... to the Sea of Cortes: nature, water, culture, and livelihood in the Lower Colorado River basin and delta - an overview of issues, policies, and approaches to environmental restoration

This paper offers an overview of issues, policies, and approaches to the en vironmental restoration of the Lower Colorado River Basin and Delta. The ob servations and analysis are based on a symposium and workshop held in River side, California, 29 September to 2 October 2000. The binational Riverside event brought together stakeholders representing most of the relevant inter ests to discuss perceived problems and solutions to seven topics: historica l policy and legal matters; the ecological connectivity of the Colorado Riv er, its Delta and Upper Sea of Cortes; the allocation and valuation of the waters of the Colorado River; community and cultural concerns relating to t he Delta region, water quality, wildlife conservation, and future direction s for the watershed. (C) 2001 Academic Press.