Designing a Sustainable Future through Creation of North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge
In 2001, the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was established based on the principles of conservation and sustainability. The refuge has grown from 49.1 ha in 2001 to over 2,300 ha in 2010. Agreement on a compelling vision for a sustainable future was necessary to rally stakeholders and m...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:0ca5e7a0d72549be810b72209254a1c4 2023-05-15T15:56:18+02:00 Designing a Sustainable Future through Creation of North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge Michael A. Zarull Rebecca S. Robinson John H. Hartig 2010-09-01 https://doi.org/10.3390/su2093110 https://doaj.org/article/0ca5e7a0d72549be810b72209254a1c4 en eng MDPI AG doi:10.3390/su2093110 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/0ca5e7a0d72549be810b72209254a1c4 undefined Sustainability, Vol 2, Iss 9, Pp 3110-3128 (2010) sustainable development adaptive management international wildlife refuge envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2010 fttriple https://doi.org/10.3390/su2093110 2023-01-22T19:11:44Z In 2001, the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was established based on the principles of conservation and sustainability. The refuge has grown from 49.1 ha in 2001 to over 2,300 ha in 2010. Agreement on a compelling vision for a sustainable future was necessary to rally stakeholders and move them forward together. Project examples include: lake sturgeon and common tern restoration; soft shoreline engineering; ecotourism; sustainable redevelopment of a brownfield; and indicator reporting. Key success factors include: a consensus long-term vision; a multi-stakeholder process that achieves cooperative learning; strong coupling of monitoring/research programs with management; implementing actions consistent with adaptive management; measuring and celebrating successes; quantifying benefits; building capacity; and developing the next generation of sustainability practitioners and entrepreneurs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common tern Unknown Detroit ENVELOPE(-60.000,-60.000,-64.167,-64.167) Sustainability 2 9 3110 3128 |
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In 2001, the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was established based on the principles of conservation and sustainability. The refuge has grown from 49.1 ha in 2001 to over 2,300 ha in 2010. Agreement on a compelling vision for a sustainable future was necessary to rally stakeholders and move them forward together. Project examples include: lake sturgeon and common tern restoration; soft shoreline engineering; ecotourism; sustainable redevelopment of a brownfield; and indicator reporting. Key success factors include: a consensus long-term vision; a multi-stakeholder process that achieves cooperative learning; strong coupling of monitoring/research programs with management; implementing actions consistent with adaptive management; measuring and celebrating successes; quantifying benefits; building capacity; and developing the next generation of sustainability practitioners and entrepreneurs. |
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Designing a Sustainable Future through Creation of North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge |
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