Publications and resources created by
Environment Program grantees with DDCF support,
organized by subject area:
Conservation Economics, Conservation Incentives, Evaluation & Monitoring, Integrating State Wildlife Action Plans into Other Conservation Efforts, Land Use Planning & Conservation, State Wildlife Action Plans, and Sustainable Forestry
Conservation Economics
Economic Benefits of Conserving Natural Lands. Case Study: Yaquina Bay Conservation Opportunity Area, Oregon
December 2008 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report (687 KB PDF)
The Cost of a Comprehensive National Wildlife Habitat Conservation System
October 2008 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report (642 KB PDF)
Assessing the Wealth of Nature: Economic Studies to Promote Land Conservation Instead of Sprawl
2006 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report (520 KB PDF)
A Review of Economic Benefits of Species and Habitat Conservation
July 26, 2006 – Defenders of Wildlife
Conservation Economics Working Paper #4 (671 KB PDF)
From Walden to Wall Street - Frontiers of Conservation Finance
September 29, 2005 – James Levitt, Island Press
Book
The Cost of Community Services: The Value of Agricultural Land & Open Spaces in the Red Hill Region of Southwest Georgia & North Florida
The Georgia Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, 1000 Friends of Florida, and Tall Timbers Report
Conservation Incentives
The Landowner Incentive Program:
Strategies for Long-Term Effectiveness
June 2005 – Environmental Defense
Incentive Paper No. 3
Endangered Species Act: Success or Failure?
May 2005 – Environmental Defense
Incentive Paper No. 2
Building on Success: Improving the Endangered Species Act
May 2005 – Environmental Defense
Incentive Paper No. 1
Landowner Incentive Program: Model State Approaches & Recommendations to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
July 2003 – Environmental Defense
Discussion Paper
Evaluation & Monitoring
Habitat Monitoring: An Approach for Reporting
Status and Trends for State Comprehensive
Wildlife Conservation Strategies
March 22, 2005 - Defenders of Wildlife
Report
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices in the
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Membership
July 12, 2002 – Foundations of Success
Final Report for the CGBD (997 KB PDF)
Integrating State Wildlife Action Plans into
Other Conservation Efforts
Open Space Programs
The Nature of Open Space Programs:
Linking Land Protection & Biodiversity Conservation
December 2006 – Environmental Law Institute
Report
Mitigation
Mitigation of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities
October 2007 – Environmental Law Institute
Report
The Status and Character of
In-Lieu Fee Mitigation in the United States
June 2006 – Environmental Law Institute
Report
2005 Status Report on
Compensatory Mitigation in the United States
April 2006 – Environmental Law Institute
Report
Transportation Planning
Linking Conservation and Transportation: Using the State Wildlife Action Plans to Protect Wildlife from Road Impacts
2007 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report
Second Nature: Improving Transportation
Without Putting Nature Second
April 22, 2003 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report
Utilities
State Wildlife Action Plans and Utilities: New Conservation Opportunities for America's Wildlife
2007 – Environmental Law Institute
Report
Land Use Planning & Conservation
NatureServe Vista: A Tool for Good Planning -
Version 2.0 Available for Free Public Download
March 19, 2009
NatureServe Vista
Linking Conservation and Land Use Planning: Using the State Wildlife Action Plans to Protect Wildlife From Urbanization
2007 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report
Environmental Law Institute Announces Fourth Installment in DDCF-Supported Publication Series
May 26, 2004
Integrating Land Use Planning and Biodiversity
February 2003 - Defenders of Wildlife
Report
Appalachian Mountain Club's Interactive Mapping Service Provides Information on Natural Landscape and Conservation Opportunities in Northern Forest
September 18, 2002
Interactive Mapping Service
Halting the Invasion:
State Tools for Invasive Species Management
September 12, 2002 - Environmental Law Institute
Report
Smart Links: Turning Conservation Dollars
into Smart Growth Opportunities
July 7, 2002 - Environmental Law Institute
Report
A Biological Conservation Assessment
for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
July 2001 - Greater Yellowstone Coalition Executive Summary (4 MB PDF)
State Wildlife Action Plans
The Hope of Habitat Banking: A tool to help fulfill the promise of state wildlife action plans
July/August 2009 – The Environmental Forum
Article (2 MB PDF)
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Role of Plants in State Wildlife Action Plans
2008 – NatureServe
Report
Conservation Across the Landscape:
A Review of the State Wildlife Action Plans
March 2006 – Defenders of Wildlife
Report
State Wildlife Action Plans: Working together to prevent wildlife from becoming endangered
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Report
State Wildlife Action Plans: Five-Year Accomplishment Report
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Report
State Wildlife Action Plans: From Vision to On-The-Ground Action
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Report
Sustainable Forestry
Beyond Old Growth - Older Forests in a Changing World
2008 – National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
Report (3 MB PDF)
Conserving Biodiversity Through Sustainable Forestry - A Guide to Applying NCSSF Research
2007 – National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
Guidebook (11 MB PDF)
Science, Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry:
18 Findings of the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry's Work in 4 Key Areas
January 4, 2005
View full report (2 MB PDF) or sections:
Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry:
State of the Science Review 2002
January 2003 - National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
Report (378 KB PDF)
America's Private Forests:
Status and Stewardship
2001 - Constance Best and Laurie A. Wayburn
Book