National Conservation Strategies:
A Framework for Sustainable Development

IUCN (1984): National Conservation Strategies: A Framework for Sustainable Development. January 1984.  Alden Press, Oxford.

This document offers broad guidance in the development of a national conservation strategy (NCS), based on the early experiences of a few countries. The chapters concern the characteristics and process of national conservation strategies, how to manage the preparation of an NCS and the role of international agencies. There are also examples of national conservation strategies throughout the world with the emphasis on differences in approach to preparing an NCS.