Setting the environmental policy agenda: The case of ecosystem management Autor Haeuber R. Título de serie Natural Resources Journal | Vol. 36(1); 1 - 28; 28 p. Fecha 1996 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-058565) Editor | Lugar de publicación University of New Mexico School of Law | Albuquerque, NM, USA Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Materia Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Manejo de tierras Resumen Ecosystem management is a recent policy alternative propsed to address a new generation of environmental issues. At least 18 federal agencies currently are exploring the concept of ecosystem management and its implications for their activities. Each of the major regulatory, land and natural resource management agencies has drafted policy guidance regarding ecosystem management. And, federal sector efforts are just one layer of a wider nationwide phenomenon: similar activities are occuring at state and local government levels, as well as within the non-governmental sector. This paper addresses two questions: What is ecosystem management? Will ecosystem management endure as a land and resource management policy?