Download or read book Increasing Agricultural Community Involvement in Regional Conservation Planning written by Bryan Henson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Integrated Land Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development written by M. V. Rao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land represents an important resource for the economic life of a majority of people in the world. The way people handle and use land resources impacts their social and economic well-being as well as the sustained quality of land resources. Land use planning is also integral to water resources development and management for agriculture, industry, dr

Download or read book Incentives for Community Involvement in Conservation Programmes written by Ronnie de Camino Velozo and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Local Action Global Aspirations written by Dilys Roe and published by IIED. This book was released on 2006 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Planning for a Permanent Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stream Corridor Restoration written by and published by National Technical Info Svc. This book was released on 1998 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is a cooperative effort among fifteen Federal agencies and partners to produce a common reference on stream corridor restoration. It responds to a growing national and international interest in restoring stream corridors.

Download or read book Agricultural Conservation Program service Agricultural Research Service Extension Service Farmer Cooperative Service Soil Conservation Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluating The Implementation of and Farmers Participation in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program written by Elsie Assan and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The negative environmental impacts of intensive agricultural production activities across the globe and specifically in the United States (US) is well known. Governments in affected countries including the US have instituted agri-environmental programs to address the negative environmental impacts of agriculture. At the US federal level, a suite of conservation programs referred to as Farm Bill conservation programs (e.g., Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)) provide technical and financial assistance to farmers and other rural land managers in exchange for their voluntary adoption of best management practices (BMPs) to address resources concern resulting from agriculture. The planning, policy development, and implementation of these programs encourage partnerships among government-sponsored conservation agencies and other public-private conservation agencies as well as public participation at the federal, state, and local levels of decision-making. Partnerships and public participation in conservation program planning and implementation processes are encouraged since it helps to account for public concerns, increase understanding of resource concern priorities, increase acceptance of the resultant program, and improve the efficient use of program resources and achievement of program goals. However, there is limited research conducted to explore the extent of public participation in program planning and implementation as well as how farmers make decisions to either participate or not participate in these government-sponsored agri-environmental programs. Drawing on the environmental governance framework and the diffusion of innovation theory, this dissertation sought to evaluate the implementation of and farmers' participation in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Pennsylvania. This dissertation is built around three essays. The first essay utilizes data from interviews with conservation managers at federal, state, and local levels and program document analysis to explore the extent to which EQIP planning and implementation processes follow four concepts of environmental governance: adaptiveness, flexibility, and learning; knowledge co-production; acknowledgment of new actors and their roles; and accountability and legitimacy, at the federal, state, and local levels. The findings of the study show the presence of certain components of the four concepts in program planning and implementation processes, mainly because program decision-making processes and implementation practices are informed by congressional mandates and legislation. There is the participation of diverse stakeholders and conservation agencies in program processes at all three levels of decision-making and stakeholders play diverse roles in enhancing the achievement of program objectives. The essay also discusses the challenges identified and recommends strategies to enhance the governance of EQIP. The second essay reports the findings from interviews with conservation field staff at the local level regarding their perspectives on diverse stakeholder participation in EQIP planning and implementation practices at the local level, approaches and challenges to outreach, and barriers to EQIP implementation at the local level. The findings revealed a mixed perspective on the participation of diverse stakeholders in program processes. Further, the results showed that mostly government conservation agencies, their partners, and stakeholders work together and sometimes separately to conduct program outreach utilizing a variety of communication channels and delivery methods. The key outreach approach relied on by both government and non-government agencies is "word of mouth" to disseminate program information. The study findings indicate that farmer-related challenges (e.g., costs associated with program participation, anti-government sentiments, bureaucracy, and inadequate awareness about program existence and goals) and program-related challenges (e.g., staff capacity, attitude, and knowledge about agriculture, inadequate funding, bureaucracy, inflexible program rules, regulations, and internal policies, etc.) could hinder program implementation at the local level. The final essay utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data collected from three Pennsylvania counties within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to explore how farmers make decisions to participate in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. It specifically examined farmers' familiarity with the program and perception of program fit to local farm management practices, farmers' sources of conservation program information, motivators of and barriers to program participation. The findings suggest that both EQIP participants and non-participants have differing levels of familiarity with the program and perceived the program as a good fit for addressing resources concern on the farm and off the farm. Further, EQIP participants and non-participants access program information from multiple sources including formal and informal sources. The findings also revealed program-related characteristics (e.g., cost share, environmental benefits, etc.) and personal reasons (e.g., environmental stewardship, social recognition for conservation efforts, etc.) as motivators for program participation. Self-autonomy and distrust of government conservation agencies, inadequate information on EQIP goals and benefits, religious reasons, and perceived limited knowledge of the heterogeneity of farms among conservation staff were some of the barriers to program participation. The essay also discusses how understanding the differences between the two groups of farmers can help conservation professionals enhance the participation of farmers in conservation programs. Taken together, the three essays highlight program governance issues that could be improved to enhance public participation, support, and buy-in for conservation programs. Overall, this dissertation findings could improve understanding of how national-level decisions about natural resources conservation influence implementation decisions at the state and local level as well as farmer participation in EQIP. More generally the findings could enable states in the northeast region, particularly, Pennsylvania to secure conservation gains and enhance farmer participation in conservation programs such as EQIP over time.

Download or read book Conservation Tillage in U S Agriculture written by Noel Uri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs!Soil erosion from U.S. croplands has long been recognized as a national problem. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues is the first ever complete study of the costs and benefits of using conservation tillage to prevent soil erosion. Designed for professionals working in the areas of soil science, agronomy, economics, environmental studies, and agriculture, this complete study covers everything from machinery and trends in conservation tillage to its adoption to use in regions of the United States.With this in-depth manual, you will examine different types of tillage and the many benefits this practice can ensure, such as improving water quality, increasing organic matter in your soil, sequestering carbon, and providing habitat and food for wildlife. Covering the economic, environmental, and policy issues of this practice, Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture features: the history of conservation tillage case studies on costs and benefits of differing conservation tillage practices with various crops tables and graphs of trends, and case studies concerning the use of different farming methods U.S. Department of Agriculture soil conservation policies how to prevent soil erosion without harming the environment factors affecting conservation tillage, adoption, and use for crops such as peanuts, potatoes, beets, tobacco, and vegetables. With the help of this book, you will measure the benefits and costs of conservation tillage based on profitability and environmental impact and explore the positive and negative environmental consequences that may involve air, land, water, and/or the health and ecological status of wildlife. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture is a timely and informative look at conservation tillage practices that will help you improve residue management and create better conditions for wildlife and the environment.

Download or read book A Framework Plan Soil and Water Conservation for a Better America written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Livelihood Lessons from Community Research in India written by Oommen V. Oommen and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity and Livelihood: Lessons from Community Research in India Is a compilation of research articles on the ecological biodiversity and local conservation efforts of selected regions in India, and among local communities throughout the county. 18 chapters have been contributed by experts in ecology, sustainability and ethnic studies in India. The chapters provide information on a wide range of tops which cover local communities, their agricultural practices and the ecological relationships between their community and the species on which their livelihood depends. Contributions emphasize different aspects of these topics, such as observational ecological information about the aforementioned regions and communities, the local biodiversity, tribal customs of ethnic communities that are linked to conservation, specific programs which are aimed at the conservation of specific plant and animal species endemic to the region, the benefits shared by the communities involved with conservation programs and recommendations shared by the authors for sustainable management of the regional ecosystem and its resources. Readers will find a wealth of information about biodiversity conservation in different regions in India (most notably the western and eastern ghats and provinces such as Kerala and Andhra Pradesh), from a basic and applied perspective. The book is, therefore, an informative reference for conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists and ethnologists who are studying the biodiversity and conservation of India. Readers involved in sustainable development programs in the region will also find the content valuable to their knowledge.

Download or read book Human Dimension of Conservation Planning written by Tendro Ramaharitra Tondrasoa and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation is placed at the center of debates over adding human dimension to reserve selection in Madagascar. For many years, we knew that forested lands are cleared at an alarming rate. And for many years, decision makers in conservation planning were aware of the necessity to address human needs have at the same time saving habitat for species if we were to be successful in conservation program. However, No effort has been undertaken in Madagascar to include the human dimension. Instead conservation program continues to conflict with local communities dependant on natural resources for their subsistence. I looked at the National scale to address the issue of selecting reserve network while considering different socio-economic costs. The results show that inclusion of cost in conservation planning did not drastically differ to current design. At regional scale, I looked at the design of Community based natural resources management established around Makira Protected Area. The result suggests that current involvement of community in conservation activities is not likely to stop deforestation. In chapter II, I modeled rice field expansion in Madagascar, analyzed the different parameters that influence land use suitability for rice, and predicted the location of changes under different future scenarios. The specific objectives are to map existing rice fields and produce a model of suitable land for rice cultivation under current climate and conditions, understand the parameters influencing the expansion or constraints on rice cultivation, and predict the spatial location of future rice cultivation under assumptions of increasing population and future climate change. Analyzing and interpreting the change in land suitability based on circumstances that drive the changes provide essential information to decision makers and enable them to respond adequately to development and conservation issues. I found that land suitability value decreases with increasing slope, the model is improved if I use geology, a proxy for soil variables, to stratify the data, a significant portion of currently cultivated rice fields will experience drier and warmer conditions in the future, and large shifts to the northern and western side were observed under future climate scenarios and as much as 36% of current lands may become unsuitable. In chapter III, I re-examines the effectiveness of the reserve network proposed by Kremen et al. (2008), by looking at the possible conflict in the existing protected areas given the integration of various costs into the process of network reserve selection. After looking at the possible changes needed in the design of current conservation areas in Madagascar when introducing cost to conservation planning, I also investigate what changes would be needed to take into account the effect of future suitable agricultural land (under future climate change scenarios) in planning the reserve network, and provide recommendations for the expansion and priority setting of new PA priority sites. My results show that at the national level, inclusion of costs in systematic conservation planning did not drastically change the design of the current reserve network. The effect of including costs may be more pronounced at the regional scale. My results were inconclusive with regards to taking into account shifting costs resulting from future climate change. I conclude by giving recommendations regarding new reserve areas regarding the government priority for setting up additional conservation areas. In chapterIV, I explore the current status of the Makira Protected Area, and analyze the relationship between land uses to a community management strategy. I first examined how the forest management contracts were set up and administered, and then assessed the efficacy of these contracts with respect to institutional effectiveness (Ostrom, 1990) and reduction of deforestation, the key driver of biodiversity endangerment in Madagascar (Harper, Steininger, Tucker, Juhn, & Hawkins, 2008; Kremen et al., 2008). In this study, I first present a qualitative narrative of the processes of establishing management transfer. Second, I evaluate the forest management contracts in Makira Protected Area relative to the 8 design principles of Ostrom (1990) for management of common property resources. Third, I present data from household surveys showing the prevalence of deforestation in forest management contract areas.

Download or read book Addressing forestry and agroforestry in National Adaptation Plans written by Meybeck, A. ; Gitz, V. ; Wolf, J. ; Wong, T. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Addressing forestry and agroforestry in National Adaptation Plans: Supplementary guidelines' provide specific guidance for national adaptation planning in the forestry sector. They are intended to be used by national planners and decision–makers working on climate change issues in developing countries and authorities and experts who are contributing to climate change adaptation and NAP formulation and implementation.

Download or read book Planning and the Rural Environment written by Joan Davidson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning and the Rural Environment examines the environmental issues affecting countryside planning. Emphasis is placed on the look and feel of the open countryside, the function and appearance of the rural environment, rather than the problems of its people and the settlements in which they live. Also discussed is the conflict of interest generated between some of the major planning systems concerned with the development of rural activities and the protection of rural resources. Comprised of 13 chapters, this volume begins with an assessment of conflicting views of how a countryside of the future should develop and the degree of control and direction that should take place. The following chapters consider how the emerging range of environmental problems and opportunities in rural planning can best be illustrated. In particular, the dominance of agriculture as a rural activity is analyzed, together with forest and woodland management; leisure activity in the countryside; and conservation of resources and wildlife. The next section is devoted to uplands and the urban fringe, paying particular attention to some of the ways in which rural interests interact in two very different areas. Finally, the development of rural planning is reviewed and issues that are expected to shape the countryside of the future are considered. This book should be of interest to postgraduate students of rural planning and specialists in various fields of countryside planning.

Download or read book Conservation Policies for Agricultural Biodiversity written by Lekha Laxman and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Policies for Agricultural Biodiversity: A Comparative Study of Laws and Policies focuses on the challenge of securing the ecological future of the planet and its inhabitants by exploring the Convention of Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and WTO laws, such as SPSS, TBT GATT. This book demonstrates how the urgent problem of biodiversity loss can be addressed by challenging notions of national self-interest and security for the purpose of implementing policies that will benefit humanity and, more importantly, ensure the future of our planet. - Delves into the current approaches adopted in the framework of global environmental governance - Investigates the origins, operations and effects of legal regimes, policies and practices related to the conservation of biodiversity - Presents a comparative study of laws and policies, providing an in-depth understanding of the factors behind the lack of success in conserving agricultural biodiversity