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Experimental Technique for the Conservation of Private Lands

Journal of Medical Primatology, 1988
A community‐based sanctuary for the black howler monkey (Alouatta pigrc) has been established on 18 square miles of riverine forest along the Belize river, Belize. It is based on voluntary signed pledges by subsistence farmers to abide by management plans for their lands. Conservation‐education programs which impact favorably on the villagers are being
R H, Horwich, J, Lyon
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The Role of Scientists in Conservation Planning on Private Lands

Conservation Biology, 2007
The nexus of advocacy and science has been a recurring discussion theme since the earliest days of the Society for Conservation Biology. When Michael Soule defined conservation as a “mission-oriented discipline,” he succinctly captured the issue.
Dennis D, Murphy, Barry R, Noon
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Private Land Conservation and Public Policy: Land Trusts, Land Owners, and Conservation Easements

Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2019
We highlight the extraordinary growth in private conservation via land trusts and conservation easements and describe the problems arising from the interplay of public finance and private decisions. We offer a framework for understanding the popularity of easements and land trusts and for evaluating policy reforms aimed at improving their performance ...
Dominic P. Parker, Walter N. Thurman
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Private land management for biodiversity conservation

Environmental Management, 1992
As human influences fragment native communities and ecosystems, remaining land must be better managed to conserve many elements of biodiversity. Much of this land is privately held, yet traditional private land-use management practices often further diminish biodiversity by promoting favored or edge-adapted species.
Michael A. O'Connell, Reed F. Noss
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Public Incentives for Conservation on Private Land

2014
Habitat destruction and fragmentation resulting from land development has motivated considerable public and private expenditures on land conservation initiatives. In addition to direct expenditures related to the procurement of conservation land, legislators have also put in place incentives aimed at encouraging private landowners to voluntarily donate
Suter, Jordan   +2 more
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ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LAND

Contemporary Economic Policy, 1997
This paper analyzes the effect of alternative institutional arrangements on the conservation of endangered species and economic activity on private land. Because a landowner does not capture the full value of species conservation, her preferences on land use will not coincide with social preferences.
STEPHEN POLASKY   +2 more
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Conservation Easements on Private Land

This brief examines the prevalence and geographic distribution of federal conservation easements on private land in the United States using PAD-US data. Federal easement acreage is highly concentrated in large western and Plains states, with North Dakota and South Dakota ranking first and second in total private land area under federal easement ...
Zhao, Hongxi, Gammans, Matthew
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Landowner Perceptions of Payments for Nature Conservation on Private Land

Environmental Management, 2019
Private land conservation (PLC) programs often provide financial incentives to motivate and enable landowners to engage in conservation. However, few studies have explored the psychological and management impacts of these incentives. We interviewed 50 landowners in Tasmania, Australia who were engaged in incentivised or nonincentivised PLC programs ...
Maï, Yasué   +3 more
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