The Role of Network Bridging Organisations in Compensation Payments for Agri-Environmental Services under the EU Common Agricultural Policy

Ecological Economics

This study found that farmers who have periodic contacts with network bridging organisations that foster cooperation and social learning in the agri-environmental landscapes show a higher commitment to change. Support for network bridging organisations is foreseen under the EU Leader programme and the EU regulation 1306/2013.

Profitability and Sustainability in Responsible Forestry; Economic Impacts of FSC Certification on Forest Operations

WWF Report: 2015

This study seeks to advance knowledge about the impact of FSC certification on a company’s “bottom line” through primary research on 11 forestry entities operating across four continents. More than 500 original data points are analysed to assess upfront investments, annual costs, annual benefits, and the overall net present value (N...

Exploring the permanence of conservation covenants

Conservation Letters; A journal of the Society for Conservation Biology

This study examined release and breach data from all 13 major covenanting programs across Australia. Authors also use results to argue that multi-party covenants appear an enduring conservation mechanism, highlight the important role that effective monitoring and reporting of the permanency of these agreements plays in contributing to the...

Proceedings of the First Congress of the International Land Conservation Network (Letter/8.5 x 11 in)

International Land Conservation Network

In recognition of the growing importance of private and civic land conservation around the globe, conservationists from six continents joined together to mark the public launch of the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) at the Network's First Congress in Berlin, Germany on October 19-21, 2015. This document summarizes the prese...

Proceedings of the First Congress of the International Land Conservation Network (A4)

In recognition of the growing importance of private and civic land conservation around the globe, conservationists from six continents joined together to mark the public launch of the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) at the Network's First Congress in Berlin, Germany on October 19-21, 2015. This document summarizes the prese...

Private landowners, voluntary conservation programs, and implementation of conservation friendly land management practices

Conservation Letters; A journal of the Society for Conservation Biology

Private land conservation mechanisms are critical components employed by policy makers and conservation professionals to support the stewardship and protection of vital ecosystem services. This study explored perceptions of landowners with property enrolled in the Indiana Classified Forest and Wildlands Program in U.S.A.

LIFE and Land Stewardship; Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities

Report to the European Commission

This report focuses on the LIFE program and its contribution to establishing land stewardship approaches in the EU. The main purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of the LIFE program in engaging private stakeholders in nature conservation and to explore further opportunities to do so in future LIFE projects.

Reviving Europe’s Biodiversity By Importing Exotic Animals

Yale Environment 360

Scientists are conducting intriguing — and counterintuitive — experiments at several sites in Germany: Bringing back long-lost herbivores, such as water buffalo, to encourage the spread of native plants that have fared poorly in Europe’s human-dominated landscape.

An Introduction to Conservation Easements in the United States: A Simple Concept and a Complicated Mosaic of Law

Social Science Research Network

This publication provides a context for the development and implementation of conservation easements in the United States, as well as an overview of relevant legal and policy issues.

Uniform Conservation Easement Act

Uniform Law Commission

Copy of the Uniform Conservation Easement Act as approved by the National Conference in 1981.