Understanding variation in impacts from private protected areas across regions and protection mechanisms to inform organizational practices.
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9882301 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1523-1739 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08888892 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Conserv Biol Subsets: MEDLINE
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Hagen S;Nolte C;Chang Y;Morgan S;Boccaletti G;Reddy SMW
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Private land protection is an important and growing tool to address biodiversity loss ...
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Understanding variation in impacts from private protected areas across regions and protection mechanisms to inform organizational practices.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9882301 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1523-1739 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08888892 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Conserv Biol Subsets: MEDLINE
Private land protection is an important and growing tool to address biodiversity loss and climate change. Thus, better empirical evidence on the effectiveness of private land protection and organizational practices, such as targeting of lands for protection and choice of protection mechanism (i.e., fee simple land acquisition and conservation easements), is needed. We addressed this gap by estimating the impacts of The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) (a large nongovernmental organization with relatively decentralized management ) conservation land acquisitions and easements from 1988 to 2016 in three regions of the United States (Mid-Atlantic, New England and New York, and California). We estimated impact in terms of avoided conversion by comparing natural land cover on 3179 protected parcels with matched unprotected parcels. Nineteen of 21 ecoregional plans used threats of agriculture and development to identify priorities for protection. When regions and protection mechanisms were pooled, on average there was no evidence of avoided conversion from 1988 to 2016. Accounting for mechanisms, TNC land acquisitions avoided conversion and easements did not. TNC's easements on parcels acquired by conservation partners did avoid conversion. Limitations of these results include focus on a single measure of impact, inability to capture future avoided conversion, and low land cover change accuracy in California. Our results suggest that private land protection managers who seek to avoid land conversion in the near to medium term should increase focus on areas with higher threats. Special attention should be paid to strengthening accountability and the role of partners, improving or clarifying how easements are used, and facilitating the flow of resources to work with the greatest potential impact.
(© 2024 The Nature Conservancy. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.)
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Spatial patterns of land cover in the United States [electronic resource] : a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA assessment / Kurt H. Riitters.
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The Paradox of Preservation : Wilderness and Working Landscapes at Point Reyes National Seashore
Laura Alice Watt;Laura Alice Watt
Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape, with dairy an...
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The Paradox of Preservation : Wilderness and Working Landscapes at Point Reyes National Seashore
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Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape, with dairy and beef ranching, fishing, and oyster farming; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. The Paradox of Preservation chronicles how national ideals about what a park “ought to be” have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS) in its efforts to preserve places that are also lived-in landscapes. Using the conflict surrounding the closure of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Laura Alice Watt examines how NPS management policies and processes for land use and protection do not always reflect the needs and values of local residents. Instead, the resulting landscapes produced by the NPS represent a series of compromises between use and protection—and between the area 's historic pastoral character and a newer vision of wilderness. A fascinating and deeply researched book, The Paradox of Preservation will appeal to those studying environmental history, conservation, public lands, and cultural landscape management , and to those looking to learn more about the history of this dynamic California coastal region.
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Resource management plan guidebook [electronic resource] : planning for the future.
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Archaic Agencies, Muddled Missions, and Conservation in the 21st Century.
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BioScience. Oct2001, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p869. 5p.
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Samson, Fred B.;Knopf, Fritz L.
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BioScience. Oct2001, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p869. 5p.
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Trusteeship in change : toward tribal autonomy in resource management / edited by Richmond L. Clow & Imre Sutton ; foreword by David H. Getches.
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Protected area , easement, and rental contract data reveal five communities of land protection in the United States .
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Publisher: Ecological Society of America Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9889808 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1051-0761 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10510761 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Appl Subsets: MEDLINE
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Jackson HB;Kroetz K;Sanchirico JN;Thompson A;Armsworth PR
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Publisher: Ecological Society of America Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9889808 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1051-0761 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10510761 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Appl Subsets: MEDLINE
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Land protection efforts represent large societal investments and are critical to biodi...
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Protected area , easement, and rental contract data reveal five communities of land protection in the United States .
Publisher: Ecological Society of America Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9889808 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1051-0761 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10510761 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Appl Subsets: MEDLINE
Land protection efforts represent large societal investments and are critical to biodiversity conservation. Land protection involves a complex mosaic of areas managed by multiple organizations, using a variety of mechanisms to achieve different levels of protection. We develop an approach to synthesize, describe, and map this land protection diversity over large spatial scales. We use cluster analysis to find distinct "communities" of land protection based on the organizations involved, the strictness of land protection, and the protection mechanisms used. We also associate identified land protection communities with socioenvironmental variables. Applying these methods to describe land protection communities in counties across the coterminous United States , we recognize five different land protection communities. Two land protection communities occur in areas with low human population size at higher elevations and include a large amount of protected land primarily under federal management . These two community types are differentiated from one another by the particular federal agencies involved, the relative contributions of smaller actors, and the amount of protection by designations vs. conservation easements or covenants. Three remaining land protection communities have less overall protection. Land in one community is primarily protected by federally managed rental contracts and government managed easements; another is managed by a diversity of non-federal actors through fee-ownership and easements; and the third stands out for having the lowest amount of formally recorded protection overall. High elevation and poor quality soils are over-represented in U.S. protected lands. Rental contracts help fill in gaps in counties with high productivity soil while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fills in gaps in low-elevation counties. Counties with large numbers of threatened species have more and stricter protection, particularly by regional entities like water management districts. The ability to synthesize and map land protection communities can help conservation planners tailor interventions to local contexts, position local agencies to approach collaborations more strategically, and suggest new hypotheses for researchers regarding interactions among different protection mechanisms.
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Proceedings, Land Type Associations Conference: Development and Use in Natural Resources Management, Planning and Research, April 24-26, 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin [electronic resource] / [edited by Marie-Louise Smith].
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Proceedings, Land Type Associations Conference: Development and Use in Natural Resources Management, Planning and Research, April 24-26, 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin [electronic resource] / [edited by Marie-Louise Smith].
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Foreign Assistance: USAID Faces Challenges Implementing Regional Program in Southern Africa: NSIAD-99-237.
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Foreign Assistance: USAID Faces Challenges Implementing Regional Program in Southern Africa: NSIAD-99-237.
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The U.S . Agency for International Development (USAID) created the Initiative for Southern Africa in 1994 to address problems from a regional perspective and to identify solutions that can go beyond what can be accomplished by any one country. The Initiative has three strategic objectives: to promote an integrated regional market, to accelerate adoption of sustainable agriculture and natural resource management approaches, and to strengthen indigenous southern African organizations to promote democratic values and institutions in the region. This report outlines (1) the specific activities that USAID's Regional Center has conducted to implement the Initiative, (2) the extent to which this regional program complements USAID's bilateral programs in the region, and (3) the challenges that the Regional Center faces in implementing the Initiative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Guidelines for integrated resource management planning in Indian country [microform] / written by Don Hall ; Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Responsibilities.
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The evolution of elite and societal norms pertaining to the emergence of federal-tribal co-management of natural resources
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Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research, 2014 Oct 01. 6(4), 291-296.
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Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research, 2014 Oct 01. 6(4), 291-296.
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Natural Resources Managment and Protection Task Force report [microform].
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Natural Resources Management and Protection Task Force report.
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Journal of Environmental Management. Nov2018, Vol. 225, p32-45. 14p.
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Guidelines for integrated resource management planning in Indian country / Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Responsibilities ; written by Don Hall.
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Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), 2000 Jul 01. 28(2), 454-456.
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Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), 2000 Jul 01. 28(2), 454-456.
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A tribal executive's guide to integrated resource management planning / Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Responsibilities.
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Policy News: Key Issues in 2000: Forest Service Roads, CARA Funding
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Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), 2000 Apr 01. 28(1), 273-275.
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Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), 2000 Apr 01. 28(1), 273-275.
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The Recreation Roundtable and the federal land managing agencies : Career Development Exchange Program.
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Nelson Swamp.
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New York State Conservationist. Aug2001, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p22. 4p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
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New York State Conservationist. Aug2001, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p22. 4p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
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Focuses on the Nelson Swamp Unique Area project in New York. Location of Nelson Swamp;...
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Nelson Swamp.
New York State Conservationist. Aug2001, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p22. 4p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
Focuses on the Nelson Swamp Unique Area project in New York. Location of Nelson Swamp; Information on the role of the Cedar Swamp in the development of Nelson's agricultural economy; Details on the trees and plants found in Nelson Swamp.
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Preserves at risk : an investigation of resource management strategies, implications and opportunities / Robert J. Lilieholm.
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“Cooperation Gets It Done”: Social Capital in Natural Resources Management along the Kaskaskia River.
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Society & Natural Resources. Mar2010, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p224-239. 16p. 1 Diagram.
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Society & Natural Resources. Mar2010, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p224-239. 16p. 1 Diagram.
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Conflict, space, and resource management at Grand Canyon.
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Professional Geographer. Feb96, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p46. 12p.
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Professional Geographer. Feb96, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p46. 12p.
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COZYING UP TO THE YANKS.
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Maclean's. 2/23/2004, Vol. 117 Issue 8, p13-13. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
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Janigan, Mary
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Maclean's. 2/23/2004, Vol. 117 Issue 8, p13-13. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
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COZYING UP TO THE YANKS.
Maclean's. 2/23/2004, Vol. 117 Issue 8, p13-13. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
This article reports on the further integration of the United States and Canada. Canadians are so exasperated with George W. Bush that few politicians dare to speak about Canada-U.S . ties. The topic was inserted as an afterthought into the final paragraphs of the Speech from the Throne, tucked under the deliciously vague heading of "Canada's role in the world." The almost visceral reaction to the U.S . President has turned any overt attempts at closer ties into political suicide on the brink of a spring election. And that makes what is going on behind the scenes all the more astonishing. Politicians may be coy, but bureaucrats are quietly devising plans for closer ties across multiple areas .
