This coastal estuary in Prince William Sound, Alaska is part of the coastal temperate rainforest stretching from Big Sur to Kodiak Island.
Image by Adrian Dorst. |
A Conservation Economy
Examples of this pattern in action:
Seven ways to becoming more sustainable
Strategies for reducing one's footprint on the environment are detailed in the book Seven Wonders: Everyday Things for a Healthier Planet.
Organizations whose work incorporate this pattern:
Sustainable Conservation
Ecotrust
Ecotrust Canada
ShoreBank Pacific
Shorebank Enterprise Pacific
Sustainable Northwest
The Natural Step
References:
Anderson, Ray C. Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model. The Peregrinzilla Press. Atlanta, GA. 1998.
Cowan, Stuart and Sim Van der Ryn. Ecological Design. Island Press. Washington, DC. 1996.
Durning, Alan Thein. This Place on Earth : Home and the Practice of Permanence. Sasquatch Books. Seattle, WA. 1997.
Ecotrust, , Conservation International and Pacific GIS. The Rain Forests of Home Atlas. Ecotrust. Portland, OR. 1995.
Elkington, John. Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC. 1998.
Frankel, Carl. In Earth's Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC. 1998.
Nattrass, Brian and Mary Altomare. The Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology, and the Evolutionary Corporation. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC. 1999.
Schoonmaker, Peter K, Bettina von Hagen and Edward C. Wolf. The Rain Forests of Home: Profile of a North American Bioregion. Island Press. Washington, DC. 1996.
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