As the leading environmental publisher, Island Press is committed to spreading ideas that inspire change. Sometimes, that means taking those ideas straight to lawmakers. On February 8, Island Press partnered with Congressman Jared Huffman's office to...
Island Press Field Notes
International efforts to conserve biodiversity in developing countries are recognizing the need to provide alternative livelihoods.
After 30 years of controversy that tore at the social fabric of Tasmania, the federal and Tasmanian governments of Australia finally signed the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement to provide support and funding that will help the timber...
I never thought they could dig themselves out of the situation. But they did--and the way they did it is a great lesson for all conservationists who work with people.