Parks - IUCN

PARKS VOL 9 NO 3 • OCTOBER 1999
helps to have a shared vision, a common strategy, and ideally a plan reached by
consensus. Inevitably there will be variances and exceptions, so the park managers
should anticipate an increased need for coordination. Eventually this might be
accomplished by annual meetings where stakeholders review the strategy, assess
progress, and plan the next year. At the beginning of a bioregional undertaking, these
coordinating meetings might be semi-annually or even quarterly.
Longer time-scales – Each of the case studies is a work in progress. The process
will continue to evolve as more stakeholders join the effort, adding their demands
and talents. As current problems are solved, other issues will surface that warrant
priority attention by the community.
Restoration and regeneration – As the bioregional approach begins to identify the
habitat requirements of individual species, and to adapt the landscape to the
pressures of climate change and fragmentation, the need for habitat restoration and
regeneration will become paramount. A bioregional landscape becomes a patchwork
quilt of wildlands, farms, forests, wetlands, fishing and wildlife harvesting zones and
infrastructure. Modern and traditional knowledge will point to the need to rebuild
those areas critical to retain and enhance the production of ecosystem services and
the overall productivity of the region.
Acknowledgement
The authors wish to acknowledge the editorial assistance provided by John Shores,
wildland management consultant, Washington DC.
Dr Kenton Miller, Vice President for International Development and Conservation,
World Resources Institute, 10 G Street NE, Suite 800, Washington DC Email:
kenton@wri.org. Dr Miller serves as chair of the World Commission on Protected Areas
focus on the Convention on Biological Diversity. He has been responsible for WRI’s
Biological Resources Program. His career has focused primarily on planning and
managing protected areas in developing countries.
Professor Larry Hamilton, Islands and Highlands Environmental Consultancy,
342 Bittersweet Lane, Charlotte, Vermont 05445. Email: Hamiltonx2@mindspring.com.
Professor Hamilton is Professor Emeritus of Cornell University, and of the East West
Center in Hawaii. Following an extensive period of work in the South Pacific, he
currently serves as Vice Chair of the World Commission on Protected Areas Special
Theme Programme on Mountains.
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