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How Effective Are Biodiversity Conservation Payments In Mexico?, Sebastien Costedoat, Esteve Corbera, Driss Ezzine De Blas, Jordi Honey-Roses, Kathy Baylis, Miguel Angel Catillo-Santiago

Kathy Baylis

Adaptive Management Program Progress Report, Susan Wainscott, Lee Bice

Susan Wainscott

Progress of the Adaptive Management Program for the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Program is presented.

Adaptive Management Program Poster, Susan Wainscott

Susan Wainscott

Adaptive Management is the use of evidence-based data and best scientific knowledge to improve management and programmatic actions and to reduce the uncertainty inherent in those actions. This approach is the core of the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), which also includes a strong emphasis on transparency in decision making to increase the accountability of the program.

The MSHCP supports an incidental take permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). When reviewing the MSHCP and issuing the incidental take permit, the USFWS required certain tasks be completed on a regular or ongoing basis. The …

Participation In The First Cdm Project: The Role Of Property Rights, Social Capital And Contractual Rules, Yazhen Gong, Gary Bull, Kathy Baylis

Kathy Baylis

Paying developing countries for carbon sequestration is seen as a vital component of climate change mitigation. If appropriately designed, these payments can also transfer income to poor villagers, which can aid both the long-term sustainability of the carbon sequestered, as well as meeting the goal of poverty reduction. However, to encourage the participation of small-scale producers, a CDM forest project must offer sufficient incentives with minimal costs to participants. Both incentives and costs are embedded in property rights, social capital and contractual rules. In this paper, we ask what factors affect participation in the world’s first CDM project, established in …

Water-Based Recreational Benefits Of Conservation Programs: The Case Of Conservation Tillage On U.S. Cropland, Kathy Baylis, Peter Feather, Merritt Padgitt, Carmen Sandretto

Kathy Baylis

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