THE U.S.-MEXICAN
BORDER ENVIRONMENT
Transboundary Ecosystem Management
D. Rick Van Schoik, Elena Lelea, and John Cunningham,
Joanna Salazar, Mark Spalding, Christopher Brown, Robert Czerniak, Christopher BuscagliaCarlos Graizbord, Emilio de la Fuente and Jaidev “Jay” Singh

Entire Book [4 MB Zip]

Preface [32 KB ]

Table of Contents

I. Sovereignty, Borders, and Transboundary Biodiversity: Turning a Potential Tragedy into a True Partnership an Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Conservation Biology in the Security Bisected U.S.-Mexican Border Region [256 KB]

II. Adjacent U.S.-Mexican Border Natural Protected Areas: Protection, Management, and Cooperation[123 KB]

III. GIS Mapping of Areas of Critical Ecological Concern on the U.S.-Mexican Border: Selected Binational Watersheds [66 KB]

IV. Sovereignty Bargains and Transboundary Natural Resource Management: Crossborder Perspectives for the U.S.-Mexican Border [79 KB]

V. Land Tenure and Preservation [88 KB]

VI. River Habitat Restoration in the Chihuahuan Desert: The Río Conchos and the Forgotten River Stretch of the Rio Grande [1.3 MB]

VII. Designing and Establishing Conservation Areas in the Baja California-Southern California Border Region [405 KB]

VIII. Tourism and Conservation in Border Regions [78 KB]

IX. A Potential Riparian Protected Area: The Trinational Kumiai Corridor [650 KB]

X. The Role of State Sovereignty in U.S.-Mexican Treaty Law on Transboundary Water and Wildlife [90 KB]

Executive Summary [92 KB]