Beyond the Ark: Tools for an Ecosystem Approach to Conservation - Couverture rigide

Weeks, W. William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1559633921 ISBN 13 : 9781559633925

Editeur : Island Press, 1996

Synopsis

Among the few organizations with substantial experience in conserving and managing large ecosystems is The Nature Conservancy (TNC) -- the largest private, nonprofit conservation organization in the world dedicated to preserving natural areas, whose efforts have led to the protection of more than nine million acres of land across the United States and Canada.For more than fourteen years, W. William Weeks has worked in various capacities for The Nature Conservancy -- as state director, chief operating officer, and, currently, as vice president and director of The Center for Compatible Economic Development. During that time he has developed a deeply personal understanding of TNC's underlying philosophy and guiding methodology, and has come to appreciate the complex interaction between landscapes and people that characterize all conservation efforts. In Beyond the Ark , Weeks weaves together anecdotes, personal reflection, and fascinating detail from past and current Nature Conservancy projects to present a lively and inspiring introduction to issues of land conservation and management, and to The Nature Conservancy's approach to conservation.The author begins with a general introduction to conservation, to conservation planning, to the history and philosophy of The Nature Conservancy, and to the popular but often vaguely defined notion of ecosystem management. He then presents a detailed account of the conservation planning discipline that is at the heart of The Nature Conservancy's approach. Weeks offers in-depth description and ysis of the planning process that TNC goes through for each project -- a process designed to lead to a comprehensive understanding of the ecological system under consideration, threats to it and their causes, strategies for addressing those threats, and a means of measuring success.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1559633921
• ISBN 13: 9781559633925
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 188
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible