Conservation Trusts : Development of Western Resources - Sally K. Fairfax

Conservation Trusts

By: Sally K. Fairfax, Darla Guenzler

Paperback | 1 April 2001

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In the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a conservation trust helped stabilize and regenerate the damaged area. When bird habitats along the Platte River were threatened by Grayrocks Dam, a similar trust came to their rescue. And if a family wants to protect its land for future generations, establishing a trust may be the best solution.

For more than a century, bequests of land and funds for environmental protection have been common, but in recent decades the trusts used to address conservation issues and resolve environmental disputes have diversified and grown significantly. This book examines a variety of conservation organizations built on or close to trust principles -- some government creations, some private, some combinations of the two -- to explain how conservation trusts are created and how they work. It explores strengths and weaknesses of the trust concept, considers the widespread use of land trusts, and presents case studies that both illustrate successes and give instructive examples of potential pitfalls.

Drawing on cases from Maine to Hawaii, the authors examine the different kinds and configurations of trusts. They consider government trusts that blend federal, state, and local agencies into a single entity or that derive funding from outside legislative and executive channels; trusts established by government and private cooperation to share responsibility for jointly held and managed resources; and trusts established by private organizations and families. For each type, they explain why each is created, how it operates, and whether it has been proven effective. They also address the important issue of accountability -- and consider when a trust is not theanswer to a problem.

As more Americans reject federal control of land in favor of local determination, land trusts have become the most popular tool for the preservation of land, habitats, and species. And as the sharing of authority among public, private, and diverse government partners becomes more prevalent, sound guidelines for establishing effective trusts are critical. This book shows how the trust template provides an invaluable approach for future conservation efforts and is a primer for anyone involved in environmental management.

Industry Reviews
"A book at the cutting edge of environmental governance. It describes the enormous advantages as well as the downsides of the array of organizations based on trust principles emerging in landscape management. The authors weave together useful, practical advice on trust design and sophisticated analysis of implications for democratic accountability."--Helen Ingram, coauthor of Policy Design for Democracy and Divided Waters "A fresh book that breaks revolutionary ground in the conservation trust field. The implications and guidelines set out in Conservation Trusts will help those who are concerned with conservation issues to realize just how crucial a tool the law is and how useful--and supremely flexible--it is."--Paul F. Starrs, author of Let the Cowboy Ride: Cattle Ranching in the American West

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