This issue of the Journal covers many aspects of wilderness and fire. From Amphibians and wildfire in the US Northeast (by Blake Hossack), to the evolution of wilderness fire policy (by Gregory Aplet), the contributions to this issue provide a wide-scope view of the use of fire in managing wilderness, how fire effects biodiversity, plant life and human visitation, and how the fire stewardship is used in Alaska, South Africa and elsewhere.
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.
This issue of the Journal starts with an editorial perspective from Vance Martin on wilderness as a bipartisan cause, and announcing the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF). Joseph E. Mbaiwa and Onaletshepho I. Mbaiwa contribute an article on the effects of veterinary fences on wildlife population in the Okavango Delta region of Botswana.