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| Copyright: | (1997) IUCN, BSP, The World Bank, WWF US, PVO-NGO NMRS Project,
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| Citation: | Borrini-Feyerabend, G. (ed.), Beyond Fences: Seeking Social Sustainability in Conservation, IUCN, Gland (Switzerland), 1997. |
| First Edition: | 1997 |
| ISBN: | 2-8317-0340-9 |
| Cover design and drawings: | Fabrizio Prati |
| Layout and design: | Patricia Halladay |
| Printed by: | Rosette Printers, Karachi (Pakistan) |
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The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the IUCN and the partner organizations in this project. The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN and other participating organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Beyond Fences
Seeking Social Sustainability in Conservation
Edited by Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend with Dianne Buchan
This publication is the result of a collaborative exercise and incorporates contributions from more than 100 people from over 20 countries. The names of these people and the roles they played are listed in the Contributors sections at the end of Volumes 1 and 2. The Biodiversity Support Program, the Social Policy and Resettlement Division of the World Bank, the PVO-NGO-NRMS project, the World Wildlife Fund-US, CIFOR and Intercooperation provided financial support to IUCN for implementing the project, and staff from these organizations - Janis Alcorn, Michael Brown, Gloria Davis, John Krijnen, Patricia Larson, Kathleen McPhail, and Eva Wollenberg - contributed ideas, contacts, and written materials to the editor and IUCN project manager - Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend - throughout the process. The IUCN Social Policy Group was able to manage the process thanks to the sponsorship of the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), which is gratefully acknowledged.
The project began with discussions between BSP and IUCN in mid-1994, which later involved other institutions interested in participating in a joint undertaking. The project was officially launched with professional staff from the sponsoring agencies establishing the Project Coordination Committee, which guided the project throughout, and with a workshop at IUCN headquarters in December 1994. On the basis of the workshop's results, the editor conceived the original design of organizing the work around key questions - focusing on processes and offering examples rather than creating a definitive book of answers - and produced a draft volume in the spring of 1995.
In the following months, the draft was reviewed by members of the Project Coordinating Committee and by many field-based professionals around the world, all of whom provided general and specific feedback. In particular, input was sought and received on the "options for action" and on experiences and examples that could illustrate their relevant benefits and drawbacks. The examples received are now listed in Volume 2, and the general input and comments have been incorporated throughout the text of the two volumes. Dianne Buchan, a consultant with the IUCN Social Policy Group, was in charge of much of this work.
While developing the first volume, a number of terms and concepts deserving some detailed illustration were identified. In the fall of 1995, experts on the relevant subjects were contacted and asked to write short papers on those topics, now included in the book as "concept files". These were further supplemented by a section on participatory tools and processes written by the editor and Dianne Buchan from their own personal experiences, existing literature and contributions received. In March 1996, the Project Coordinating Committee reviewed progress and provided further input to both volumes. A revised version was distributed to several independent reviewers in the summer of 1996. Their comments were integrated and further suggestions from the Coordinating Committee were added up to January 1997. The kindness and flexibility of Fabrizio Prati, illustrator, Patricia Halladay, designer, and Susan Broomfield, chief SPG secretary, were invaluable in the process.
The editor designed the structure and wrote some of the original draft texts, later commented upon by contributors. Other original drafts were written by members of the Coordinating Committee and later edited at IUCN. Sections without named authors are thus all a 'joint product' of various contributors and the editor.
I am sincerely grateful to all the people who contributed to Beyond Fences for their generous and inspiring insights, their responsiveness to questions and their readiness to debate. Personally, I wish to dedicate this work to Tata, a woman who never learned to read or write, and yet knew extremely well how to deal with people, animals, plants and the land. May she inspire the users of these volumes to go beyond the written words.
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (gbf@iname.com)
Gland, Switzerland, February 1997
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