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Wild Horses on Public Lands

The USA and Australia share a common problem with wild horses causing environmental damage to conservation areas in large landscapes – both public lands reserved as national parks and rangelands. Mustangs and brumbies, the name for their counterparts in Australia, while often seen as an iconic symbol of the open landscape, are a daunting problem for land managers.

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Naturecultures Dialogue: Connecting Practice

Since 2013, ICOMOS and IUCN have been conducting ‘Connecting Practice’ – a joint project aimed at developing new methods and conservation strategies that recognize and sustain the interconnected character of the natural, cultural, and social values of World Heritage sites.

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US Public Lands: Where to Now?

While the big excitement is the passage of the America’s Great Outdoors Act, there is a lot more happening on our public lands and most of it is not good news. Negative impact include the shrinking of our national monuments as well as proposals for energy extraction and the roll back of regulatory protections.These actions leave cultural and natural resources vulnerable to destruction. But what about the future, where should we be heading?

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Wild Horses on Public Lands

The USA and Australia share a common problem with wild horses causing environmental damage to conservation areas in large landscapes – both public lands reserved as national parks and rangelands. Mustangs and brumbies, the name for their counterparts in Australia, while often seen as an iconic symbol of the open landscape, are a daunting problem for land managers.

Read More »

Naturecultures Dialogue: Connecting Practice

Since 2013, ICOMOS and IUCN have been conducting ‘Connecting Practice’ – a joint project aimed at developing new methods and conservation strategies that recognize and sustain the interconnected character of the natural, cultural, and social values of World Heritage sites.

Read More »

US Public Lands: Where to Now?

While the big excitement is the passage of the America’s Great Outdoors Act, there is a lot more happening on our public lands and most of it is not good news. Negative impact include the shrinking of our national monuments as well as proposals for energy extraction and the roll back of regulatory protections.These actions leave cultural and natural resources vulnerable to destruction. But what about the future, where should we be heading?

Read More »