Conservation easements are an increasingly popular strategy for conserving biological diversity on private land. Long-term vegetation monitoring on conservation easements can provide critical information on persistence of biological diversity and abundance of invasive species. We sampled understory plant composition on five of The Nature Conservancy’s conservation easements in the Mt. Lassen fo...

The environment and biodiversity of the Huascarán Biosphere Reserve (HBR) are threatened according to many in the region’s conservation community. This chapter explores how social, political, and economic changes in the region have affected agropastoral land uses and indigenous institutions for managing them. Here, I examine the extent to which the region’s policies of “conservation with develo...

Acknowledgements: This publication is part of The 2008 Review of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List is compiled and produced by the IUCN Species Programme based on contributions from a network of thousands of scientifi c experts around the world. These include members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups, Red List Partners (currently Conservation Int...

Acknowledgements: This publication is part of The 2008 Review of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List is compiled and produced by the IUCN Species Programme based on contributions from a network of thousands of scientifi c experts around the world. These include members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups, Red List Partners (currently Conservation Int...

Documents and works of art on paper can be preserved for years of use and enjoyment provided that some basic care is given to their preservation. The conservation staff at The Henry Ford have compiled the information in this fact sheet to assist in promoting the responsible care of documents and works of art on paper. The first step in the care of collections is to understand and minimize or el...