Protecting wild nature on Native lands

By Vance Martin

Subjects: Nature, effect of human beings on, Effect of human beings on, Case studies, Ecology, Nature, Conservation of natural resources, Land tenure, Native Lands and Wilderness Council, Environmental protection, Indigenous peoples, Environmental policy

Description: "Native peoples control millions of hectacres of their own sovereign wildlands around the world. Some of these lands are well managed in a traditional manner, and some of them are managed with a combination of traditional and contemporary land management tools and techniques. Native stewards have stories to tell and expertise to share. The first Native Lands and Wilderness Council was convened during the 8th World Wilderness Congress (Alaska, 2005) for native communities to help one another keep the wildness in their ancestral lands. This first handbook shares some of their stories and some of their expertise."--Jacket.