Transboundary Conservation
A New Vision for Protected Areas

Distributed for Conservation International
With a Preface by Vally Moosa
With a Foreword by Peter E. Seligmann
With a Foreword by Peter E. Seligmann
372 pages
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264 color plates
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12 x 11 1/4
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© 2005
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Three Exemplary Case Studies
1. The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park: The First of Its Kind
2. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park: A Benchmark for International Conservation
3. El Carmen-Big Bend: An Emerging Model for Private Public Partnership in Transboundary Conservation
America
4. The Alaska-Yukon-British Columbia Borderlands: The World’s Larges Contiguous Protected Area Complex
5. Dry Borders: Linking Nature Reserves across the Sonora-Arizona Border
6. Laguna Madre: A Major Transboundary Wetland on the Texas-Tamaulipas Border
7. The Maya Tropical Forst: Saving a Threatened Tri-National Biological and Cultural Heritage
8. La Amistad: A Long History of Transboundary Friendship in Central America
9. Vilcabamba-Amboro: Transboundary Collaboration from Andean Peaks to the Amazon Basin
10. Pantepui: The Roraima and Neblina Regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana
11. The Borderlands of Brazil and the Guianas: The World’s Most Intact Tropical Rainforest
12. Iguacu-Iguazu: One of the World’s Greatest Natural Wonders
Europe
13. The Pyrenees-Mount Perdu: A Shared Gem on the French-Spanish Border
14. The European Greenbelt: From Vision to Reality
Africa
15. West Africa’s Upper Guinea Forest Region: Transboundary Conservation in a Conflict Zone
16. The Tri-National de la Sangha: Transboundary Conservation in the Western Congo Forest
17. The Virunga Volcanoes Transboundary Conservation Area: Home of the Mountain Gorilla
18. Serngeti-Masai: Land of the Great Migration
19. |Ai-|Ais-Richtersveld-Sperrgebiet: Transboundary Conservation in an Arid Hotspot
20. Kavango-Zambezi: The Four-Corners Transfrontier Conservation Area
21. The Roof of Africa: Transboundary Conservation in the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains
Asia/Pacific
22. West Tien Shan: At the Crossroads of Central Asia
23. Manas: Transboundary Conservation on the Assam-Bhutan Border
24. The Lanjak Entimau/Batang Ai/Betung Kerihun Complex: A Heritage Area in the Heart of Borneo
25. Wasur-Tonda; Transboundary Conservation in the New Guinea Wilderness
Marine
26. The Mesoamerican Reef: A Shared Commitment for the Caribbean Jewel
27. The Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape: An Innovative Model for Transboundary Marine Conservation
28. Antarctica: The Last Global Commons
Appendix
Bibliography
Review Quotes
J. E. Grinnell | Choice
"Lavishly illustrated. . . . The heart of the book, and its chief value, lies in the 28 case studies described. . . . They are good introductions to the specific challenges faced by each area. With its beautiful photographs and lush descriptions, this book is valuable as a source of inspiration for those interested in learning more."
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