Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xii
4. Preface xiv
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Overview of Protected Areas and the Regional Planning Imperative in North America: Integrating Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development 1
7. Country Overviews
8. Preserving Canada's Wilderness Legacy: A Perspective on Protected Areas 25
9. National Parks, Wilderness, and Protected Areas in the United States 45
10. The Mexican Park and Protected Area System 61
11. Canada
12. Regional Approaches to Planning for Protected Areas and Conservation 75
13. Natural Area Policies, Regional Municipality Of Waterloo, 1973 to 2001 and Beyond 91
14. Making Ecosystem-Based Science Into Guidelines For Ecosystem-Based Management: The Greater Fundy Ecosystem Experience 103
15. Assessing Ecosystem Conservation Plans for Canadian National Parks 113
16. Linking Public and Private Stewardship: Planning For The Great Sand Dunes National Monument Area, Colorado, And Its Implications For Canada 133
17. Wings Across the Border 147
18. Baja California to the Bering Sea: A North American Marine Conservation Initiative 161
19. United States of America
20. The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 193
21. Regional Management Program at Yellowstone National Park 205
22. Cascades International Park: A Case Study 219
23. The Wlldlands Project: The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and Sky Islands Wildlands Network 235
24. Ecoregion-Based Conservation in the Ghihuahuan Desert: Summary of Biological Assessment and Biodiversity Vision 247
25. Parks, Protected Areas, and Environmental Education in North America 261
26. United States of Mexico
27. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Baja California 279
28. Conservation and Management of Ecosystems Within and Without Protected Natural Areas, Baja California, Mexico 297
29. Feasibility of Sustainable Investment Projects in the Northern California Gulf and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve, Mexico 307
30. Parks And Protected Areas in Local And Regional Context in North America: A Multisectoral, Transdisciplinary Approach 321
31. Tourism, Protected Areas, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development in Mexico 331
32. Public Participation in Mexican Protected Areas: Terminos Lagoon, Campeche 347
33. Phylogeography, Historical Patterns, and Conservation Of Natural Areas 369
34. Retrospectives
35. Retrospective from Canada 381
36. Retrospective from the United States 383
37. Retrospective from Mexico 387
38. The Growing Role of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Biodiversity and Protected Area Planning in North America 389
39. Conservation Of Biodiversity: The North American Conservation Area Database 399
40. Attendee List 411
41. Index 415