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SUMMARY This publication is intended to provide a framework for tri- and binational cooperation between Canada, the United States and Mexico that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of central North American grasslands. It does so by providing a trinational overview of information about the central North American grasslands and the conservation issues faced in the region. This contextual framework seeks to move the conservation agenda forward to the eventual development of a conservation strategy for the grasslands of North America that will integrate, build upon and enhance individual initiatives found in the three countries of North America that could complement each other. RESUMEN El propósito de este documento es [...]
SUMMARY
This publication is intended to provide a framework for tri- and binational cooperation between Canada, the United States and Mexico that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of central North American grasslands. It does so by providing a trinational overview of information about the central North American grasslands and the conservation issues faced in the region. This contextual framework seeks to move the conservation agenda forward to the eventual development of a conservation strategy for the grasslands of North America that will integrate, build upon and enhance individual initiatives found in the three countries of North America that could complement each other.
RESUMEN
El propósito de este documento es ofrecer un marco de cooperación trilateral y bilateral entre Canadá, Estados Unidos y México para fomentar la conservación y el uso sustentable de los pastizales del centro de América del Norte. Para ello se presenta un resumen con información trinacional sobre los pastizales de América del Norte y los problemas de conservación que la región enfrenta. Este marco de referencia contextual se propone orientar la agenda de la conservación hacia la formulación de una estrategia para la conservación de los pastizales de América del Norte
que integre, aproveche y mejore iniciativas individuales en curso en los tres países que bien podrían complementarse entre sí.
Governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, industry and individuals of North America are encouraged to adopt a vision to conserve North America's central grasslands that aims:
To sustain the ecological integrity and viability of grassland landscapes in North America through environmental, social and economic actions designed to meet the needs of current and future generations.
Se invita a los gobiernos, las organizaciones no gubernamentales, las empresas, la industria y la ciudadanía de América del Norte a adoptar una visión para la conservación de los pastizales centrales del subcontinente que aspire a:
Preservar la integridad y la viabilidad ecológicas de los pastizales en América del Norte mediante acciones ambientales, sociales y económicas diseñadas para satisfacer las necesidades de las generaciones actuales y futuras.
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