Land trusts conserve California farmland

The Growing Role of Land Trusts and Private Land Conservation

Regionalizing land use impacts on farmland birds

The environmental impacts of land use vary regionally. Differences in geomorphology, climate, landscape structure, and biotope inventories are regarded as the main causes of this variation. We present a methodological approach for identifying regional responses in land use type to large-scale changes and the implications for the provision of habitat for farmland birds. The methodological innova...

Peak Farmland and the Prospect for Land Sparing

expecting that more and richer people will demand more from the land, cultivating wider fields, logging more forests, and pressing nature, comes naturally. the past half-century of disciplined and dematerializing demand and more intense and efficient land use encourage a rational hope that humanity’s pressure will not overwhelm nature. Beginning with the examples of crops in the large and fast-...

Land Trusts and Conservation Easements: Who Is Conserving What for Whom?

Land trusts, partnered with government agencies or acting alone, are working to conserve habitat, open space, and working landscapes on private land. Spending both public and private funds, such institutions frequently acquire less than full title by purchasing or accepting donations of conservation easements. These title and organizational arrangements are evolving so fast that it is difficult...

Beyond Housing: Urban Agriculture and Commercial Development by Community Land Trusts

Community land trusts are flexible organizations that embrace diverse land uses to address various community needs. While the majority of CLTs currently focus on the development and stewardship of owner-occupied housing, some organizations have broadened their focus to emerging opportunities in non-residential development. The study examines non-residential programs and activities implemented b...