This collection of articles details the widely varying policies of nations that have developed some force of law that protects an area in its natural and undisturbed state. With its 15 statutory and non-statutory examples, this offers practitioners a broad understanding of their own nations' policies and a means of comparison, while also giving those with no formal policy models to study. Along with an introduction to the concept of "wilderness" and a comparison of policies, this includes reports from Australia, Canada, the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness Areas in Montana, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, The Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the US as a whole, Southern and Eastern Africa, Italy, and Ukraine. The collection closes with information on new trends. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)