Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-446) and index.
Review
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Drafting a Conservation Blueprint is highly recommended for any conservation practitioner involved in landscape-scale or regional conservation planning, as well as agency staff, students, and those looking for efficient ways to focus scant conservation dollars in a region."
About the Author
Craig R. Groves is Research Biologist and Conservation Planner for the Wildlife Conservation Society in the greater Yellowstone area. He worked for The Nature Conservancy for 13 years, first as a conservation biologist and then as Director of Conservation Planning, a position he held from 1997 to 2002.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I. Groundwork
Chapter 1. The Challenge of Conserving Biological Diversity
Chapter 2. Foundations: Ecoregions, Guiding Principles, and a Planning Process
Chapter 3. Building Blocks for Regional Conservation Planning
PART II. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Planning
Chapter 4. What to Conserve? Selecting Conservation Targets
Chapter 5. Evaluating Existing Conservation Areas and Filling Information Gaps
Chapter 6. How Much Is Enough? Setting Goals for Conservation Targets
Chapter 7. Will Conservation Targets Persist? Assessing Population Viability and Ecological Integrity
Chapter 8. Drafting Nature's Blueprint: Selecting and Designing a Network of Conservation Areas
Chapter 9. Safeguarding Nature's Investments: Setting Priorities for Action Among Conservation Areas
PART III. Conservation Planning for the Biosphere
Chapter 10. Maintaining the Ebbs and Flows of the Landscape: Conservation Planning for Freshwater Ecosystems
Chapter 11. The Sea Around: Conservation Planning in Marine Regions
Chapter 12. Adapting Ecoregional Plans to Anticipate the Impact of Climate Change
PART IV. From Planning to Practice
Chapter 13. Putting the Pieces Together: Implementing Conservation Plans for Biodiversity at Multiple Scales
Chapter 14. Conservation Planning at the Crossroads
Literature Cited
Index