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Biodiversity Partners Reports and Publications
The following are a list of reports and publications developed by the Biodiversity Partnership.
A Place for NatureThis beautiful report features photographs and descriptions of endangered habitats in Oregon's Willamette Basin. Includes a full-sized map of conservation priority areas. Written by Elizabeth Grossman and illustrated by Manda Beckett. Published in 2004.
Assessing the Wealth of NatureThe report, a collaborative effort with Defenders, Resources for the Future and Island Press, inventories economic benefits assessments, illustrates how they were used in local land use planning, and provides a starting place for conservationists interested in conducting their own assessments. Written by Laura Watchman and Elizabeth Grossman. Published in 2006.
Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation Planning ReferencesThis reference list represents books, articles, websites, and experts that resource professionals might find helpful in developing comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies.
Buying, Selling and Trading Biodiversity in WashingtonThe State of Washington is one of the few in the nation with an official policy acknowledging the importance of biodiversity conservation. Some of the most promising approaches to conservation are a new generation of market-based tools. This report provides extensive background information on market-based strategies and outlines the opportunities and challenges they present. 45 pages.
Challenge of ChangeReport based on "The Willamette River Basin Planning Atlas: Trajectories of Environmental and Ecological Change"
Conservation In AmericaThis report compiles information about conservation incentives offered by state governments to private landowners. Includes examples of successful programs, recommendations and profiles.
Conservation in America: State ProfilesCompanion to the publication Conservation in America by Sue George, published in 2002, this report contains a breakdown of the different types of state government incentives, examples of successful programs, recommendations, and profiles of the conservation incentives in each of the 50 states.
Conservation Incentives Work GroupPresented by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Habitat and FarmlandsMuch of the private land in the United States is used for farming or raising livestock. These lands can provide habitat for many species of fish and wildlife. A report developed for Defenders of Wildlife and written by Dan Imhoff, 2004.
Habitat and ForestlandBursting with life, forests present immensely complex challenges for biodiversity conservation. Learn more about the concepts scientists are using to frame how we think about conservation of forest biodiversity. Written by Rick Brown, 2005.
Habitat in Agricultural LandscapesThis paper provides a comprehensive synthesis of current understanding regarding conservation of fish and wildlife habitat and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, and to establish a framework for setting conservation goals, policy, and future research priorities. Written by Kristen Blann and published in 2006.
Habitat MonitoringThis paper provides a framework for a habitat-based monitoring program for assessing overall impacts of state-based conservation efforts, as well as background and guidance for data collection and analysis.
Implications of Climate Change for Conservation, Restoration and Management of National Forest LandsThis paper summarizes key scientific literature on climate change and forests, focusing on policy and management options for the future.
Incentives for Biodiversity ConservationPublished in 2006, this report is an economic and policy assessment of the biological effectiveness and economic efficiency of incentive mechanisms for private landowners to conserve biodiversity.
Listening to LandownersCase studies of Willamette Valley, Oregon landowners with widely varying perspectives who describe their individual forays into the world of government incentive programs.
Looking for the Big PictureDescribes the development of the Oregon Biodiversity Project and its products. Written by Wendy Hudson and Sara Vickerman. Published in 1998.
Measuring for SuccessProceedings from a 2002 workshop sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife and the Institute for Environmental Research and Education which examined strategies for measuring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Measuring for Success: Background materialsBackground materials from a 2002 workshop sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife and the Institute for Environmental Research and Education which examined strategies for measuring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
National Habitat Conservation Incentives WorkshopSummary and recommendations from June 2004 Habitat Conservation Incentives Workshop.
National Habitat Conservation Incentives Workshop Background Papers
Background papers from June 2004 National Habitat Conservation Incentives workshop. Includes Farm Bill Programs by Frank Casey of Defenders of Wildlife, George Boody of the Land Stewardship Project, and Craig Cox of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Background papers from June 2004 National Habitat Conservation Incentives workshop. Includes Farm Bill Programs by Frank Casey of Defenders of Wildlife, George Boody of the Land Stewardship Project, and Craig Cox of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
National Stewardship Incentives: Conservation Strategies for U.S. LandownersThis report addresses some of the policies and practices that can be implemented as a part of a larger strategy to reverse the trends causing stress to U.S. wildlife and ecosystems.
No Place for NatureThis report explores the role of Oregon's land use planning system in protecting habitat for native fish and wildlife, with focus on the Willamette Valley, where Oregon's growth pressures are strongest.
Oregon Adaptation EffortsAs the effects of a changing climate become increasingly apparent, Oregon needs a strategy for responding to these impacts. These basic guiding principles for managing fish, wildlife and habitats in a changing climate were prepared by the Oregon Global Warming Commissions Fish and Wildlife Adaptation Subcommittee.
Oregon Ecosystem MarketplaceThis paper identifies the opportunities that exist within Oregon that will support development of an ecosystem marketplace, as well as some of the limitations that could hinder this development. Specifically, it examines primary statutory and institutional limitations in Oregon.
Oregon Stewardship IncentivesThe report analyzes a wide range of options for improving stewardship across the landscape, including private and working lands, in Oregon. Written by Sara Vickerman. Published in 1998.
Restoring Rare Native Habitats in the Willamette ValleyA landowners guide for restoring oak woodlands, wetlands, prairies and bottomland hardwood and riparian forests in the Pacific Northwest. One of the Biodiversity Partnership's most popular reports! Written by Bruce Campbell. Published in 2004.
Status and Trends in Federal ProgramsThis retrospective report on federal resource conservation incentive programs constitutes one in a series of publications by Defenders of Wildlife's Conservation Economics Program to address wildlife habitat stewardship incentives in the United States.
Summit Report from Incentives Workshop, 1999Summit proceedings. This report examines specific incentive options that could be implemented to help private landowners and state agencies improve their stewardship of the land and its natural resources, and to examine new systems for implementing incentive programs more effectively over time. Written by Sara Vickerman. Published in 1999.
Thinning, Fire and Forest RestorationThis report explores the scientific basis for active management techniques such as thinning and prescribed fire in low-elevation dry forests. Written by Rick Brown.
Voluntary Conservation Tools and ProgramsEffective voluntary conservation programs consider a range of factors. For example, they are adaptable to the needs of individual landowners, unique ecological conditions, and strategic conservation goals. This report profiles voluntary programs. Written by Bobby Cochran and Cheryl Hummon in 2005.
Washington Biodiversity Initiative: A Feasibility AssessmentIn April 2001, Defenders of Wildlife commissioned a study on the feasibility of developing a biodiversity strategy project in Washington. The study triggered the introduction of a bill in Washington calling for the development of a state biodiversity strategy. Read the study, written by Joe La Tourette and B. Wayne Luscombe, Ph. D.
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