Cooperation or conflict? Interagency relationships and the future of biodiversity for US parks and forests |
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Authors: | R Edward Grumbine |
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Institution: | (1) Sierra Institute U.C. Extension, 740 Front Street, 95060 Santa Cruz, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Cooperation between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and the United States Department of
Interior (USDI) National Park Service is most often advocated to protect biological diversity on national forests and parks,
but the agencies, so far, have done little to implement the biodiversity mandates of such laws as the Endangered Species Act
and the National Forest Management Act. The ideological and political history of the Forest Service and Park Service is explored
to determine the roots of interagency conflicts. Several recent models of cooperative reform are also critiqued and found
to be insufficient to stimulate better working relationships. To protect biodiversity, cooperation must be framed within conservation
biology and must place primary emphasis on ecosystem patterns and processes as well as on individual species. Increased education
of agency managers, ecosystem-level research, local and regional public participation, scientific oversight committees, new
legislation, and enlightened leadership also play important roles. Ultimately, management policies must be reframed within
a context of ecocentric values. |
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Keywords: | Biological diversity Federal agencies Public lands management |
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