Introduction -- Natural resources & public lands policies -- The evolution of public lands policy -- Overview of land set asides withdrawals & policies -- Biodiversity & the preservation of endangered species -- National forests & timber policy -- Grazing & public lands -- Mining & energy --...

Among the measures discussed as remedies for CO2 emissions reduction renewable energies are prominent as they already provide marketable alternatives to fossil fuels. This holds true especially for wind power, which has multiplied more than twelve-fold on the global scale from 4,800 MW to over...

At the beginning of the transition, the economic decline of agriculture partially relaxed the pressure on the wildlife. However, the policy continued to concentrate on regulating the intensity of production rather then creating incentives to produce environmental qualities. The structural...