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Tragedy of the Commons
  • Garrett Hardin (1968)


  • Degradation of  Common-Property
    • If I don’t use the resource someone else will
    • Just a little pollution won’t hurt


    • Movie Theater Syndrome
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Historical Perspectives
  • A Very Brief Look
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Where we were
  • Nomadic Society
    • Berry Patch Model
  • Small Villages  (Low Impact)
  • Larger Towns  (Medium Impacts)
  • Frontier World View
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Current Society
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The Emergence of  Current Philosophies
  • Ralph W. Emerson
  • H.D. Thoreau
  • Gorge Catlin
  • John Muir
  • Aldo Leopold


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Wise-Use (Utilitarian Conservation)
  • Managed Wisely to Produce Economic Benefits


  • Man Has a Right to the Resource


  • Current Resources for Current Needs
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Preservations
J. Muir
  • Managed in Pristine Forms


  • Untouched is Unspoiled


  • Natural Systems are the Best Use
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Federal Lands
  • Restricted Lands
      • National Parks
      • National Monuments
      • National Wilderness Areas
  • Moderately Restricted Lands
      • National Wildlife Refuges
      • National Forests (Primitive Areas)
  • Multiple Use Lands
      • National Forests
      • Natural Resource Lands (BLM Lands)
      • Army Corp of Engineer Lands (Dams )


  • Military Lands
    • Bases, Bombing Ranges, Restricted Lands




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State and Private Lands
  • States
  • Counties
  • Cities


  • Private Groups
    • Nature Conservancy
    • For Profit Groups
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Range Lands
  • Park Service
  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management


  • Large Federal Subsidies
    • $60-200 Million per Year
    • 2% of the  Beef
    • 10 % Sheep

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Rangeland Restoration
  • Limit Grazing (Especially in Riparian Areas)
  • Band Grazing on Land in Poor Condition
  • Competitive Pricing/ Fair Open Market
  • Reduce Government Subsidies
  • Change the Government System
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Forest Lands
  • Forest Service    (Sustained Yield)
  • Bureau of Land Management


  • Large Federal Subsidies
    • 22 % of Forest Acreage
    • 4% 75-700 Million
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Timber Harvest
  • Selective Cutting
  • Shelter Tree Cutting
  • Seed-tree Cutting
  • Clear Cutting
  • Strip Cutting
  • Whole Tree
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Solutions
  • Reduce Construction Waste
  • Use Laminated Boards instead of Solid Wood
  • Use Less Packaging
  • Reduce Junk Mail
  • Paper from other fibers
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Tropical Forests
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T. F. Deforestation
Primary Causes
  • Population Growth
  • Poverty
  • Exploitative Government Policies
    • Debt
  • Exports to Developed Countries
  • Poor Ecological Knowledge




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T. F. Deforestation
Secondary Causes
  • Building Roads
  • Logging
  • Slash and Burn /Cash Crops
  • Cattle Ranching/Tree Plantations
  • Dams
  • Mining/Oil Extractions





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