[HTML][HTML] The US Conservation Reserve Program: The evolution of an enrollment mechanism
DM Hellerstein - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The United States Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) has evolved from near open enrollment, to competitive enrollment, and now to a …
(CRP) has evolved from near open enrollment, to competitive enrollment, and now to a …
[HTML][HTML] Grassland ecological compensation policy in China improves grassland quality and increases herders' income
Many countries have undertaken large and high-profile payment-for-ecosystem-services
(PES) programs to sustain the use of their natural resources. Nevertheless, few studies have …
(PES) programs to sustain the use of their natural resources. Nevertheless, few studies have …
Payment for ecosystem services from forests
J Alix-Garcia, H Wolff - Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ., 2014 - annualreviews.org
Every year from 2000 to 2010, our planet lost native forests roughly the size of Costa Rica.
This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's …
This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's …
How should we incentivize private landowners to 'produce'more biodiversity?
N Hanley, S Banerjee, GD Lennox… - oxford review of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Globally, much biodiversity is found on private land. Acting to conserve such biodiversity
thus requires the design of policies which influence the decision-making of farmers and …
thus requires the design of policies which influence the decision-making of farmers and …
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands provide ecosystem service benefits that exceed land rental payment costs
Global demand for commodities prompted the expansion of row crop agriculture in the
Upper Midwest, USA with unknown consequences for multiple ecosystem services. The …
Upper Midwest, USA with unknown consequences for multiple ecosystem services. The …
Addressing participant inattention in federal programs: a field experiment with the conservation reserve program
S Wallander, P Ferraro… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Voluntary land conservation programs depend upon the willingness of land owners to
participate. Since participation requires commitment to long‐term contracts, most studies on …
participate. Since participation requires commitment to long‐term contracts, most studies on …
[HTML][HTML] Mapping large-area landscape suitability for honey bees to assess the influence of land-use change on sustainability of national pollination services
AL Gallant, NH Euliss Jr, Z Browning - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Pollination is a critical ecosystem service affected by various drivers of land-use change,
such as policies and programs aimed at land resources, market values for crop …
such as policies and programs aimed at land resources, market values for crop …
Identification of “ever-cropped” land (1984–2010) using Landsat annual maximum NDVI image composites: Southwestern Kansas case study
SK Maxwell, KM Sylvester - Remote sensing of environment, 2012 - Elsevier
A time series of 230 intra-and inter-annual Landsat Thematic Mapper images was used to
identify land that was ever cropped during the years 1984 through 2010 for a five county …
identify land that was ever cropped during the years 1984 through 2010 for a five county …
Soil carbon sequestration by three perennial legume pastures is greater in deeper soil layers than in the surface soil
XK Guan, NC Turner, L Song, YJ Gu, TC Wang… - …, 2016 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a vital role as both a sink for and source of atmospheric
carbon. Revegetation of degraded arable land in China is expected to increase soil carbon …
carbon. Revegetation of degraded arable land in China is expected to increase soil carbon …
The economics of species conservation
A quarter of all species around the globe are threatened with extinction; this article reviews
research in economics on how best to counter those threats. Normative research has …
research in economics on how best to counter those threats. Normative research has …