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The Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Partnership is firmly established through formal commitments at state and federal levels in Mexico and the U.S. Technical staffs of border protected areas and representatives of the region's civil society endorse the concept. Conservation scientists recognize the global significance of the Sonoran Desert and endorse the validity of planning at the ecoregional scale. The conservation community in the Sonoran Desert is ahead of similar efforts elsewhere and is poised to take full advantage of the opportunity. Setting a policy framework for the Partnership, which includes a common conservation vision, integrated implementation strategies, mutually supporting relationships among partners, and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation, requires communication. The geographic scope, stakeholder groups, involvement of other interested parties, funding arrangements, limits and extent of authority, and other operational parameters of the Partnership are in development.