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Identification and
Assessment of Conservation Compatible Practices on Private Forestlands
Project
Overview
We propose to
achieve this task in three phases through active collaboration of six
other key conservation organizations in Florida. In Phase I, we conduct
focus group with key stakeholders to define and identify conservation
compatible forest practices on NIPF lands under SHCA plan. An Analytical
Hierarchy Process (AHP) will be employed to process the focus group
information. In this phase we will also develop an inventory of
incentives available to NIPF landowners to adopt these practices. In
Phase II, a survey of NIPF landowners in SHCA will be conducted to
generate information about their dominant objective of land use,
perceptions about conservation practices and programs, and associated
costs and benefits. In Phase III, information collected from the above
two phases will be integrated to conduct environmental economic analysis
of conservation compatible forest practices and predict NIPF landowner
choice towards these practices.
The anticipated
outcomes of this project include:
- A framework to
identify, assess, and further conservation compatible practices on
NIPF lands
- A matrix of compatible
management practices consistent with Florida’s SHCA plan.
- A model to understand
and predict NIPF landowner behavior toward the adoption of
conservation compatible forest practices.
- A comprehensive report
detailing the current and potential NIPF areas and practices that
would be compatible with Florida’s SHCA plan.
The results of the
project will be disseminated through channels such as journal
publications, professional meetings, and scientific conferences as well
as through electronic and web-based mediums. Collaborators of this
project would further facilitate the dissemination of results. Copies of
all project outputs and outreach materials will be delivered to the
NCSSF.
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