Collaboration groups now number in the hundreds, ranging from informal grassroots gatherings to government-mandated advisory councils. This western vision is a driving force behind Enlibra , the Western Governors Association's new doctrine for environmental management in the region. The governors want less remote control and more local control over resources. Enlibra outlines their push for strong local leadership to balance development and conservation goals, and resolve environmental conflicts. In fact, the first two principles of Enlibra are identical to the policy architecture promoted by Sabel, Fung, and Karkkainen.
Locals understand local conditions.
Instead of offering unimaginative bureaucratic responses, the federal government should help local people and policymakers develop their own plans to achieve binding targets, and to provide accountability. The Western governors believe that community-based collaboration can help produce creative solutions with political momentum. Togethern these principles support local leadership and collaborative efforts to help landowners and others enhance the environment and achieve economic productivity. The Western governors take this doctrine a few steps further. Enlibra does not hold fast to one tool as the means for effective and accountable local control of natural resources.