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In this issue of the Journal, Patricio Robles Gil contributes an international perspective on the first wilderness designation in Latin America, El Carmen wilderness. George Schaller presents a proposal for a Pamir International Peace Park, principally in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the book reviews, John Shultis looks at “Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected Areas,” by Russell Mittermeier, Cyril Kormos, Cristina Mittermeier, et al. Other topics include:
- Caves as Wilderness
- Wilderness and Persons with Disabilities
- Writers and wilderness
- Wilderness in Mexico, China and Pakistan
TABLE of CONTENTS
FEATURES
EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVES Different Voices in Wilderness Advocacy and Management BY CHAD P. DAWSON
SOUL OF THE WILDERNESS A Perspective on Wilderness, the Forest Service, and Taking the Long View BY REBECCA ORESKES
STEWARDSHIP
Defining the Concept of Cave Wilderness and Its Designation Values B PATRICIA E. SEISER and MICHAEL A. SCHUETT
Managing Caves as Wilderness at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California BY JOEL DESPAIN
SCIENCE and RESEARCH
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ALDO LEOPOLD WILDERNESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Revisiting Wildernses Science Priorities BY DAVID J. PARSONS
Wilderness and Persons with Disabilities: Transferring the Benefits to Everyday Life BY LEO McAVOY, TOM HOLMAN, MARNI GOLDENBERG, and DAVID KLENOSKY
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Writers and Wilderness: How to Recapture the Momentum in Saving Wilderness BY ROBERT C. BARON
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
El Carmen: The First Wilderness Designation in Latin America BY PATRICIO ROBLES GIL
A Proposal for a Pamir International Peace Park BY GEORGE B. SCHALLER
The Global Wilderness Seminar for Government Agencies: A Meeting at the Crossroads of Wildlands Stewardship BY NANCY ROEPER, PETER LANDRES, and DON FISHER
WILDERNESS DIGEST
Announcements and Wilderness Calendar
Book Reviews
Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected Areas BY RUSSELL MITTERMEIER, CYRIL KORMOS, CRISTINA MITTERMEIER, PATRICIO ROBLES GIL, TREVOR SANDWITH, and CHARLES BESANCON, REVIEWED BY JOHN SHULTIS
Recommendations and Guidelines for Managing Caves on Protected Lands EDITED BY W.K. JONES ET AL., REVIEWED BY PATRICIA E. SEISER
The Multiple Values of Wilderness BY H. KEN CORDELL, JOHN C. BERGSTROM AND J.M. BOWKER, REVIEWED BY CHAD P. DAWSON