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RMRS-P-64: Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness
values: Ninth World Wilderness Congress symposium; November 6-13,
2009; Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Watson, Alan; Murrieta-Saldivar, Joaquin; McBride, Brooke, comps. 2011. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Ninth World Wilderness Congress symposium; November 6-13, 2009; Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Proceedings RMRS-P-64. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 225 p.
The Ninth World Wilderness Congress (WILD9) met in Meridá, Yucatán, Mexico in 2009. The symposium on science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values was the largest of multiple symposia held in conjunction with the Congress. The papers contained in this proceedings were generated at this symposium or submitted by the author or authors for consideration for inclusion in this proceedings, and have been organized into six major topics: (1) empowering young people, (2) promoting involvement of local communities, (3) enhancing transboundary conservation goals, (4) exploring wilderness meanings, (5) monitoring and predicting change, and (6) new directions in wilderness stewardship. Included are papers that address wildland issues in Afghanistan, Antarctica, Canada, Czech Republic, El Salvador, the Gambia, Germany, Honduras, India, Lesotho, Mexico, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and the United States.
Keywords: wilderness, biodiversity, conservation, protected areas, economics, subsistence, tourism, traditional knowledge, community involvement, policy, stewardship, education, spiritual values
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PDF File Size: 75 KSection 1-Empowering Young People
The Promise of Youth Service as a Global Conservation Tool
Emily R Sloane
PDF File Size: 200 KThe Design and Implementation of a Conservation Corps Program in Nuristan, Afghanistan
Danny Markus and John W. Groninger
PDF File Size: 235 KThe U.S. Forest Service Job Corps 28 Civilian Conservation Centers
Larry J. Dawson and Alicia D. Bennett
PDF File Size: 295 KSection 2-Promoting Involvement of Local Communities
Indigenous Ecotourism in Preserving and Empowering Mayan Natural and Cultural Values at Palenque, Mexico
Adrian Mendoza-Ramos and Heather Zeppel
PDF File Size: 280 KFrom Dominance to Détente in the Face of Climate Change: Agreements Beyond Boundaries with Indigenous Nations
Linda Moon Stumpff
PDF File Size: 230 KHuman-Wildlife Conflict and Its Implication for Conservation around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Margaret Aharikundira and M. Tweheyo
PDF File Size: 350 KUnderstanding and Building Wilderness Management Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Gregory F. Hansen
PDF File Size: 125 KSection 3-Enhancing Transboundary Conservation Goals
Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Park Joint Management: Sehlabathebe National Park (Lesotho) and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site (South Africa)
John M. Crowson
PDF File Size: 195 KThe Climate Adaptation Programs and Activities of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Wendy L. Francis
PDF File Size: 715 K"Europe's Wild Heart" - New Transboundary Wilderness in the Middle of the Old Continent
Hans Kiener and Zdenka Krenová
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBShared Wilderness, Shared Responsibility, Shared Vision: Protecting Migratory Wildlife
Will Meeks, Jimmy Fox, and Nancy Roeper
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBString of Turquoise: The Future of Sacred Mountain Peaks in the Southwest U.S. and Mexico
Linda Moon Stumpff
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBSection 4-Exploring Wilderness Meanings
The Socio-Cultural Value of New Zealand Wilderness
Kerry Wray
PDF File Size: 565 KEl Toro Wilderness, Luqillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico
Peter L. Weaver
PDF File Size: 1.3 MBPublic Perception of the Antarctic Wilderness: Surveys from an Educated, Environmentally Knowledgeable European Community
Tina Tin, Kees Bastmeijer, Jessica O'Reilly, and Patrick Maher
PDF File Size: 340 KWilderness-Between the Promise of Hell and Paradise: A Cultural-Historical Exploration of a Dutch National Park
Koen Arts, Anke Fischer, and René van der Wal
PDF File Size: 560 KRoles of and Threats to Yoruba Traditional Beliefs in Wilderness Conservation in Southwest Nigeria
Fola D. Babaloa
PDF File Size: 135 KThreats and Changes Affecting Human Relationships with Wilderness: Implications for Management
Robert G. Dvorak, William T. Borrie, and Alan E. Watson
PDF File Size: 115 KHuman Relationships to Fire Prone Ecosystems: Mapping Values at Risk on Contested Landscapes
Kari Gunderson, Steve Carver, and Brett H. Davis
PDF File Size: 625 KUnderstanding the Transformative Aspects of the Wilderness and Protected Lands Experience upon Human Health
Alan Ewert, Jillisa Overholt, Alison Voight, and Chun Chieh Wang
PDF File Size: 180 KChallenges in Protecting the Wilderness of Antarctica
Tina Tin and Alan Hemmings
PDF File Size: 150 KSection 5-Monitoring and Predicting Change
Climate Change and Ecosystem Services: The Contribution of and Impacts on Federal Public Lands in the United States
Valerie Esposito, Spencer Phillips, Roelof Boumans, Azur Moulaert, and Jennifer Boggs
PDF File Size: 600 KHow Do You Know Things Are Getting Better (or Not?) Assessing Resource Conditions in National Parks and Protected Areas
James D. Nations
PDF File Size: 140 KMonitoring Recreational Impacts in Wilderness of Kamchatka (on Example of Kronotsky State Natural Biosphere Preserve)
Anya V. Zavadskaya
PDF File Size: 935 KProtection of the Wilderness and Aesthetic Values of Antarctica: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a Tool
Rupert Summerson and Tina Tin
PDF File Size: 180 KSection 6-New Directions in Wilderness Stewardship
The National Landscape Conservation System: A Model for Long Term Conservation of Significant Landscapes
Dave Harmon and Jeff Jarvis
PDF File Size: 180 KThe Verification of Wilderness Area Boundaries as Part of a Buffer Zone Demarcation Process: A Case Study from the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
Sonja C. Krüger, Ian A. Rusworth, and Kirsten Oliver
PDF File Size: 340 KProtecting Marine Parks and Sanctuaries from Aquatic Nuisance Species Releases from Ballast During Emergency Response Events
Phyllis A. Green
PDF File Size: 115 KPlanning for People? An Evaluation of Objectives for Managing Visitors at Wildlife Refuges in the United States
Jeffrey J. Brooks and Robert Massengale
PDF File Size: 400 KWilderness: An Unexpected Second Chance
Jerry Magee and Dave Harmon
PDF File Size: 105 KExamining Visitors' Behavioral Intentions and Behaviors in a Taiwan National Park
Chieh-Lu Li and Garry E. Chick
PDF File Size: 110 KSection 7-Tribute
Natural and Near Natural Tropical Forest Values
Daniel H. Henning
PDF File Size: 140 K
Title: RMRS-P-64:
Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values:
Ninth World Wilderness Congress symposium; November 6-13, 2009;
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Electronic Publish Date: September 15, 2011
Last Update: September
15, 2011