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Use of private lands for foraging by California spotted owls in the central Sierra Nevada
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 The use of private land by owls has long been of interest to wildlife managers in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, because private lands could contribute to owl conservation if it is used extensively. Therefore, we studied the use of private lands for
Perry J. Williams +2 more
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Private lands conservation: A vision for the future
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019 Agricultural production, including croplands, pasture, and timber, dominates private‐land use and land cover across much of the contiguous lower 48 states. These private lands are essential to achieving the goals of national conservation initiatives such
L. Wes Burger Jr. +3 more
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Motivating landowners to recruit neighbors for private land conservation. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2019 Abstract Encouraging motivated landowners to not only engage in conservation action on their own property but also to recruit others may enhance effectiveness of conservation on private lands. Landowners may only engage in such recruitment if they believe their neighbors care about the conservation issue, will ...
Niemiec RM +3 more
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The contribution of private land conservation to 30x30 in Germany
Frontiers in Conservation ScienceIn line with Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the European Union (EU) aims to protect 30% of its land and sea by 2030 (known as 30x30).
Lisa Kopsieker, Tilmann Disselhoff
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The psychological appeal of owning private land for conservation [PDF]
Conservation Biology, 2018 Abstract Continued threats to global biodiversity have stimulated interest in the private purchase of land for conservation. Though not a new phenomenon, private land conservation appears to be on the rise, and its ambiguous position between philanthropy and financial investment leads to questions about the nature of landowner motives.
Jennifer Gooden, Richard Grenyer
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Heliyon, 2019 Smallholder farmers in Malawi are faced with limited options for climate smart agriculture that would restore soil fertility and increase maize yield. Ten plots of maize intercropped with Gliricidia sepium (MIG) and 10 traditional sole-maize (TSM) plots (
Harrington Nyirenda
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 Private land conservation has become an important tool for protecting biodiversity and habitat, but methods for prioritizing and scheduling conservation on private land are still being developed.
Kaylan M. Kemink +8 more
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A legal assessment of private land conservation in South America
Conservation Biology, 2023 Abstract Privately protected areas (PPAs) are a potentially innovative conservation tool. Legal recognition is necessary for their success, especially where there are institutional challenges to nature conservation, such as in South America.
Rocío López de la Lama +4 more
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Policy and the social burden of bald eagle recovery
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 One of the challenges of applying endangered species policy on private property is striking an equitable balance between species protection and civil liberties. The future of many imperiled species depends on a public‐private trust.
Bryan D. Watts, Mitchell A. Byrd
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Public Land Grazing in California: Untapped Conservation Potential for Private Lands? [PDF]
Rangelands, 2007 Working landscapes may be linked to public lands.
Adriana Sulak, Lynn Huntsinger
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