LEADER 02883nam 22004213u 450 001 9910454630503321 005 20210107030338.0 010 $a1-282-11790-4 010 $a9786612117909 010 $a1-4443-1201-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000719926 035 $a(EBL)428273 035 $a(OCoLC)416602054 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC428273 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000719926 100 $a20130418d2009|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 12$aA New Conservation Politics$b[electronic resource] $ePower, Organization Building and Effectiveness 210 $aHoboken $cJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9013-2 327 $aA New Conservation Politics; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: hard times; Part 1 The Gauntlet: we have met the enemy and they are both us and them; 1 Us; 2 Them: inertia, inequality, and propaganda; 3 Them: power; 4 Why we act - from the double helix to world systems and sunspots; Part 2 Conservation as if life depended on it; 5 The role of vision; Part 2A Forging the hammer; 6 The centrality of mobilization to politics; 7 From vision to goals; 8 From goals to strategy: answering strategic questions; 9 Who will do the heavy lifting: targets of mobilization 327 $a10 Understanding the targets of mobilization and opponents; 11 Messengers and channels for mobilization; 12 Mobilization and messages; 13 Message as story and symbol; 14 Mobilization and action; 15 Overarching tactical concerns; 16 Monitoring and evaluation; Part 2B The care and maintenance of the hammer; 17 Organization and identity; 18 Organization, action, and ritual; 19 Organization, efficacy, and repression; 20 The life cycle of organizations; 21 The need for many organizations; 22 A final question; Bibliography; Index 330 $aDespite many successes in the field of conservation, species extinction rates continue to climb and wild areas and habitats continue to be lost. Many look to more (or better) biology and ecology to solve the problem but the obstacles are not just scientific but political. To stop the 6th great extinction the conservation movement must become much stronger, more tenacious, and more effective. By learning from its own history and especially from the movements that abolished slavery, brought down apartheid, changed gender relations, and expanded democratic rights, conservationists can become more 606 $aNature conservation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aNature conservation. 676 $a333.720973 700 $aJohns$b David$027913 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454630503321 996 $aA New Conservation Politics$92286628 997 $aUNINA