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In this issue of the Journal, Cristina Mittermeier provides a call to action and mission for all conservation photographers. In her stewardship article, she announces the first ever Conservation Photography symposium, which convened at the 8th World Wilderness Congress in Anchorage, Alaska, 2005 and lead to the formation of the International League of Conservation Photographers. Gregory Brown and Lilian Alessa contribute an article on wilderness values in Alaska, based on GIS-based study methods. Other topics include:
- Defining wilderness in Italy
- A look at the US Wilderness Act
- Wilderness Education as stewardship tool
- Wilderness in Tanzania, Russia, and Guianas
TABLE of CONTENTS
FEATURES
EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVES Can We Let Wilderness Just Be Wilderness? BY CHAD P. DAWSON
SOUL OF THE WILDERNESS A Wilderness Challenge BY MICHAEL FROME
STEWARDSHIP
Conservation Photography: Art, Ethics, and Action BY CRISTINA MITTERMEIER
SCIENCE and RESEARCH
A GIS-based Inductive Study of Wilderness Values BY GREGORY BROWN and LILIAN ALESSA
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ALDO LEOPOLD WILDERNESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE The Fire Effects Planning Framework BY ANNE BLACK
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Wilderness Education: The Ultimate Commitment to Quality Wilderness Stewardship BY GREG HANSEN and TOM CARLSON
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Conservation Planning in the Tropics: Lesson Learned from the Guianan Ecoregion Complex BY G. JAN SCHIPPER
The Ruaha National Park, Tanzania BY SUE STOLBERGER
Wilderness Is More Than “Nature” BY FRANCO ZUNINO
Plant Community Monitoring in Vodlozhersky National Park, Karelia, Russia BY RALPH DUNMORE
WILDERNESS DIGEST
Announcements and Wilderness Calendar
Book Reviews
The Enduring Wilderness: Protecting Our Natural Heritage through the Wilderness Act BY DOUG SCOTT, REVIEW BY JOHN SHULTIS, IJW BOOK EDITOR
Wildland Recreation Policy: An Introduction, 2nd ed. BY J. DOUGLAS WELLMAN AND DENNIS B. PROPST, REVIEW BY CHAD DAWSON
Wildlife Tourism: Impacts, Management and Planning EDITED BY KAREN HIGGINBOTTOM, REVIEW BY SARAH ELMELIGI