US Experiences with Incentive Measures to Promote the Conservation of Wetlands |
Contents
IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | 9 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF INCENTIVE MEASURES AND CONTENT | 15 |
POLICY RELEVANT CONCLUSIONS | 27 |
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acres of wetlands agricultural conversion areas Biebrza Biodiversity capital gains cent Clean Water Act coastal conversion for agriculture conversion of wetlands converted wetlands costs crop acreage crop production cropland delineation Delta drain wetlands E-mail easements Economic Incentives economic losses ecosystems effects eliminated Environmental estimated Everglades National Park farm income farm programme benefits farmers fish and wildlife flood control former wetlands functions and values habitat Heimlich and Langner hydric soils impacts implementation incentive measures incentives for wetland income support Internet ISBN landowners million acres Mississippi Mississippi Alluvial Plain Non-user values OECD permit programme potential Prairie Pothole region price and income Rainwater basin reduce returns to wetland riparian riparian wetlands simulated species studies subsidies Swampbuster provisions tax reform tradable permits USACE USDA USDI valuation values of wetlands Water Bank water quality waterfowl wetland acres wetland conversion wetland functions wetland losses wetland policies wetland programmes Wetlands Reserve Program