Held March 12 to 15 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico
Contents
PART I - OPENINGS GENERAL SESSION- INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CHALLENGES
FORMAL OPENING, Daniel A. Poole
PROGRAMS FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES IN MEXICO, Enrique Beltran
HUMAN POPULATION, FOOD DEMANDS, AND WILDLIFE NEEDS, Norman E. Borlaug
BALANCING HUMAN POPULATIONS WITH LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Patricia Dee Carpio Wbiting
NEED FOR A NEW NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE POLICY, Durward L. Allen
PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - MEXICO'S NATURAL RESOURCES
MEXICAN FORESTRY, Eulogio de la Garza
WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND SOME INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS, Bernardo Villa-R.
INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF MEXICAN F.ISHERIES, Hector Medina Neri
WWF PROJECT ON CROCODILES IN CHIAPAS, Miguel Alvarez del Toro
CONSERVATIONIST EDUCATION IN MEXICO, Ambrosio Gonzalez Cortes
TRENDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN MEXICO, Humberto Romero-Alvarez
COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COASTAL ZONE, William S. Beller
USE OF DEAD REEF SHELL IN ESTUARINE CONSERVATION, Gordon Gunter
ANADROMOUS FISH MANAGEMENT IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM, Frank H. Bollman
DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SEA TURTLES, William E. Rainey and Peter C. H. Pritchard
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR OCEANIC ISLANDS, John McEarchern and Edward L. Towle
PRESERVATION: PERIL OR PANACEA?
A COMMITMENT IN DEFENCE OF NATURAL SYSTEMS, Margaret Owings
PRESERVING QUALITY TO SPACESHIP EARTH, Garrett Harding
NATURAL AREAS AS COMPONENTS OF MAN'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, Eugene P. Odum and Howard T. Odum
MANAGING MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, G. Carleton Ray and Kenneth S. Norris
RESOURCE PLANNING: NEW NEEDS AND VIEWS
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RESOURCE PLANNING, E. F. Anderson
THE BROAD PLANNING CONTEXT OF NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING, Robert H. Marden
MIDAS-A TOOL FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DATA MANAGEMENT, Donald K. Christie and Robert G. Young
MODELS FOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS IN STATE FISH AND GAME PLANNING, Robert K. David and Joseph J. Seneca
CRITERIA FOR BIG GAME PLANNING: PERFORMANCE VS. INTUITION, Jack E. Gross
TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING, David A. King
SPECIES OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST: MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEMS
THE MANAGEMENT OF CAPYBARA IN VENEZUELA, Juhani Ojasti and Gonzalo Medina Padilla
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN MASAILAND, EAST AFRICA, Wendell G. Swank
THE PROBLEM OF BAT RABIES, MIGRATORY BATS, LIVESTOCK AND PEOPLE, Arthur M. Greenhall
CURRENT STATUS OF THE ENDANGERED MASKED BOBWHITE QUAIL, Roy E. Tomlinson
MOVEMENTS AND MORTALITY OF WHITE-WINGED DOVES BANDED IN TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, David R. Blankinship, James G. Teer, and William H. Kiel, Jr.
MOVEMENTS AND HUNTING MORTALITY OF COLORADO BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, Clait E. Braun
WATER, FISH, WILDLIFE AND SOCIETY
IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON GULF COAST ESTUARIES, Richard A. Geyer
WATER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Bud Bristow
PERILS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION, Fernando del Rio
HYDROLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF STREAM CHANNELS, Thomas Maddock, Jr.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: WATER VS. WILDLIFE! IS THIS CONFLICT NECESSARY?, Robert E. Moore
STRENGTHENING FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM, James T. McBroom
PART III - SPECIAL PANELS
CEREMONY MARKING THE AMENDMENT OF THE 1936 CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND GAME ANIMALS
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Daniel A. Poole
STATEMENT IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Nathaniel P. Reed
RESPONSE IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, Eulogio de la Garza O.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PREDATOR CONTROL STUDY
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Daniel A. Poole
VIEWPOINT OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Lee M. Talbot
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, Stanley A. Cain
REMARKS OF A. STARKER LEOPOLD, A. Starker Leopold
VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Nathaniel P. Reed
PART IV - CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Joseph L. Fisher
SOIL EROSION: NEW PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, Kenneth E. Grant
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AND WATER, A. W. Taylor
RECYCLING SOLID WASTES: ADVANCES AND NEEDS, Robert F. T estin
PROVIDING ENERGY AND MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Robert O. Anderson
LEGAL APPROACHES-PRECEDENT CASES, Roderick A. Cameron
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND RESOURCE NEEDS CRITIQUE OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM, Robert A. McCabe
CLOSING REMARKS, Laurence R. Jahn
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