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Proposed Standards And Guidelines For Private Nature Reserves In The Northern Great Plains, Curtis Freese, Dawn Montanye, Steve Forrest
Proposed Standards And Guidelines For Private Nature Reserves In The Northern Great Plains, Curtis Freese, Dawn Montanye, Steve Forrest
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
More than three-quarters of the land in the Northern Great Plains is privately owned and less than 2% of the region is in public protected areas; therefore, sound private-land management is critical for restoring and conserving the region’s biodiversity. Although considerable progress has been made in recent years in fostering and assembling nature reserves on private lands in various regions of the world, this approach has received little attention in North America, including the Northern Great Plains. We review here recommendations, trends and issues related to private protected areas globally and in Canada and the United States. We then discuss …
Global Trends In Private Protected Areas And Their Implications For The Northern Great Plains, Jeff Langholz
Global Trends In Private Protected Areas And Their Implications For The Northern Great Plains, Jeff Langholz
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
Like many parts of the world, the Northern Great Plains faces immense challenges to sustainable land use. Privately owned conservation areas have emerged as a potential solution. This article reviews five global trends in so-called private protected areas and discusses their implications for the Northern Great Plains. The trends point to five recommendations to the Northern Great Plains community: (1) act now to tap rapidly growing policy support; (2) combine many models, including private protected areas that are owned by individuals and groups, formal and informal, large and small, and are dedicated to strict protection as well as sustainable use; …