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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"natural resource conservation"”.
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Managing Local Sustainability: A Game Theoretic Analysis of Natural Resource Conservation
This dissertation presents a model which is a continuous-time representation of a forested system. This system model is used to simulate the impacts of strategic behavior in managing lands in a local commons, on and around Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. The system model is also used in optimal control …
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Unworkable formula? : decentralization, development and natural resource conservation in Sehlabathebe, Lesotho
Includes bibliographical references.
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Assessing the influence of natural resource conservation on the livelihoods of KwaNibela, KwaZulu-Natal
… of this study was to assess the influence of natural resource conservation on the livelihoods of the people of KwaNibela, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The objectives of this study were to (a) identify the natural resource conservation initiatives and programmes implemented by iSimangaliso Wetland …
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An assessment of multidimensional wellbeing in rural Rwanda: impacts of and implications for rural development and natural resource conservation
… fields: the study of cultural difference; natural resource management; and agrarian change, and in combining a wellbeing assessment with dominant theories or concepts in each. Rwanda has received acclaim for meeting development targets despite high levels of poverty and population density. …
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The equity and efficiency of incentives to manage ecosystem services for natural resource conservation and rural development Case studies from Lombok, Indonesia and Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
… to increase efficiency in biodiversity conservation and to facilitate greater equity in the distribution of natural resources. These interventions aim to control the use of natural resources by altering resource users’ land-use decisions and environmental behaviours. There is relatively …
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Natural Resource Needs Assessment Survey and a Nonmarket Valuation Study of Nevada's Big Game Hunts
This thesis has four parts. First, we discuss natural resource conservation in Nevada. Second, we describe the development and implementation of a general population natural resource needs assessment survey. Third, we present and discuss the data collected in Clark County, Nevada and Lincoln …
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A Study of the Implementation of the Generalization in Resource Conservation Curriculum
… specifically related to a study of human and natural resource conservation.
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Small scale farming on Wetland resource utilisation: a case study of Mandlanzini, Richards Bay
… in South Africa poses a serious challenge for natural resource conservation. The growing rate of rural poverty, poor education and socio-cultural beliefs contribute towards the current plight of many wetlands. The challenge that faces wetland sustainability stems from the over utilisation of …
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Assessing the conservation value and food system impacts of high tunnels
… and production of specialty crops the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has launched the Seasonal High Tunnel initiative. This cost-share program provides farmers with a high tunnel intended to encourage the availability of locally grown fresh produce. Using mixed-methods …
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Nature's contributions to people: socio-economic assessments of strategies to conserve natural capital and guide the sustainable provision and equitable distribution of ecosystem services in developing countries
Natural resources continue to be unsustainably used and their benefits inequitably shared. In many instances economic incentives and resource management approaches have not led to the sustainable use or equitable distribution of the benefits of natural resources such as fisheries and forests. This …
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Factors influencing hunter recruitment, participation, and retention of male and female hunters in Illinois
… is critical to maintain funding for natural resource conservation agencies; however, the hunting population has been decreasing on a national level. During recent decades, the number of female hunters has increased and to a degree mitigated the reduction in hunter population. …
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SOIL SALINITY AND SODICITY OF GALVESTON AND PELICAN ISLANDS, TEXAS
… Galveston and Pelican Islands. The existing USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Galveston County Soil Survey map units were used as a base for the project. ArcGIS Desktop software was used to establish a sampling design with randomly located sampling points within each soil survey …
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Sustainable natural resource management in regional ecosystems : case studies in semi-arid and humid regions
… thus, a dual relationship between human and natural resources is required. The main goal of the current research was to introduce up-to-date environmental techniques for sustainable natural resource utilization in semiarid and humid ecosystems in short and long term. To achieve this goal, two …
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Effects of beaver dam analogs on stream ecosystem function of Crab Creek, Washington State
… the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) placed 25 BDAs in Crab Creek on a section of private land near Harrington, WA. Beaver dam analogs are structures placed in streams to mimic the ecosystem effects of beaver activity and are increasingly …
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The effects of wildflower plots and diverse landscapes on ecosystem services, bee communities, and on-farm tick abundance
Conservation of natural habitats and planting wildflower plots are two commonly promoted tactics to enhance pollination services and biological control of crop pests, which are ecosystem services that can improve agricultural outputs. There are several programs at various levels of government in …
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Silvopasture interests among livestock producers in Virginia
… initiative for silvopasture created by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in Virginia in 2011 provides an opportunity for landowners to establish silvopasture systems on their properties, thus diversifying land management and income, as well as providing environmental benefits. …
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Response of avian, arthropod, and vegetation communities to mid-contract management in Conservation Reserve Program tall fescue monocultures
… early successional plant communities in aging Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields. I evaluated the effects of 3 MCM regimes, including fall strip disking, fall herbicide spraying (hereafter, spray), and fall herbicide spraying in combination with spring legume interseeding (hereafter, …
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Improving Watershed Models to Achieve a Better Prediction of Water Quantity and Quality
… (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) watersheds to simulate daily streamflow. The results demonstrated that integration of multiple GHCN stations including higher-density, but perhaps …
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A stakeholder approach to ecologically sustainable tourism : the case of the Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria
… rapidly growing Australian tourism industry on natural resource conservation. In so doing it addresses the inherent conflict between alternative visions for land use as they relate to tourism development in and around protected areas Second, contemporary applications of stakeholder theory are …
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THE ROLE OF ADAPTATION AND INFORMATION IN AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
… carbon in the soils. The second study focuses on conservation practice adoption among agricultural producers who rent land versus those who own the land they farm. Tenants and part-owners are farming an increasing number of acres in the United States, while full-owners are farming fewer acres. …
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