Drafting a Conservation Blueprint

by Groves, Craig; Hunter, Malcolm L.; Nature Conservancy

• ISBN13: 9781559639385
• ISBN10: 1559639385
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-16
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Drafting a Conservation Blueprintlays out for the first time in book form a step-by-step planning process for conserving the biological diversity of entire regions. In an engaging and accessible style, the author explains how to develop a regional conservation plan and offers experience-based guidance that brings together relevant information from the fields of ecology, conservation biology, planning, and policy. Individual chapters outline and discuss the main steps of the planning process, including: an overview of the planning framework selecting conservation targets and setting goals assessing existing conservation areas and filling information gaps assessing population viability and ecological integrity selecting and designing a portfolio of conservation areas assessing threats and setting priorities A concluding section offers advice on turning conservation plans into action, along with specific examples from around the world.The book brings together a wide range of information about conservation planning that is grounded in both a strong scientific foundation and in the realities of implementation.

Author Biography

Carl R. Groves is research biologist and conservation planner for the Wildlife Conservation Society in the greater Yellowstone area.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
About the Authors	p. xxi
Groundwork	p. 1
The Challenge of Conserving Biological Diversity	p. 3
Foundations: Ecoregions, Guiding Principles, and a Planning Process	p. 24
Building Blocks for Regional Conservation Planning	p. 41
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Planning	p. 79
What to Conserve? Selecting Conservation Targets	p. 81
Evaluating Existing Conservation Areas and Filling Information Gaps	p. 114
How Much Is Enough? Setting Goals for Conservation Targets	p. 146
Will Conservation Targets Persist? Assessing Population Viability and Ecological Integrity	p. 178
Drafting Nature's Blueprint: Selecting and Designing a Network of Conservation Areas	p. 216
Safeguarding Nature's Investments: Setting Priorities for Action among Conservation Areas	p. 260
Conservation Planning for the Biosphere	p. 289
Maintaining the Ebbs and Flows of the Landscape: Conservation Planning for Freshwater Ecosystems	p. 291
The Sea Around: Conservation Planning in Marine Regions	p. 319
Adapting Ecoregional Plans to Anticipate the Impact of Climate Change	p. 345
From Planning to Practice	p. 367
Putting the Pieces Together: Implementing Conservation Plans for Biodiversity at Multiple Scales	p. 369
Conservation Planning at the Crossroads	p. 398
Literature Cited	p. 405
Index	p. 447
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