Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation by Strom, Stephen E.
Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation by Strom, Stephen E.

Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation

Nature has presented us with a gift of incalculable value: astounding diversity of plant and animal life...
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Author: Stephen E. Strom
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Language: English
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Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation by Strom, Stephen E.

Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation

$143.46
Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation by Strom, Stephen E.

Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation

$143.46
Author: Stephen E. Strom
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Nature has presented us with a gift of incalculable value: astounding diversity of plant and animal life and interwoven biological and physical systems of intricate complexity and beauty. We are faced today with an existential environmental and moral challenge: can we find common purpose in protecting and cherishing these masterpieces and in restoring a sense of shared responsibility for stewarding our endowment?

Forging a Sustainable Southwest introduces readers to four conservation efforts that provide insight into how diverse groups of citizens have worked collaboratively to develop visions for land use that harmonized sometimes conflicting ecological, economic, cultural, and community needs. Through the voices of more than seventy individuals involved in these efforts, we learn how they've developed plans for protecting, restoring, and stewarding lands sustainably; the management and funding tools they've used; and their perceptions of the challenges that remain and how to meet them.

This book details efforts to craft the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, establish Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, protect Cienega Ranch, and create the Malpai Borderlands Group. It will appeal to anyone interested in grassroots efforts to protect the vital ecosystems of the western United States.

These inspiring stories of citizens and groups working together demonstrate a path for the future built day-by-day: breaking bread at potlucks, holding informal front-porch discussions, and later finding common purpose in community-wide meetings. Might their efforts reveal a path to rebuilding our democratic systems from the ground up?


Author: Stephen E. Strom
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780816553686

About the Author
Stephen E. Strom has published eleven books in which his landscape photography complements poems and essays that speak to current cultural or environmental issues. His photography has been exhibited widely throughout the United States.
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