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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"private land conservation"”.
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Multi-scale, social-ecological influences on private land conservation in South Africa
… systems perspective to the phenomenon of private land conservation. With increasing interest in the role that the private sector can play in global conservation efforts, a pertinent but largely unexplored question is whether private land conservation areas (PLCAs) can conserve biodiversity …
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The influence of location on the structure and functioning of private land conservation networks in the Western Cape province of South Africa
… areas are an important tool for biodiversity conservation. Statutory protected areas are, however, perceived to currently be insufficient in extent and functioning for achieving conservation goals. Conservation action on privately owned land plays an increasingly vital role in expanding the …
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Three Essays on Land Conservation Programs
This dissertation is a comprehensive study of land conservation programs. The first essay investigates the optimal contract length of land conservation programs when a policy maker tries to maximize total environmental benefits from participation under a budget constraint. Result suggests that the …
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Empirical models of land conservation and land use
This dissertation concentrates on land use, both urban and rural, in United States. First, I focus on land conservation and study how state fiscal incentives can affect private land conservation on the eastern region of the country. Then, I move to urban uses of land and analyze how distance to …
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The process of conserving biodiversity: From planning to evaluating conservation actions on private land in the Cape Lowlands, South Africa
Conservation can be conceptualised as a process of linked phases that contribute to bringing about effective biodiversity protection: (i) a conservation assessment that identifies spatially explicit conservation priorities to provide strategic guidance on where best to invest conservation …
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Exploring the “Where” and the “Why” of Conservation Easements: The Role of Community-level Factors in the Likelihood of Adoption
Over the past several decades conservation easements have seen immense growth in their popularity. There are now over 40 million acres of easement land in the United States, up from only 1.4 million in 1998. A significant body of research exists on easements, factors that lead to their adoption, …