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This issue of the IJW explores some interesting topics including climate change and biodiversity. The Nature of Climate Change (Locke and Mackey) explores issues related to climate change. Key Biodiversity Areas in Wilderness (Upgren, Bernard, Clay, de Silva, Foster, James, Kasecker, Knox, Rial, Roxburgh, Storey and Williams) discusses the importance of identifying biodiversity areas. Other topics include:
• The Hidden Wildness of Mexico
• A Profile of Conservation International
• Displacement in Wilderness Environments
• WILD9 and Wilderness Science
TABLE of CONTENTS
FEATURES
EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVES Wilderness in a Word…or Two…or More BY VANCE G. MARTIN
SOUL OF THE WILDERNESS The Hidden Wildness of Mexico BY JAIME ROJO
STEWARDSHIP
The Nature of Climate Change, Reunite International Climate Change Mitigation Efforts with Biodiversity Conservation and Wilderness Protection BY HARVEY LOCKE and BRENDAN MACKEY
Key Biodiversity Areas in Wilderness BY AMY UPGREN, CURTIS BERNARD, ROB P. CLAY, NAAMAL DE SILVA, MATTHEW N. FOSTER, ROGER JAMES, THAIS KASECKER, DAVID KNOX, ANABEL RIAL, LIZANNE ROXBURGH, RANDAL J. L. STOREY, and KRISTEN J. WILLIAMS
Alien and Invasive Species in Riparian Plant Communities of the Allegheny River Islands Wilderness, Pennsylvania BY CHARLES E. WILLIAMS
SCIENCE and RESEARCH
Displacement in Wilderness Environments, A Comparative Analysis BY JOHN G. PEDEN and RUDY M. SCHUSTER
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ALDO LEOPOLD WILDERNESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE WILD9 and Wilderness Science BY GEORGE (SAM) FOSTER
EDUCATION and COMMUNICATION
A Profile of Conservation International BY RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIER, CLAUDE GASCON, and THOMAS BROOKS
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Mountain Ungulates of the Trans-Himalayan Region of Ladakh, India BY TSEWANG NAMGAIL
WILDERNESS DIGEST
Announcments
Book Reviews
Roadless Rules: The Struggle for the Last Wild Forests BY TOM TURNER
Yellowstone Wolves: A Chronicle of the Animal, the People, and the Politices BY CAT URBIGKIT