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Toward a comprehensive understanding of the economic and ecological impacts of land protection

HF-ID: HF2022-11
Category: Research Files
Creator: Thompson, J.R., Sims, K.R.E., Kalinin, A., Pasquarella, V.
Date: 2021-2022
Location: New England
Media: Paper
Contents:
- USDA grant 2021-67023-34491 (Harvard fund #131728): proposal, 2022 progress report. 8.5" x 8.5".
Keywords: agriculture, conservation, forests, land cover, land use
Abstract:
- Permanent land protection, whether by fee or easement, plays a crucial role in ensuring the long-term maintenance of forest and agricultural lands. Yet our understanding of the economic and ecological impacts of protection is based overwhelmingly on studies of large public parks and reserves, not the diverse mosaic of land uses that characterizes modern conservation. Our goal is to assess the local economic and ecological impacts of new protections using an unparalleled spatio-temporal database describing the New England land-system during the past 30-years, when land protection doubled from twelve to twenty-five percent.
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