LD258	Appropriates $7.5 million to Department of Transportation to improve roadways with potential adaptations for wildlife
Maine	2023	LD1881	Establishes compensation fee program relating to fish and wildlife habitats and associated corridors, including compensation paid by solar energy development
Maine	2023	LD508	Requires Department of Environmental Protection to review its permitting laws concerning climate change, habitat connectivity, ecological resilience, and coastal environments

State	Year	Policy	Description
New Jersey	2025	S3618	Directs state agencies to develop a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan
New Jersey	2024	S3916/A5486	Expands eligibility for existing wildlife fencing programs by including farmers leasing farmland
New Jersey	2007	NJAC7:13	Requires the state to incorporate wildlife crossings or a natural bank for terrestrial threatened and endangered species and/or species of concern when a new bridge or culvert project would cause habitat fragmentation

State	Year	Policy	Description
New Mexico	2023	SB72	Appropriates money to new Wildlife Corridors Fund for implementation of wildlife crossing projects under New Mexico Wildlife Corridor Action Plan
New Mexico	2022	HB 2	Allocates funding for projects to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and allows the Department of Transportation and Department of Game to implement their Wildlife Corridors Action Plan
New Mexico	2019	SB 228	Requires the creation of a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan that includes comprehensive guidance to agencies for identifying, prioritizing and maintaining important areas for wildlife movement

State	Year	Policy	Description
Washington	2023	HB1216/SB5196	Requires Department of Ecology to prepare environmental impact statements for clean energy projects that consider impacts to habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors
Washington	2022	SB5689	Provides funding for US 97 Wildlife Crossing Improvements project
Washington	2019	SEO 1031.02	Recognizes the effect of roadways in creating barriers to wildlife movement, breeding, and migrations; the Washington State Department of Transportation will promote and support Practical Solutions and Planning and Environmental Linkages to integrate habitat connectivity and biodiversity plans; will make use of the highway prioritization map known as Habitat Connectivity Investment Priorities; and will corporate and coordinate with other agencies involved in wildlife habitat protection, specifically along highways

Connecting Science to Conservation

Asia

Connectivity Landscapes/Seascapes (see also: Globescapes)

Connectivity Projects

Connectivity Landscapes/Seascapes and Projects by Region

State	Year	Policy	Description
Wyoming	2026	SF0052	Allocates funds for restoration of aquatic habitats including barrier removal for fish
Wyoming	2025	SF0088	Allocates funds for projects improving wildlife connectivity including fence removal, wildlife crossings improvements, and habitat restoration
Wyoming	2024	SF0060	Provides funds to help maintain primary migration corridors for ungulates in the Little Snake River Conservation District
Wyoming	2023	SF0106	Provides funds for large wildlife crossing projects across the state
Wyoming	2022	SF0048	Approves funding for specific wildlife crossings and aquatic connectivity initiatives
Wyoming	2021	SF066	Provides funds for large wildlife crossing projects across the state
Wyoming	2020	EO 1	Designates three mule deer migration corridors and establishes the process whereby future corridors can be designated
Wyoming	2020	HB 69	Establishes a system wherein funding from outdoor recreation can be appropriated for wildlife conservation efforts related to the state’s transportation system
Wyoming	2018	HB39	Proceeds from the newly established wildlife conservation license plates are allocated to wildlife connectivity improvements to the state transportation system

State	Year	Policy	Description
Vermont	2023	Act59	Vermont's 30x30 law that commits to conserving and maintaining an ecologically functional landscape that sustains biodiversity and maintains landscape connectivity
Vermont	2016	Act 171	Primarily focuses on timber harvesting regulations, but calls for a study of necessary revisions to planning statutes that protect contiguous areas of forestland from fragmentation and promote habitat connectivity between forestlands

State	Year	Policy	Description
Colorado	2026	SB141	Creates optional collision prevention fee to fund wildlife safe passage projects
Colorado	2025	HB1093	Restricts local limits on residential density unless offset elsewhere, exempts areas near wildlife crossings, and allows municipalities to seek judicial review of land use initiatives
Colorado	2023	SB 23-092	Encourages minimal impacts to wildlife migration corridors when constructing solar panel farms
Colorado	2023	SB 214	Appropriates funding to the Colorado Wildlife Safe Passages Fund for wildlife crossing projects
Colorado	2022	SB22-151	Creates a $5 million fund for measures that reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and reconnect habitat fragmented by roads
Colorado	2022	HB22-1072	Expands the scope of Habitat Partnership Program to fund efforts to conserve wildlife migration
Colorado	2021	SJR 21-021	Aims to protect and enhance habitat connectivity in the state through the establishment of a working group to develop state policies on corridors, as well as the commission of a report on state corridors and voluntary policies to support willing landowners in improving connectivity
Colorado	2019	EO 11	Directs Colorado agencies to identify policy, regulatory, and legislative opportunities to ensure the ongoing conservation of seasonal big game habitat and migration corridors
Colorado	2018	SB 18-143	States explicit goals for Division of Parks and Wildlife to invest in habitat conservation and wildlife crossings

State	Year	Policy	Description
California	2026	SB1250	Requires the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to include wildlife connectivity corridors and needs into its infrastructure project planning
California	2024	AB1889	Requires counties and municipalities to conserve wildlife corridors when planning new developments
California	2023	AB1760	Calls for a statewide analysis of wildlife corridors and connectivity to support conservation planning and climate change adaptation activities.
California	2023	SB145	Outlines provisions for transportation-related environmental mitigation, including funding for wildlife corridors, property and credit purchases for mitigation, reporting requirements, and mandates for wildlife crossings along Interstate 15.
California	2023	SB101	Provides funding for wildlife corridors and open spaces, including projects to improve connectivity and reduce barriers between habitat areas.
California	2022	AB2344	Establishes a state program to address roads with high wildlife-vehicle collisions, authorizes Caltrans to develop standalone wildlife connectivity projects, mandates an inventory and prioritization system for critical areas, and requires integration of wildlife passage features into relevant road designs.
California	2022	AB1384	Requires agencies to address vulnerabilities in Safeguarding California Plans, including protecting and enhancing wildlife corridors
California	2021	SB790	Approves compensatory mitigation credits for wildlife connectivity actions
California	2021	AB1183	Establishes the California Desert Conservation Program to protect biodiversity, including the protection and enhancement of habitat connectivity
California	2021	AB128	Appropriates funding for wildlife crossing projects, including the Liberty Canyon crossing for mountain lions
California	2015	AB 498	Amends the California Fish and Game Code to encourage, wherever feasible, voluntary steps to protect the functioning of wildlife corridors
California	2014	AB1471	Provides funds to the Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, in part to protect and restore aquatic, wetland, and migratory bird ecosystems including corridors.
California	2008	AB2785	Orders Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to investigate, study, and identify key wildlife corridors and linkages within the state, and to make those areas public

Connectivity in Action

Asia

Connectivity Landscapes/Seascapes (see also: Globescapes)

Connectivity Projects

Connectivity Landscapes/Seascapes and Projects by Region