"Nature Conservation and the Voluntary Principle"
John M. Francis examines the dilemma that arises from the British application of “voluntary principle” legislation to long-term land management strategies in support of nature conservation.
John M. Francis examines the dilemma that arises from the British application of “voluntary principle” legislation to long-term land management strategies in support of nature conservation.
The Canadian government established the Wood Buffalo National Park in 1922 to protect a remnant herd of wood bison. The park has become North America’s biggest national park and is still home to the largest free-roaming herd of wood bison. However, the park’s wildlife has also been subject to some of the most intrusive and ill-conceived management interventions in Canadian history.
Bryan G. Norton proposes the pragmatic conception of truth, anticipated by Henry David Thoreau and developed by C.S. Peirce and subsequent pragmatists, as a useful analogy for characterizing “sustainability.”
Yvonne Rydin examines the different ways in which the significance of environmental discourse is recognized, analyzing its influence.
The article discusses how far the ecological state can go in pursuing sustainable development without intruding on democratic values. Focussing on social choice mechanisms, it draws the image of the ecological state as a “green fist in a velvet glove.”
In this paper, Bryan G. Norton and Anne C. Steinemann offer a new valuation approach which embodies the core principles of adaptive management, which is experimental, multi-scalar, and place-based.
The article shows how the Sami of northern Norway are creating new openings and opportunities for more localized management systems based on local environmental knowledge.
This film investigates the increasing trend towards privatizing control of water resources, and the response of cities, organizations, municipalities, and communities.
Cindy Ermus argues that the Plague of Provence represents one of the earliest and most pronounced instances of a rigorous, centralized response to disaster.
The focus of this paper is on identifying some of the key elements of water policy and governance presented at the 5th IWHA Conference ‘Pasts and Futures of Water.’ The paper also explores the challenges and opportunities facing the international community for living up to the principles of democratic water governance in a context of increasing global uncertainty.