Public Attitudes towards Birds and Private Forest Land Conservation

The Growing Role of Land Trusts and Private Land Conservation

Conservation in Practice Economics and Land-Use Change in Prioritizing Private Land Conservation

Incentive-based strategies such as conservation easements and short-term management agreements are popular tools for conserving biodiversity on private lands. Billions of dollars are spent by government and private conservation organizations to support land conservation. Although much of conservation biology focuses on reserve design, these methods are often ineffective at optimizing the protec...

Public Attitudes toward Bears and Their Conservation

Public policies regarding the conservation and management of bears are a product of the interaction of science, values, and politics. Successful bear management depends, of course, on an accurate understanding of bear biology and ecology. The lack of a corresponding knowledge of public values, political forces, and socioeconomic factors, however, will typically result in ineffective policies in...

Public Conservation Land and Economic Growth in the Northern Forest Region

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Attitudes, practices and beliefs towards worksite smoking among administrators of private and public enterprises in Armenia

BACKGROUND In March 2005, Armenia enacted legislation protecting employees from secondhand smoke. This research was the first attempt to understand the attitudes, beliefs and practices of managers of public and private enterprises regarding smoke-free worksite policies. METHODS Mixed methods were used. The study team conducted focus group discussions with worksite administrators to explore th...