Conserving the future : wildlife refuges and the next generation / the National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.)

Contributor:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.).

Wildlife refuges--United States--Planning.

Wildlife refuges.

Wildlife conservation--United States--Planning.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife conservation--Planning.

Wildlife refuges--Planning.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The National Wildlife Refuge System, [2011]

Summary:

From the Executive Summary: For the past 18 months, the National Wildlife Refuge System has worked to create a vision that will guide the management of the Refuge System during the next decade and beyond. Conserving the Future is built on the foundation and inspiration of Fulfilling the Promise. This new vision seeks to not only further the System's mission, but also to raise the Service's profile in the broader national conservation effort. Consistent with our guiding legislation, Conserving the Future embraces bold, new ideas to realize the full conservation potential of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The conservation landscape has changed, the playing field has changed and the stakes have changed. Human demands on the environment combined with environmental stressors are creating an urgent need for conservation choices. The scale of issues and challenges we face is unprecedented and impacts us all; no single entity has the resources necessary to address these challenges on its own. Conserving the Future acknowledges that strategic, collaborative, science-based landscape conservation-along with effective public outreach, education and environmental awareness-is the only path forward to conserve America's wildlife and wild places. This document articulates the Refuge System's role in this effort: leading when appropriate and supporting our partners when able. We recognize all of our conservation partners, and explicitly acknowledge the unique and valued realtonship, expertise, and authority of state wildlife agencies in managing fish, wildlife, and their habitats associated with the Refuge System. We also recognize that we must identify opportunities to engage new constituencies to help us meet our mission. Conserving the Future was developed by Service employees in partnership with stakeholders through a transparent public process. Although focused on the Refuge System, this process catalyzed a national discussion on conservation that transcends the Refuge System. Several recurring themes emerged: relevance to a changing America, the impact of a changing climate, the need for conservation at the landscape scale, the necessity of partnership and collaboration, and the absolute importance of scientific excellence. These themes are woven throughout the document.

Contents:

Preface

Executive summary

Introduction

Chapter 1: Conserving The Future: Wildlife And Wildlands

Doing the right things in the right places: conservation planning and management

Conservation planning for the next century

Challenge of climate change

Strategic growth of the refuge system

Commitment to science

Application of science

Robust inventory and monitoring

State of the system

Deliberate research agenda

Communication, collaboration and contribution in science

Chapter 2: Connected Conservation Constituency:

Public stewardship

Urban refuge initiative

Getting the word out

Outside connection

Chapter 3: Leading Conservation Into The Future:

Organizational efficiencies

Succession isn't just for habitats

Leadership

Renewed commitment to our guiding principles

Guiding principles

Mission statement

Final call to action

Acknowledgments

Vision map.

Notes:

"October 2011."

Title from title screen (viewed on February 24, 2012).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.). Conserving the future

OCLC:

778095385

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