scholarly journals Exploring private land conservation non-adopters’ attendance at outreach events in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11959
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Read ◽  
Alexandra Carroll ◽  
Lisa A. Wainger
Keyword(s):  
Chesapeake Bay ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Chesapeake Bay Watershed ◽  
Private Land Conservation

Background Outreach events such as trainings, demonstrations, and workshops are important opportunities for encouraging private land operators to adopt voluntary conservation practices. However, the ability to understand the effectiveness of such events at influencing conservation behavior is confounded by the likelihood that attendees are already interested in conservation and may already be adopters. Understanding characteristics of events that draw non-adopters can aid in designing events and messaging that are better able to reach beyond those already interested in conservation. Methods For this study, we interviewed 101 operators of private agricultural lands in Maryland, USA, and used descriptive statistics and qualitative comparative analysis to investigate differences between the kinds of outreach events that adopters and non-adopters attended. Results Our results suggested that non-adopters, as compared to adopters, attended events that provided production-relevant information and were logistically easy to attend. Further, non-adopters were more selective when reading advertisements, generally preferring simplicity. Future research and outreach can build on these findings by experimentally testing the effectiveness of messages that are simple and relevant to farmers’ production priorities.

scholarly journals Scaling up private land conservation to meet recovery goals for grassland birds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Pavlacky ◽  
Christian A. Hagen ◽  
Anne M. Bartuszevige ◽  
Rich Iovanna ◽  
T. Luke George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grassland Birds ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation

Improving inferences about private land conservation by accounting for incomplete reporting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A Williamson ◽  
Brett G. Dickson ◽  
Mevin B. Hooten ◽  
Rose A. Graves ◽  
Mark N. Lubell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation

scholarly journals Private land conservation has landscape-scale benefits for wildlife in agroecosystems

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1930-1939 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Yeiser ◽  
John J. Morgan ◽  
Danna L. Baxley ◽  
Richard B. Chandler ◽  
James A. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation

scholarly journals Perpetual private land conservation: the case for outdoor recreation and functional leisure

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Farmer ◽  
Jacob C. Brenner ◽  
Michael Drescher ◽  
Stephanie L. Dickinson ◽  
Eric G. Knackmuhs
Keyword(s):  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation

scholarly journals The potential for voluntary instruments to achieve conservation planning goals: the case of conservancies in South Africa

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Downsborough ◽  
Charlie M. Shackleton ◽  
Andrew T. Knight
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
South African ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Private Land Conservation ◽  
Effective Conservation

AbstractSpatial prioritizations and gap analyses are increasingly undertaken to allocate conservation resources. Most spatial prioritizations are conducted without specifying the conservation instruments to be implemented and gap analyses typically assess formally protected areas but increasingly include private land conservation instruments. We examine conservancies to see if these voluntary instruments contribute towards achieving goals of South African conservation planning initiatives. We conducted a nationwide survey and interviews with conservancy members in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. Conservancies have potential for assisting South Africa to achieve conservation planning goals at national and local scales but their inclusion in spatial prioritizations and gap analyses predicates improved protection for nature, operational refinement and increased support. We sound a warning to conservation planning initiatives that incorporate voluntary instruments on private land, and present recommendations for strengthening such instruments to make them more effective. Our findings may assist conservation planners elsewhere to design more effective conservation planning initiatives focused on private land.

Evaluating Private Land Conservation in the Cape Lowlands, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1182-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMREI VON HASE ◽  
MATHIEU ROUGET ◽  
RICHARD M. COWLING
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation

scholarly journals Developing a rapid assessment tool to promote voluntary private land conservation in productive landscapes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verónica Etchebarne Palla ◽  
Magdalena Carabio ◽  
Mariana Ríos ◽  
Gustavo Garibotto ◽  
Gonzalo Cortés Capano
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Private Land Conservation ◽  
Productive Landscapes ◽  
Rapid Assessment Tool

scholarly journals A review of critical perspectives on private land conservation in academic literature

AMBIO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1019-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Gooden ◽  
Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Value Conflict ◽  
Private Land Conservation ◽  
Geographic Coverage ◽  
Governance Effectiveness ◽  
Inclusive Governance ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Critical Literature

Abstract In recent years, private land conservation has increased in profile among policymakers and academics. Conservation initiatives on privately owned land help to mitigate global biodiversity loss and introduce new actors to conservation. However, they have also been the subject of numerous critical accounts. This review catalogs issues that emerge in critical literature, identifying 25 themes, classified into three groups: Implementation Effectiveness, Value Conflict, and Economic Inefficiency. Gaps in the literature include the need for broader geographic coverage; assessment of the issues’ specificity to private land conservation; and evaluation of the extent to which issues in the literature reflect broader societal values. The literature’s strong emphasis on value conflict suggests that greater attention to governance effectiveness may steer private land conservation toward practices that are more just, equitable, and representative and lead to increased societal support. We recommend further research to address identified gaps, with a greater orientation toward inclusive governance.

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