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An Empirical Evaluation of Private Landowner Participation in Voluntary Forest Conservation Programs

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  • Derek Kauneckis

    (University of Nevada–Reno, Political Science Department)

  • Abigail M. York

    (Arizona State University, Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity, School of Human Evolution and Social Change)

Abstract

The use of voluntary programs targeting resource conservation on private land has become increasingly prevalent in environmental policy. Voluntary programs potentially offer significant benefits over regulatory and market-based approaches. This article examines the factors affecting landowner participation in voluntary forest conservation programs using a combination of parcel-level GIS and remotely sensed data and semi-structured interviews of landowners in Monroe County, Indiana. A logistic regression model is applied to determine the probability of participation based on landowner education, membership in other non-forest voluntary programs, dominant land use activity, parcel size, distance from urban center, land resource portfolios, and forest cover. Both land use activity and the spatial configuration of a landholder’s resource portfolio are found to be statistically significant with important implications for the design and implementation of voluntary programs.

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  • Derek Kauneckis & Abigail M. York, 2009. "An Empirical Evaluation of Private Landowner Participation in Voluntary Forest Conservation Programs," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 468-484, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:44:y:2009:i:3:d:10.1007_s00267-009-9327-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9327-3
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