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Seventh World Wilderness Congress Symposium
Science and Stewardship to Protect and Sustain Wilderness Values

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, November 2-8, 2001

Chair: Alan Watson - Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute



Table of Contents

  1. State-of-Knowledge on Protected Areas Issues in South Africa
  2. Traditional and Ecological Values of Nature
  3. Wilderness: Systems and Approaches to Protection
  4. Protection of Coastal/Marine and River/Lake Wilderness Ecosystems
  5. Spiritual Benefits, Religious Beliefs and New Stories
  6. Personal and Societal Values of Wilderness
  7. The Role of Science, Education and Collaborative Planning In Wilderness Protection and Restoration

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I.  State-of-Knowledge on Protected Areas Issues in South Africa
  • W. D. Densham, A. J. Conway - Planning and Management of the Umfolozi Wilderness Area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Model for Managing African Wilderness Areas.

  • Guy Palmer, Maretha Shroyer, Nigel Wessels - Wilderness Conservation in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Where we are going.

  • William R. Bainbridge - Establishment of a Buffer Zone in the Peripheries of Wilderness Areas in the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, Kwazulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.

  • M. E. Shroyer, P. Blignaut - Mountain Conservation in South Africa.

  • W. D. Densham, R. J. Fincham - The WAG-CEAD Alliance and Its Commitment to Wilderness Training and Protection in Southern Africa.

  • Stefanie Freitag-Ronaldson, Ralf H. Kalwa, Jaco C. Badenhorst, Jan duP Erasmus, Freek J. Venter, Flip J. Nel - Wilderness, Wilderness Quality Management and Recreational Opportunities Zoning Within Kruger National Park, South Africa.

  • R. H. Kalwa - Cross Boundary Impacts in the Crocodile River Valley: A National Parks Perspective.

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II.  Traditional and Ecological Values of Nature
  • Malcolm Draper - In Quest of African Wilderness.

  • Linda Moon Stumpff - Protecting Restorative Relationships and Traditional Values: American Indian Tribes, Wildlife and Wildlands.

  • T. Damu - Helping the "Eco-system People" Protect Wilderness and Their Own Welfare.

  • Sandra Hinchman - Endangered Species, Endangered Culture: Native Resistance to Industrializing the Arctic.

  • Kelly Luck, Zweliyanyikima Vena - Contested Rights: The Impacts of Game Farming on Farm Workers in the Bushmans River Area.

  • Chad E. Dear - Recreationists' Understanding of Subsistence in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska.

  • Robert L. Arnberger - Living Cultures - Living Parks in Alaska: Considering the Reconnection of Native Peoples to Their Cultural Landscapes in Parks and Protected Areas.

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III.  Wilderness: Systems and Approaches to Protection
  • A. Schoon, M. Shroyer, F. Hunziker - An NGO's Contribution to Mountain Conservation in South Africa.

  • Paul J. Mitchell-Banks - Protecting and Sustaining Wilderness Values in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area.

  • Jeff Jarvis - The National Landscape Conservation System - A New Approach to Conservation.

  • David M. Johns - The Wildlands Project Outside North America.

  • Perry Brown - Personal and Societal Values, and Wilderness Stewardship.

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IV.  Protection of Coastal/Marine and River/Lake Wilderness Ecosystems
  • William R. Bainbridge - Rationalization of the Commercial Afforestation Program on the Western Shores of Lake St Lucia, for Extension of the St Lucia Wetlands World Heritage Site, and Promotion of Compatible Land-use Methods in the Peripheries of the St Lucia Wilderness Areas.

  • John J. Daigle, Jamie Hannon, Cynthia Stacey - Factors Influencing Experience Quality: Comparing User Groups and Place Attachment at the St. Croix International Waterway.

  • Laani Uunila - Community Involvement in New Zealand Marine Reserve Management: Examining Practice.

  • Penny Bernard - The Ecological Implications of the Water Spirit Beliefs in Southern Africa: The Need to Protect Knowledge, Nature and Resource Rights.

  • Sally Wynn - The Zambezi River: Wilderness and Tourism Research into Visitor Perceptions about Wilderness and Its Value in the Zambezi River Context.

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V.  Spiritual Benefits, Religious Beliefs and New Stories
  • Hafiz Nazeem Goolam - Preserving Paradise Through Religious Values of Nature: The Islamic Approach.

  • Baylor Johnson - Sources of Spiritual Benefits of Wilderness: A Philosopher's Reflections.

  • David M. Johns - Our Real Challenge: Managing Ourselves Instead of Nature.

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VI.  Personal and Societal Values of Wilderness
  • Lisi Krall, John Organ, Florence Shepard - The Value of Wilderness Revisited.

  • Peter B. Myles - The Contribution of Wilderness to the Survival of the Adventure Travel and Ecotourism Markets.

  • Laura M. Fredrickson - Wilderness Ecotourism and Education as a Means of Promoting an International Environmental Ethic.

  • Sophie Jakowska, Dyrce Lacombe - Wildlife in Growing Cities: Eco-Socio-Cultural Considerations.

  • Les Wadzinski - Management Actions to Protect Wilderness Experiences and the Resource.

  • Patrick T. Maher, Gary Steel and Alison McIntosh - Antarctica: Tourism, Wilderness and "Ambassadorship."

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VII.  The Role of Science, Education and Collaborative Planning In Wilderness Protection and Restoration
  • David N. Cole - Ecological Research and Educational Programs to Support Protected Area Management: Lessons from the United States Experience.

  • Stephen F. McCool - From Scholarship to Stewardship: Opportunities and Challenges in Wilderness Research, Education and Management.

  • Jan W. van Wagtendonk - The Role of Science in the Sustainable Management of the Yosemite Wilderness.

  • Crewenna Dymond, Steve Carver, Oliver Phillips - Investigating the Environmental Cause of Global Wilderness and Species Richness Distribution.

  • Till Meyer - The Shack Revisited: Aldo Leopold's Perceptions of Wilderness From a Historic, Legal and International Perspective.

  • Børge Dahle - Norwegian "Friluftsliv" - "Environmental Education" as a Lifelong Communal Process.

  • N. King - Overcoming the Taxonomic Impediment to Sustainable Development: BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, the Global Network for Taxonomy - a Successful Networking Model for Capacity Building in Developing Countries.

  • Teresa Cristina Magro - Closure of Trails: A Restoration Strategy or Lack of Management?

  • Teresa Cristina Magro and José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves - Seed Bank as a Tool for Choosing the Better Strategy for Trail Recovery.

  • Charles Besancon and Wayne Freimund - Where in the World Wide Web is Wilderness?

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ALAN WATSON - Research Social Scientist
awatson@fs.fed.us

JANET SPROULL - Assistant Coordinator
jsproull@fs.fed.us

Leopold Institute
P. O. Box 8089
Missoula, MT 59807 USA
(406) 542-4197
FAX (406) 542-4196
www.wilderness.net/leopold



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