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- All Subjects: Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
- All Subjects: County services
- All Subjects: Rare animals
- All Subjects: Environmental mapping
- Creators: Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office
- Creators: Steele, A.T.
Pilgrims and officials leaving Dalai Lama's summer palace in Jewel Park, Lhasa after receiving his blessing.
The monk on left is the Lord Chamberlain, who handles the Dalai Lama's personal affairs and is one of the most influential monks in Tibet.
E48. The Father and brother of the Dalai Lama.
Pima County assembled a comprehensive land cover map for the the SDCP and in the process of doing so, identified the strengths and weaknesses of prior mapping efforts. In order to combine the best aspects of past efforts, a common language had to be established among the classification systems.
The most complete version assembled of the story of the 56 plants and animals in Pima County that are in need of protection under the SDCP. Three years ago when discussions began about creating a multi-species protection plan, there was no comprehensive inventory of the resource base.
Recommends which of the over 100 vulnerable species of concern in Pima County should be considered for coverage under the County's future permit and further analyze approximately 50 animals and plants as potentially covered species under the multi-species conservation plan.
This memorandum analyzed fourteen mapping efforts that have taken place in the past decades, or that are ongoing. About half of these initiatives created data that is useful for a basemap for regional bio-planning purposes. Analysis provides advice about how future research and mapping initiatives within Pima County can gather data in a more effective manner.