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The Biome
© Bachir Rassouini In each of the world’s mediterranean regions, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, local communities and collaboratives are engaged in biodiversity conservation – at local, regional and global scales. Although political, cultural and economic contexts may differ within and among regions, in general the myriad conservation efforts can be categorized as: Land and Water Protection; Land and Water Management; Species Management; Education and Awareness; Law and Policy; Livelihood, Economics and Livelihood Alternatives; and External Capacity Building. |
California/Baja California
© Doug Steakley In California, environmental protection laws, local land use planning, public funding and regulatory and market incentives for private conservation play critical roles in enabling biodiversity conservation. In Baja California, some communally owned lands – ejidos – are developing land use plans aimed at sustainable resource use and management. |
Australia
© Grant Wardell-Johnson Conservation covenants between landowners and conservation organizations, coordinated efforts to tackle invasive non-native species, and public education and awareness campaigns represent the diversity of conservation strategies currently being implemented in Australia’s mediterranean zones. |
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Mediterranean Basin
© Bachir Rassouini Across the Mediterranean Basin, strong international and national laws provide a framework for conservation, with much conservation effort focused on sustainable agriculture and forestry. |
South Africa
© Dawit Zeleke / TNC Among the innovative conservation strategies in South Africa are government programs like the Working for Water Programme, which combines social and environmental goals, and market-based partnerships like the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative. |
Chile
© Andre Silva Conservation organizations and government agencies in Chile are developing new strategies to encourage private land conservation, such as “conservation communities,” where land is communally owned and managed for conservation purposes. |
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