The distinctive nature of environmental quality problems in agriculture—an industry based
on the extraction of highly variable natural resources under stochastic conditions—has …

Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications Page 1
Anthony Waldron1; Vanessa Adams2; James Allan3; Andy Arnell4; Greg Asner5; Scott Atkinson6; …

The marked increase in the availability of spatial data has forced researchers engaged in
land use modeling to directly confront the question of space and the theoretical and …

Agriculture dominates the planet. Yet it has many environmental costs that are
unsustainable, especially as global food demand rises. Here, we evaluate ways in which …

Abstract Rural North America has undergone a major economic transformation over the past
century due to labor‐saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising …

Agricultural nonpoint source water pollution has long been recognized as an important
contributor to US water quality problems and the subject of an array of local, state, and …

Much of the remaining grassland, particularly in North America, is privately owned, and its
conversion to cultivated cropland is largely driven by economics. An understanding of why …

Abstract The Kyoto Protocol and the US Climate Change Plan recognize afforestation as a
potential means of reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations. To examine the cost …

Understanding why farmers over‐apply fertilizer is essential to designing effective agro‐
environmental policy. If farmers are simply inefficient, possibilities exist for simultaneously …

Native grasslands in the US Northern Plains, particularly those located in the Prairie Pothole
Region, are excellent breeding habitat for migratory birds. The conversion of grassland to …