Conservation on private land: a review of global strategies with a proposed classification system

S Kamal, M Grodzińska-Jurczak… - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
With parks and protected areas insufficient to sustain global biodiversity, the role of private
land in biodiversity conservation is becoming increasingly significant. This paper reviews …

Studies of Family Forest Owners in the USA: a systematic review of literature from 2000 through 2019

BJ Butler, SM Butler, K Floress - Small-Scale Forestry, 2023 - Springer
In the USA, there are an estimated 9.6 million families, individuals, trusts, estates, and family
partnerships, collectively referred to as family forest owners, who control 110 million ha of …

Why do farmers join Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes? An Assessment of PES water scheme participation in Brazil

MA Zanella, C Schleyer, S Speelman - Ecological Economics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) have become a popular instrument in the
last decades and this growing trend is also clearly evident in Brazil. However, challenges …

Factors associated with family forest owner actions: A vote-count meta-analysis

K Floress, ES Huff, SA Snyder, A Koshollek… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Family forest owners in the United States have an important role in providing social and
ecological benefits across landscapes. Thus, a detailed understanding of their land …

Private landowners and environmental conservation: a case study of socialpsychological determinants of conservation program participation in Ontario

M Drescher, GK Warriner, JR Farmer, BMH Larson - Ecology and Society, 2017 - JSTOR
Preservation of biodiversity and continued provision of ecosystem services increasingly
relies on environmental conservation on private lands. Despite a multitude of past studies …

Forest owners' willingness to implement measures to safeguard biodiversity: values, attitudes, ecological worldview and forest ownership objectives

T Koskela, H Karppinen - Small-scale Forestry, 2021 - Springer
The effective implementation and development of conservation schemes to which
participation of forest owners is voluntary, requires an understanding of forest owners' views …

Why agree to a conservation easement? Understanding the decision of conservation easement granting

JR Farmer, V Meretsky, D Knapp, C Chancellor… - Landscape and Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, the amount of land protected by conservation easements
dramatically increased between 2000 and 2010. As this mechanism for private land …

Additionality is in detail: Farmers' choices regarding payment for ecosystem services programs in the Atlantic forest, Brazil

GG Alarcon, AC Fantini, CH Salvador, J Farley - Journal of Rural Studies, 2017 - Elsevier
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) have spread rapidly across the globe in the last two
decades, emerging as an important alternative to halt deforestation and biodiversity loss …

Modeling landowner interactions and development patterns at the urban fringe

J Koch, MA Dorning, DB Van Berkel, SM Beck… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Population growth and unrestricted development policies are driving low-density
urbanization and fragmentation of peri-urban landscapes across North America. While …

Do property tax benefits for forest landowners work? A review of effectiveness at retaining and promoting active management of private forests

GE Frey - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past several decades, concern about loss of forest-based ecosystem services has
caused all fifty states to adopt programs to lower property taxes on enrolled private …