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The Local Entity 2003-2005

In April 2006, David Yardas (independent consultant) and Jonathan Kusel (Sierra Institute) have completed a progress report on socioeconomic mitigation efforts under the IID-SDCWA Water Conservation and Transfer Agreement.

To read the report, click here. (13 MB PDF)

   Sierra Institute Releases Its Assessment of the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative (NEAI)

Sierra Institute has completed a two-and-a-half year study of the results of the NEAI, the socioeconomic companion plan to the Northwest Forest Plan. For details, please read our press release and visit our NEAI Web page.

Community Forestry in the United States: Learning from the Past, Crafting the Future

In January 2003, Island Press released a new book on community-based forestry: Community-Based Forestry in the United States: Learning from the Past, Crafting the Future, by Sierra Institute's Mark Baker and Jonathan Kusel.

To read Island Press's announcement about this book, click here. (40k PDF)

To visit Island Press's online book store, click here.

     

Forest Communities, Community Forests: A collection of community forestry case studies

Rowman and Littlefield recently released Sierra Institute's collection of community forestry case studies. The book's twelve case studies are divided into three categories: Investment in Natural Capital, Process to Practice, and Stewarding the Land. Contributors include: Gerald I. Gray, Ann Moote, Peter Lavigne, Sam Burns, Victoria E. Sturtevant and Jonathan I. Lange, Thomas Brendler, Barb Cestero and Jill Belsky, Ellen Stein and Tim Richard, Mary Mitsos, Kimberly McDonald, and Rebecca McLain.

Visit the Rowman and Littlefield Publishers website at
http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/

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Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Natural Resources Restoration System in Humboldt County, California

To read the executive summary, click here.

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