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Investigation of potential land value tax policy - options for Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The University of Reading has been appointed by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to conduct research to assess, with reference to international experience, the potential of land value taxation to contribute to a more productive, accountable and ...
Hughes, Cathy   +5 more
core   +9 more sources

Role of the Land-Based Private Sector in Low-Emission Development: An Indonesian Case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The land-based private sector is a critical player in reducing emissions in Indonesia. While the Indonesian Government has undertaken various national efforts to reduce the rate of deforestation and land degradation, the involvement of land-based private
Sarvaiya, Harsha   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Poppy Crop Height and Capsule Volume Estimation from a Single UAS Flight

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2017
The objective of this study was to estimate poppy plant height and capsule volume with remote sensing using an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Data were obtained from field measurements and UAS flights over two poppy crops at Cambridge and Cressy in ...
Faheem Iqbal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conserving plant species at risk in Canada: land tenure, threats, and representation in federal programs

open access: yesFACETS, 2020
Fully 37% of species listed under Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA) are plants or lichens. The law does not automatically protect species on private land, and it is unknown how many at-risk plants grow mainly on private land.
J.L. McCune, Peter D.S. Morrison
doaj   +1 more source

Factors shaping private landowner engagement in wildlife management

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
The changing demographics of rural landowners have the potential to affect wildlife management on private land and therefore, there is a need to determine what factors influence landowner participation in wildlife management.
Katherine E. Golden   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate change beliefs and forest management in eastern Oregon: implications for individual adaptive capacity

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2018
The management decisions of private landowners affect forest structure and composition, and may impact the resilience of forested regions. In this case study we assessed barriers to both intentional and incidental climate-adaptive forest management among
Angela E. Boag   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conserving Nostalgia: Exploring Private Land Protection Patterns

open access: yes, 2018
The dramatic loss of open space in the USA over the last 50 years has led to increased conservation efforts by public, private, and non-profit entities.
Farmer, James R   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A “Hammer Held Over their Heads”: Voluntary Conservation Spurred by the Prospect of Regulatory Enforcement in Oregon

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) did not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2015, the agency recognized a coordinated effort of private landowners,
Katherine L. Wollstein, Emily Jane Davis
doaj   +1 more source

Conflict in Private Land: The Role of “Yellow Journalism” in the Turmoil of Batu Ceper, Tangerang 1934

open access: yesIHiS (Indonesian Historical Studies), 2020
This article discusses the conflict and social unrest in the Batu Ceper private lands. The events in Batu Ceper was an example of anti-extortion movement erupted due to the Cuke and Kompenian problems against the background of the socio-economic ...
Muhamad Mulki Mulyadi Noor   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A tale of two valleys: endangered species policy and the fate of the giant gartersnake

open access: yesCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
By the mid-20th Century, giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas) had lost more than 90% of their Central Valley marsh habitat and were extirpated from more than two-thirds of their range.
Brian J. Halstead   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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