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Evaluating Private Lands for Conservation of Wildlife
EDIS, 1969 In this document, we present criteria for evaluating land in terms of conserving wildlife species. There are several basic principles of conservation planning that can assist private landowners and organizations in assessing the wildlife value of a property.
Annisa Karim +2 more
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Conservation & Society, 2014 Private land conservation and many other contemporary environmental practices and policies are commonly described as ′market-based′ or ′market-driven.′ We argue that this characterisation derives in part from a conflation of private property rights with ...
David R Tecklin, Claudia Sepulveda
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Prioritization of public and private land to protect species at risk habitat
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Conservation budgets are limited, requiring strategic prioritization among actions to efficiently protect species. Systematic prioritization approaches typically determine locations for conservation that most effectively balance species protection with ...
Caitlyn A. Proctor +3 more
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Identifying opportunities for private land conservation [PDF]
, 2020 Privately owned lands are a battlefield for nature conservation. Native plants and animals are abundant on private land. So too are stocks of natural capital that provide both direct and indirect well-being benefits to society. However, these landscapes also provide valuable opportunities for developing communities and society.
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Public access to spatial data on private-land conservation
Ecology and Society, 2017 Information is critical for environmental governance. The rise of digital mapping has the potential to advance private-land conservation by assisting with conservation planning, monitoring, evaluation, and accountability.
Adena R. Rissman +4 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park +4 more
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Effects of disputes and easement violations on the cost-effectiveness of land conservation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Conservation initiatives to protect and restore valued species communities in human-dominated landscapes face challenges linked to their potential costs.
Richard Schuster, Peter Arcese
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina +1 more
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People and NatureThe decline of wildlife on private land is accelerating around the world. Resulting efforts to conserve wildlife on private lands are characterised by a complex socio‐ecological interplay between human practices and wildlife.
Matthew Taylor +2 more
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Do private conservation activities match science-based conservation priorities?
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundPrivate land conservation is an essential strategy for biodiversity protection in the USA, where half of the federally listed species have at least 80% of their habitat on private lands.
Jonathan R B Fisher, Benjamin Dills
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