International Efforts
On November 7th 2009, an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico entitled the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wilderness Conservation" was made. This agreement created a new entity, the North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Wilderness and Protected Areas Cooperation, that would streamline the process for open communication between international agencies for the purpose of wilderness preservation. This committee was formed to gain insight on the benefits of wilderness preservation, establish open channels of communication between international agencies, and examine the cultural differences and similarities behind preservation efforts in each country. Within the US system, all of the agencies responsible for wilderness preservation will work in cooperation with their international counterparts to determine the future of both the US system and North American preservation efforts as a whole.
Read more about this topic: National Wilderness Preservation System
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