press australia . island press founded 1984 country of origin united states headquarters location washington d.c. key people charles c. savitt president publication types books nonfiction topics natural history ecology and conservation official website www.islandpress.org island press is a nonprofit environmental publisher based in washington d.c. that specializes in natural history ecology conservation and the built environment . established in 1984 1 island press generates about half of its revenue through sales and half through donations by organizations and individuals . contents 1 history 2 publishing 3 programs 3.1 cake climate adaptation knowledge exchange 3.2 conservation finance boot camp 3.3 local initiatives 4 references 5 external links history edit island press originated in northern california in 1978 as a publisher of books on the human relationship to the natural world . in 1984 the press re organized to focus exclusively on books for people working on solutions to environmental problems defined broadly to include the protection of biodiversity land use planning environmental issues related to international trade 2 and other topics . as part of this refocusing island press moved its main office to washington d.c. where it remains today . beginning with just a handful of titles per year and only three employees island press has grown into a 30 person organization governed by a 16 member board of directors comprising representatives from the scientific philanthropic academic and conservation communities . since 1984 island press has sold over 3 million books . citation needed publishing edit today island press publishes around 40 titles a year and has over 800 titles in its library covering topics that range from ecosystem services to ecological restoration to climate change adaptation to conservation and the built environment . its books are published around the world in over 15 languages including chinese spanish korean japanese italian and macedonian . throughout the 1980s island press s title list focused primarily on books for environmental professionals and academics with much of its focus on ecosystem based management and ecosystem services movements . by the start of the 1990s the press started to think seriously about how to reach a broader audience . the result was the creation of the imprint shearwater books in 1992 . from its inception shearwater was intended as a forum for books that explore the interrelationships of nature science and human culture through literary non fiction biography and cultural anthropology . in 1994 island press and shearwater published the naturalist the book from pulitzer prize winner e.o. wilson which the los angeles times called one of the finest scientific memoirs ever written by one of the finest scientists writing today . 3 over the years island press has expanded its interest areas by offering books on old growth forests renewable energy the built environment and marine conservation . in addition to e.o. wilson island press has worked with a wide array of scientists policymakers and conservationists including paul r. ehrlich donald kennedy joseph j. romm jay inslee peter gleick jan gehl peter calthorpe bill mckibben allen hershkowitz and robert glennon . programs edit around the mid 1990s thanks in part to foundation grants made to the organization as well as emerging interest in the environmental field island press was able to expand its impact by incorporating several programmatic elements to complement topic areas explored in its print publications . supported by this influx of both funding and public attention to the field island press began organizing a series of technical assistance and training courses designed to help organizations and professionals strengthen their communication and achieve their goals . currently island press has a number of ongoing programs geared towards specific fields and titles the most recent include cake climate adaptation knowledge exchange edit island press with their partner ecoadapt launched the climate adaptation knowledge exchange cake website on july 4 2010 . cake is an online community for adaptation practitioners containing a database of case studies adaptation literature and professionals working on climate adaptation . 4 it is geared toward people actively working to manage the natural environment in the face of climate change as well as people wanting to learn more about adaptation in general . cake s growing community of practitioners includes conservation biologists fish and wildlife managers restoration ecologists resource and land managers planners professors and researchers policy analysts and environmental advocates . by providing a forum to share information across sectors and disciplines its ultimate goal is to encourage the development of policies science and management approaches that will reduce the vulnerability of both natural systems and human communities to climate change . cake s user generated content includes a calendar of events as well as an opportunities board with listings from around the world . in addition cake s resources are georeferenced and connect case studies virtual library documents and expert adaptation planning advice with tools and an international directory of professionals and organizations practicing climate change adaptation . conservation finance boot camp edit in june 2007 the yale center for business and the environment held the first conservation finance boot camp and has held one each year since . island press published three of the textbooks for this course and in 2010 sponsored the first western conservation finance boot camp at stanford university . these week long training camps provide the most up to date innovative and successful tools and financing techniques available for conservationists . each camp also has specific focus areas such as energy and mitigation funding conservation development or finding new sources of funding for land conservation during a recession . local initiatives edit in 2010 island press launched a local event series in seattle and the bay area to get experts and their messages in front of a broad network of constituents . for seattle it partnered with town hall seattle for the soundings from island press series which in 2010 included eight author speaking events and one panel focusing on our future walkable urbanism . island press also launched the bay area program with a speaking event for peter gleick and his book bottled and sold at the california academy of sciences in september 2010 . in 2011 island press brought both peter calthorpe and tim beatley to speak at the california academy of sciences . these initiatives aim to improve understanding and awareness of environmental issues in each location . they are anchored on cultivating partnerships with major venues academic institutions corporations and media outlets as well as on outreach to leaders in policy business and planning . to bring together local business and civic leadership media and citizenry to engage in issues activities include public speaking engagements editorial board visits presentations and panel discussions . in the near future island press plans to expand these local initiatives to include new york chicago and boston . references edit http www.islandpress.org dean cornelia . environmental ideas put in print with select audiences in mind . the new york times new york city 8 sept. 2009 new york ed . section d sec . d3 . web . 1 los angeles times . 1995 los angeles times book prize winners . the los angeles times . retrieved february 23 2008 . http www.cakex.org external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title island press & oldid 721516090 categories publishing companies established in 1984book publishing companies of the united statesnon profit publisherscompanies based in washington d.c.environmental publishershidden 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