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The Role Of Malagasy Women In Community Development: Analyzing The Potential For The Creation Of A Women’S Association For Alternative Livelihoods In Ifaty, Amanda Fencl

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Integrated Conservation and development projects (ICDPs) have increased in number worldwide as conservation organizations have to come to terms with the importance of involving and addressing the needs of local human populations to order to achieve their conservation goals. Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, environmental degradation, and plaguing poverty has made ICDPs crucial in achieving national goals of tripling the area of natural heritage conserved and poverty reduction through socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable development. In order to understand how such sustainable development can be achieved, it is essential to spend time enhancing one’s understanding of the local mentality and worldview. On …

The Role Of Tibetan Buddhism And Culture In Sustainable Development (A Case Study Of Yubeng Village), Frazer Lanier

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

During a lecture by Li Bo, of CBIK (the Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge a Chinese NGO), I was given a glimpse into the role that culture plays within poverty alleviation and environmental conservation. While poverty alleviation aims to develop community economies, this goal is usually seen as being in conflict with environmental conservation because it requires the use of environmental resources. This is a common misperception. According to Gou Jing’s article Gateway between Culture and Nature， “man’s touch bestows nature with culture” (Guo Jing 12). The interaction between nature and humans is the foundation for culture and the …

Integrated Fisheries Management Report Abalone Resource., Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries management papers

This report includes information on sustainability and sustainable harvest levels for Western Australian abalone stocks as required under the IFM policy. It also contains additional information on the current state of knowledge of the abalone resource, which provides a broader context for considering allocations. In particular, detailed information is provided on the Roe’s abalone resource in the Perth metropolitan area (commercial Area 7/recreational West Coast Zone).

Day 3: Friday, 19 August 2005: Habitat Conservation Plans, Susan Linner, Anne Ruggles, Anne Winans

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

5 pages (includes illustration).

Contains references.

Day 3: Friday, 19 August 2005: Section 7 Consultation, Susan Linner, Leslie Elwood, Steve Culver

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

10 pages (includes color illustrations and map).

Contains references.

Day 3: Friday, 19 August 2005: States And The Esa, Pam Inmann, Tom Norton

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

1 page.

Contains references.

Day 2: Thursday, 18 August 2005: Colorado Native Aquatic Species Restoration Program, Dave Schnoor

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

6 pages (includes illustrations).

Contains one reference.

Day 2: Thursday, 18 August 2005: Candidate Conservation Agreements And Collaborative Multi-Party Agreements, Al Pfister, Gary Skiba, Tim Lehmann

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

8 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains references.

Day 2: Thursday, 18 August 2005: Canada Lynx Reintroduction, Gary Skiba, Rob Edward, Bonnie Kline

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

5 pages (includes some color illustrations and maps).

Contains references.

Day 2: Thursday, 18 August 2005: Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Bob Muth, Tom Pitts, Dan Luecke

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

58 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains references.

Congressional Staff Update August 17, 2005, Public Lands Institute

Presentations (PLI)

The Public Lands Institute is dedicated to strengthening the national fabric that is essential for the protection, conservation, and management of public lands.

In collaboration with federal, state, and non-profit partners, the institute is creating new knowledge, advancing technology, improving education, and engaging the public to enhance public lands stewardship.

Agenda: Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

The Center sponsored its third annual field tour for staff members of the United States Congress, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Colorado state legislature.

Day 1: Wednesday, 17 August 2005: Introduction, Mark Squillace

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

5 pages.

Contains references.

Day 1: Wednesday, 17 August 2005: Biodiversity And Critical Habitat, Charles Bedford, Federico Cheever, Tim Sullivan

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

6 pages (includes color illustration).

Contains references.

Day 1: Wednesday, 17 August 2005: Science And The Esa, Joy Nicholopoulos, William Lewis

Endangered Species Act Congressional Field Tour (August 17-19)

43 pages (includes illustrations and map).

Contains references.

Slides: Long Term Management Of Community Forests: Some Eomf Partner Perspectives, Brian Barkley

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Brian Barkley, Ontario Model Forest, Canada

18 slides

Slides: Sustainable Forest Management Of Community Forest Lands: It's A Matter Of Balance, Dave Epperly

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Dave Epperly, St. Louis County Forest, MN

28 slides

Slides: New England Forestry Foundation: Private Forests For The Public Good Since 1944, Frank Reed

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Frank Reed, New England Forestry Foundation

9 slides

Slides: Forest Grove Municipal Watershed: Using Citizen Involvement To Break Gridlock, Scott Ferguson

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Scott Ferguson, City of Forest Grove, OR

23 slides

Slides: Forestry On The Yakama Reservation: The Balancing Of Natural Resources Management, Philip Rigdon

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Philip Rigdon, Yakama Nation, Toppenish, WA

64 slides

Slides: Long Term Forest Management: Creating A Forest Management Plan, Don Johnson

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Don Johnson, Forest Land Improvement, Inc., NH town forests

51 slides

Slides: Funding For Acquisitions: Creative And Emerging Mechanisms To Tap Private Funds, Peter R. Stein

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Peter R. Stein, General Partner, The Lyme Timber Company, Hanover, NH

9 slides

Slides: The Downhill Lever Of Current Forest Finance, Tom Tuchmann

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Tom Tuchmann, US Forest Capital, Portland, OR

6 slides

Slides: Public Funding Sources In Mt: State Funding Sources, 3 Partnerships Examples, Alan Wood

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Alan Wood, MT Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, MT

12 slides

Slides: Community-Owned Forests: Funding For Acquisition, Missoula, Mt, Tom Cassidy

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Thomas Cassidy, The Nature Conservancy, VA

21 slides

Community Forests: A Perspective, Robert Mccullough

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

22 pages.

"Robert McCullough teaches in the University of Vermont Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. He wrote The Landscape of Community: Communal Forests in New England."

Slides: Changes In Timberland Ownership: The New Hampshire Experience, Paul Doscher

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Paul Doscher, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Concord, NH

20 slides

Slides: Randolph Community Forest Partnerships, Ben Eisenberg

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Ben Eisenberg, Randolph Community Forest, NH

24 slides

Slides: The Trust For Public Land: Conserving Land For People, Ernest Cook

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Ernest Cook, Senior Vice President, Conservation Finance Program, The Trust for Public Land, Boston, MA

19 slides

Slides: Coolbough Natural Areas: Community Forest, Brooks Township, Michigan, Dale Block

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Presenter: Dale Block, Brooks Township Forest, MI

35 slides