Provides a history and analysis of global water initiatives (GWIs)—a growing set of institutions and events that have helped broaden water governance beyond regional schemes to take on a more global scope—and makes recommendations for improving multi-level water management in the future by supporting and sustaining GWI efforts.

Investigates the legal and practical notion of flexibility in the application, of conservation easements, and summarizes the mechanisms available to incorporate appropriate amounts of flexibility to account for future scientific and cultural changes without sacrificing inherent conservation values.

Assesses the significance of salinity changes in the Musi River catchment, India, from the increased use wastewater for irrigation

Uses three case studies of coupled society-nature and society-science interactions and the concepts of long-term socio-ecological resilience and transformability to reveal the Greater Sonoran Ecoregion’s increasing vulnerabilities to systemic changes and identify options for addressing such threats.

Describes the evolution of global water institutions, analyzes their impact and significance, and provides a series of policy strategies to improve global water governance; although global water initiatives have existed for more than a century and their numbers have increased palpably since the Second World War, surprisingly little has been written on their collective activities and impact.

Considers Mexico’s evolving water management framework—including the factors of integrated planning and management, decentralization of decision making, and privatization of services—and includes a case study of the Yaqui River in Sonora.

Chronicles three cases (Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, Red Lake Walleye Recovery Project, and Tulalip Tribes/Snohomish Basin BioGas Project); reviews the current state of Indigenous-led fisheries management in the United States; summarizes major trends and presents common keys and challenges to the success of these efforts.

Reviews the key requirements of the Endangered Species Act, pertinent executive orders, and Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3206; discusses the differences tribes can make by creating and implementing their own habitat management plans, as alternatives to designation of critical habitat on Indian lands, and by actively partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Conservation Service.

Analyzes the adequacy of existing international governance mechanisms, specifically the Antarctic Treaty System, to direct policy goals for the long-term sustainability of the globally strategic Antarctic commons and natural resources.

Contains edited presentations from the conference, "Building Native Nations: Environment, Natural Resources, and Governance," held in Tucson, Ariz., December 2001, and organized by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at The University of Arizona, and the Morris K. Udall Foundation.

Brings together a selected, representative sampling of the academic, popular, and gray literature, and introduces the reader to over 300 publications addressing many different disciplines—from watershed management to democratic theory, from international development to alternative dispute resolution.

Summarizes discussions and outcomes of a binational symposium and workshop on the Lower Colorado River Basin and Delta, an event that brought together key stakeholders representing relevant interests in the region with a focus on historical policy and legal matters; ecology of the river, delta, and ocean; allocation and valuation of water; community and cultural concerns; as well as water quality and wildlife conservation issues.

Presents a preliminary assessment of public perspectives on water management, policy, and research in the Basin, based on interviews, surveys, and meetings conducted between April 1998 and December 2000 in the Sonoran communities of Cananea and Naco and on several ranches and ejidos.