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2010 ANNUAL REPORT An Ecosystem for Ideas

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Island Press: An ecosystem for ideas Table of Contents

Cultivate  Knowledge collaboration for  Networks  Innovative Solutions

Create  Climate & Energy information on  Ecosystems  Oceans & Water  Policy, Economics, & Law  The Built Environment

Cross-pollinate  Climate Adaptation ideas through Knowledge Exchange  Regional Events  Conservation Finance Boot Camps  BookHugger  GreenWorks  TrekEast Book Club 1

Table of Contents

ISLAND PRESS, a nonprofit President’s Welcome 2 organization founded in Chairman’s Remarks 3 1984, works to provide the Restoration Ecology: A Timeline 4 Climate Adaptation: A Timeline 5 best ideas and information Financial Report 6 in the field to those Ways to Give 7 seeking to understand and From the Publisher, David Miller 8 protect the environment New Ideas about Where We Live & 9 and create solutions to its Smart Power: From the Page to the Grid Board of Directors & Thought Leaders 10 complex problems. Advisory Council Reflections from Davos 11 Island Press Staff 12 Areas of Focus 13

John Davis of TrekEast photographs an oak in North Florida. Photo credit: Margot McKnight. 2

President’s Welcome Chairman’s Remarks

SINCE CO-FOUNDING ISLAND Most importantly, however, PRESS over twenty-five years we evolve. Books have always ago, I have spent quite a bit of been the foundation of Island time reading and thinking about Press because they have the ecosystems. What constitutes a capacity to communicate healthy ecosystem? What’s the complex, challenging ideas. We best way to protect one? How do have published over 800 titles ecosystems adapt and evolve? throughout our history, and I believe each has contributed But lately, as I consider how to environmental knowledge. Island Press can help sustain Although books will always the natural world, my attention be central to our mission, we has turned to a different kind recognize that the world in of environment—an intellectual general—and publishing in rather than physical one. “The particular— is rapidly changing. world of ideas” might itself be considered an ecosystem. It’s In response, we are not only a system made up of numerous adapting to new modes of actors; it only functions when communication but creating those actors work together; and them ourselves. I’m particularly it’s always changing. proud of CAKE (the Climate Adaption Knowledge Exchange), This intellectual environment Charles C. Savitt an innovative online resource President needs to be healthy and vibrant developed with EcoAdapt. Island Press if we are going to solve the I’m also excited about Island problems facing our complex Press’s new series of concise, world today, and—as an electronic publications, set to ecosystem for ideas—Island launch next year. Press plays an important role. We work with authors With these and other initiatives, to cultivate knowledge. We Island Press is working to help create information resources create a healthy intellectual online. And we collaborate with “ecosystem.” It’s the most other organizations to “cross- important thing we can do to pollinate” ideas. sustain our biological one.

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Chairman’s Remarks

WE HOPE THAT AS YOU READ the world of publishing. While THIS REPORT you will further these changes create short-term appreciate the unique role challenges for Island Press, Island Press plays in helping we embrace the challenge to identify solutions for the because we see many new complex environmental opportunities to provide, and challenges we face. These regularly update, the expert solutions are peer reviewed, information our authors fact based, and nonpartisan. develop. By the end of this year, nearly all of our over 800-plus My wife Sherry and I support books will be digitized and Island Press because we believe available electronically. We also in the power of ideas. And we will increase our use of social welcome the thoughtful manner media to create collaborative in which this organization learning environments. These addresses issues—an approach digital strategies will help us that’s increasingly rare in our to better serve and engage our contentious, ideological policy audience of public- and private- and political debates. As you sector practitioners, scientists, will see, Island Press seeks out teachers, and students. experts and works with them to bring knowledge and insights to We know that people have many Decker Anstrom people who want to ensure the organizations they can support. Chair long-term health of our planet. But if you believe in the power Island Press Board of Directors We distribute our authors’ of ideas, facts, and science to research, best practices, and make a difference in securing a solutions by publishing about healthy future, you cannot make forty books a year, and through a better investment than in electronic publishing and Island Press, its network of more community-based forums. than 3,500 published experts, and its high-quality team led by For the past twenty years I Charles Savitt. have worked in the media and communications arena, Decker Anstrom and witnessed firsthand the digital revolution’s impact on television, newspapers, and other media. That revolution is now beginning to change 4

Restoration Ecology: A Timeline Climate Adaptation: A Timeline

ISLAND PRESS IDENTIFIED THE Restoration is now part of is critical FIELD OF RESTORATION ECOLOGY virtually every program in for creating AS AN IMPORTANT EMERGING every NGO and state, federal, ecosystems that DISCIPLINE and a priority for and international agency that will be resilient to our publishing program in the works on environmental issues. the pressures of a late 1980s. Starting in 1990, Restoration courses and majors changing climate. as the field was just taking are also being developed in Restoration shape, we published a handful universities around the world ecology has much of books from early leaders and in response to a demand for to offer other practitioners. In May of 2001, skilled professionals. disciplines that with interest in restoration Although restoration are struggling to find anchors increasing, we signed an traditionally has been viewed as in this age of uncertainty. As we agreement with the Society a means to reset the ecological identify information needs for for Ecological Restoration clock and return an ecosystem the next decade—and begin to (SER) to collaborate on a book back to some prior state, the develop books and programs series. By the end of 2011, pressures of climate change to meet those needs—we “The Science and Practice of (plus the maturation of the recognize that restoration is Ecological Restoration” series field) have reset restoration’s a global need and a global will have published twenty-six primary focus from the past endeavor. books that provide practical to the future. The science and knowledge and scientific insight Our books will continue to skills of restoration match up for a diverse international aid in this vital process at the well with climate adaptation readership. In ten years of broadest possible scale, helping strategies. Restoration publication, the series not only restoration to become the ecology encompasses many has established a reputation powerful healing tool that the forms of “repair”—activities for scientific, academic, and world so clearly needs. that re-establish ecosystem field-tested quality, but has also function and services as well played a significant role in the as particular species. This development of the field. experience-based knowledge

Program Highlight Island Press initiated the TrekEast Book Club to support John Davis’s 10-month, 4,500-mile TREKEAST BOOK CLUB journey up the eastern coast. In conjunction with the Wildlands Network, the TrekEast Book Club aims to draw attention to the need for an Eastern Wildway that provides safe passageways for wildlife. 5

Climate Adaptation: A Timeline

ISLAND PRESS PUBLISHED The program consisted of three this work easier. ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS TO connected activities: a survey CAKE provides DESCRIBE “CLIMATE CHANGE of practitioners about their further support ADAPTATION” TO GENERAL resource needs; production of through a READERS, Anthony Barnosky’s an adaptation manual; and the virtual library, Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of launch of an online resource cases studies, Global Warming, in early 2009. called the Climate Adaptation a community By this time, professionals at Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) forum, online nonprofits and government with a partner nonprofit, tools, and agencies had become acutely EcoAdapt. directory aware that rising carbon levels of fellow CAKE was launched on July 4, 2010 would create new vulnerabilities practitioners. at the International Congress on for natural resources. But while Conservation Biology, and the In a few short years, “climate managers had begun planning companion manual—Climate adaptation” has become part for adaptation, few on-the- Savvy: Adapting Conservation of the public vocabulary. But ground projects were underway. and Resource Management professionals, and the citizenry In December 2008, The Kresge to a Changing World by Lara at large, still have much to Foundation had given us a J. Hansen and Jennifer R. learn about how to cope with generous seed grant to launch a Hoffman—followed in October. a changing climate. That’s why program dedicated to increasing Together, these resources CAKE and Island Press continue knowledge about climate provide groundbreaking, to evolve. CAKE continues change adaptation. accessible information to to serve the community practitioners. Climate Savvy as a communications and explains how to incorporate information sharing platform, adaptation into management and Island Press continues to plans and how to implement publish the most innovative those plans; it also proposes work available on climate changes in regulation and change science and policy. governance that would make

According to Dan Ritzman, Sierra Club Alaska & Program Highlight Northwest Resilient Habitats Program Manager, CAKE is “the home of the critical thinking and CLIMATE ADAPTATION in-depth knowledge needed to guide wildland KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE conservation strategies for the next 100 years.” (CAKE) 6

Financial Report Ways to Give

Sources of Income FY2010 Expenditures FY2010

Book sales, net of returns Program – publishing $3,179,691 $3,503,725 59% 67% Restricted grants & contributions Program – education, outreach, & assistance $1,334,579 $748,671 25% 14% Unrestricted grants & contributions Support – administration $844,884 $570,534 16% 11% Interest & other net income Support – fundraising $30,293 $396,471 1% 8%

Approved Operating Budget FY2011

Book sales, net of returns $ 3,062,952 Restricted grants & contributions $ 1,386,079 Unrestricted grants & contributions $ 877,487 Interest & other net income $ 5,250 Total Income $ 5,331,768

Program – publishing $ 3,334,557 Program – education, outreach, & assistance $ 1,028,760 Support – administration $ 554,878 Support – fundraising $ 413,158 Total Expenses $ 5,331,353 7

Ways to Give

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From the Publisher New Ideas about Where We Live

IT’S NOT HARD TO UNDERSTAND I believe that Island Press enjoys why many people feel the real advantages in these rapidly book industry is in trouble. The changing times. Our focus and popular press seems to think depth are outstanding. We enjoy that books are going the way of a great reputation for delivering information that makes a buggy whips. David Miller difference. We are and will That view doesn’t hold up if you Senior Vice President continue to be much closer to our & Publisher look more carefully. A June 2010 readers than most publishers. In Island Press study showed that library visits the online world, Island Press is were up 20% per capita over David began his career in already developing innovative the last ten years. More books publishing in 1981 at Addison ways to stimulate, curate, and were published in 2010 than Wesley Longman, where he present ideas. published numerous New York ever before, and despite the Times bestsellers and three deep recession, the number of Since joining Island Press in National Book Award finalists. books sold last year was only early 2011, I am all the more He founded Helix Books, a slightly down from historical optimistic about its future and science imprint for professional highs. Without question, the the importance of what we and trade science books and digital revolution is changing the do. Today, agility, invention, created successful co-publishing book industry profoundly—from and experimentation are a ventures with companies such Smart Power: From the Page to the Grid as Apple Computer, Adobe the way we present knowledge publisher’s most valuable Systems, and Next Computer. to how we distribute it. While resources. In the next year, He has served on the Executive those challenges are real, we you’ll see us challenging Board of both the Trade Division live in an age of unprecedented the conventional wisdom of and the International Division opportunity for publishers, if we publishing and the public. If we of the Association of American are prepared to act. live in interesting times, as the Publishers. David has lectured and served on the faculty of the proverb says, we intend to make Columbia Publishing Course for them interesting indeed. many years.

Author Highlight Jan Gehl was a consultant for Mayor Bloomberg on the plan to make New York more pedestrian and JAN GEHL cyclist friendly, and Jan briefed Reps. Sam Farr (CA), Earl Blumenauer (OR), and Jay Inslee (WA) on how to make cities more livable. If you listen to NPR, you may have heard him interviewed about his new book, Cities for People, on The Diane Rehm Show. 9

New Ideas about Where We Live

ARCHITECT AND URBAN Peter has been traveling professionals to share DESIGNER PETER the world to discuss the ideas for how regions CALTHORPE offers a ideas in his book, making can act now to reduce framework for cities to take a frequent trips to China and emissions. leading role in transitioning other developing nations. These are just a few to a low-carbon economy His appearance on our examples of ways we’re in Urbanism in the Age GreenWorks webinar series reaching key audiences. of Climate Change. While with the US Green Building Altogether, the ideas in federal and international Council was viewed by nearly this book are poised to negotiations on climate 600 members. A sold-out help create sustainable change have failed, action at event with the Urban Land communities around the city and community levels Institute in Seattle convened the globe. can make our neighborhoods public- and private-sector healthier and more resilient to climate change.

Smart Power: From the Page to the Grid

AS ONE OF THE MOST Smart Power examines Development. Art SOUGHT-AFTER strategies for creating Rosenfield, Former CONSULTANTS in the electric a successful business Commissioner of power industry, Peter Fox- model around efficiency the California Energy Penner is used to seeing his and explores topics from Commission, wrote of ideas translated into action. regulation to transmission. Smart Power: “If you’re But even Peter was surprised Diverse organizations serious about policies that by the impact of his new are clamoring for this place energy efficiency on book, Smart Power: Climate information, and investor- a level playing field with Change, the Smart Grid, and owned utilities like Tampa new energy supplies, and the Future of Electric Utilities. Electric, KCP&L, and Sempra energy policy generally, Since Island Press published Energy have used this book this book is essential it in April 2010, Peter has for strategic planning. reading.” The good news testified before the Federal is that more and more Beyond US borders, Energy Commission, briefed people are getting serious Peter has been invited state utility commissions, about energy efficiency— to speak at the Indian lectured at universities and they’re turning to Peter Institute of Technology around the nation, and been to help make smart power and the European Bank invited by the World Bank to a reality. for Reconstruction and present the book to its staff. 10

Board of Directors Reflections from Davos

Decker Anstrom (Chair), Board of Bill Meadows, President, The Susan E. Sechler, Silver Spring, MD Directors, Comcast Corporation Wilderness Society Vector M. Sher, Esq., Principal, Stephen Badger, Board Member, Pamela Murphy (Treasurer), Chevy Sher Leff LLP Mars, Inc. Chase, MD Sarah Slusser, Executive Vice Katie Dolan (Vice Chair), Carolyn Peachey (Secretary), President, GeoGlobal Energy LLC Larchmont, NY President, Campbell, Peachey & Margot Ernst, New York, NY Associates Russell Faucett, General Partner, Drumond Pike, Mill Valley, CA Barrington Partners Alexis G. Sant, Managing Director, Merloyd Ludington Lawrence, Persimmon Tree Capital Merloyd Lawrence, Inc. and Charles C. Savitt (President), Perseus Books President, Island Press

Thought Leaders Advisory Council

Bruce Babbit, Former Secretary, Kristin Mannion, Sector Leader, Alexandra Stein, Exhibit Project Department of the Interior Korn/Ferry Intenational Manager, The Sciencenter Frances Bienecke, President, Stephanie Meeks, President, Peter R. Stein, Managing Director, Natural Resources Defense Council National Trust for Historic The Lyme Timber Company Angel Braestrup, Executive Preservation Judith Stockdale, Executive Director, The Curtis and Edith Dane Nichols, Washington, DC Director, Donnelley, Gaylord, and Munson Foundation Wendy Paulson, Barrington, IL Dorothy Foundation Lisa Cashdan, Senior Philanthropic Richard H. Penney, New York, NY Terry Tamminen, President, Advisor, Vermont Community Seventh Generation Advisors Suzanne G. Penney, New York, NY Foundation Russell Train, Former Administrator, Catherine Conover, Quercus, LLC Susan Cohn Rockefeller, Environmental Protection Agency New York, NY Melissa Dann, Managing Director, E. O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Endurance Consulting Mary Rubin, President, Borrego Professor Emeritus, Harvard Foundation, Inc. Paul R. Dolan, Executive Director, University News One, ABC News Vicki Sant, Co-Founder, The AES Bonnie Wyper, President, Thinking Corporation Paul R. Ehrlich, Bing Professor Animals, Inc. of Population Studies, Stanford Roger Sant, Chairman, The Summit Universty Foundation George T. Frampton, Jr., Loring LaBarbera Schwarz, Director, Oceana Energy Company Environmental Conservation Advisor, New Primavera Wolcott Henry, President, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Jeanne Sedgwick, Woodside, CA Trudi Inslee, Bainbridge Island, WA Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA Maryanne Tagney Jones, Daniel Shaw, Woody Creek, CO Seattle, WA Mark J. Spalding, President, The Anne Kroeker, Co-President, Ocean Foundation Wildlife Forever Fund 11

Reflections from Davos

ISLAND PRESS LAUNCHED Water Security: The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus with WAter | PoLICy

A the World Economic Forum (WEF) at its January 2011 meeting in Davos,advance Praise Switzerland. for Water Security BOOK

“the World economic Forum’s effort to develop the economic and geopolitical fore- cast on water is essential. For the first time, all the different perspectives and expertise This groundbreaking book was praised by U.N. Secretary General requiredBan to define Ki-moon the full dimension of the problem areas brought together.” — Ban-Ki Moon, Secretary General, United Nations

“essential.” With its collaboration of diverse experts, from world-class“I am convinced that economists under present conditions and considering the to way water is currently being managed, we will run out of water well before we will run out of fuel. Water Security As this book clearly illustrates, the link between water, food, and energy is indisput- Water Security able. We need to understand this, and we need to act fast and in a coherent way.” the Water-Food-energy-climate nexuS — Peter BraBecK-LetMathe, Chairman, Nestlé SA, Switzerland; Foundation leading scientists to the CEOs of major companies like Nestlé and Coca-Cola,Board Member, World economic Forum Water

“Water security is one of the biggest issues facing the world in the twenty-first century. It presents a profound challenge to our social wellbeing and our economic growth. Security exemplifies the public/private partnerships needed to protectI am delighted that theour World economic water Forum’s Strategic andsupply. Industry Partners, Global Agenda Council Members, and other representatives from our NGo, social entrepreneur, and religious leader communities have come together in an unprec- edented manner to work on such an important topic.” — KLaus schwaB, Founder and executive Chairman, World economic Forum

Takeaways from Davos Since 2006, the worLd econoMic ForuM water initiative has raised awareness of the need to manage our future water needs and the challenge to economic and social security if we fail to do so. Its work has helped catalyze several major initiatives in water man- agement around the world.

 Water must be dealt with locally in every country and at the sameCover design by Maureentime Gately is a global Cover images courtesy of iStockphoto.com strategic issue for every multinational. Island Press can play an intrinsic role in

Washington | Covelo | London www.islandpress.org communicating through our intellectual ecosystem. All Island Press books are printed on recycled, acid-free paper. the World economic Forum Water initiative

 Like it or not, the role of the NGO has been slowly assumed by the corporate infrastructure. Island Press stands in a unique and agile position to support the corporate goals related to environmental issues because we serve an important practical function: providing programs and scientific information, not advocacy.

 Scale up! Quickly multiply the conversations at Davos to move ideas to actions. Chronicle the successes so the models can be used again and again.

 Island Press should never miss this forum. The global conversation made us feel hopeful and aware that, for once, everyone was listening to each other. The challenge is to spread the word and organize the information. Who better than Island Press?!

Usha Rao-Monari, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, and Dominic Waughray speak at the Washington, DC launch of Water Security: The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus. Photo credit: Livia Kent 12

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Charles Savitt, President Ken Hartzell, Vice President & Brian Weese, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Marketing & Sales Caryn Cabaniss, Executive Assistant Trevor Angel, IT Manager Jaime Jennings, Publicity Manager Amy Bridges, Office Assistant/ EDITORIAL Accounting Clerk Jason Leppig, Marketing Manager David Miller, Senior Vice Laura Hess, Associate Director President & Publisher of Accounting Angela Osborn, Promotions, Heather Boyer, Senior Editor Rights, & Fulfillment Manager PRODUCTION Emily Davis, Developmental DEVELOPMENT & Editor Maureen Gately, Director of COMMUNICATIONS Production & Design , Executive Editor Barbara Dean Virginia Kromm, Vice President, Sharis Simonian, Production Erin Johnson, Assitant Editor Development & Communications Editor Courtney Lix, Assistant Editor Kate Graves, Program Director Caroline Sperry, Production Assistant Meredith Harkel, Donor Relations Manager Livia Kent, Managing Editor, CAKE

Author Highlight The Wolf’s Tooth caught the attention of both U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar CRISTINA EISENBERG and the leaders of Chevron. Author Cristina Eisenberg briefed Secretary Salazar about wolf protection and led the incoming and outgoing presidents of Chevron into the field to witness ecosystem resilience firsthand. 13

Island Press Focus Areas

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