As the average age of agricultural producers continues to rise, farm succession planning and large number anticipated land transfers are expected transform rural American production landscapes. Policy tools like conservation easements (CEs) can facilitate preservation through “dead hand control” by restricting development binding legal contracts that be transferred across generations. We examin...

We offer the following recommendations to strengthen the role of executive leadership in transforming the Canadian healthcare system: 1. Balance national vision and strategy with local flexibility 2. Develop avant-garde executive leadership competencies 3. Tap into expertise to develop executive leadership capacity and accelerate change 4. Foster executive leadership continuity and succession p...

n The new policy environment presents a number of challenges and risks for social enterprises. A more competitive provider market, alongside shortterm contracts with commissioners, means that social enterprises will need to develop business models that are effective and sustainable. It is vital that these business models focus on viability of the service in the long term and on succession plann...

There has been an increase in commercial-scale kelp cultivation in Europe, with fouling of cultivated kelp fronds presenting a major challenge to the growth and development of the industry. The presence of epibionts decreases productivity and impacts the commercial value of the crop. Several abiotic and biotic factors may influence the occurrence and degree of fouling of wild and cultivated fro...