Can Payments for Watershed Services Help Advance Restoration of Longleaf Pine? A Critically Engaged Research Approach

Forests

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MelissaM. Kreye¹  LaurenK. Ward²  R.Sean Sellers³  TylerJ. Carney³  DamianC. Adams³ 

[1] Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA;

[2] Forest Landowners Association, Highlands Pkwy SE, Smyrna, GA 30082, USA;

[3] School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;

关键词: Longleaf Pine;    Ecosystem Services;    Water;    Forest Restoration;    Incentive Payments;    Critically Engaged Research;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f12030279

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Private forests in the southeastern US are critical for providing a variety of ecosystem services, including timber production and water resource protection. Restoration of longleaf pine (LLP) forests and savannas tends to enhance some ecosystem services, including water supply, over timber production. A variety of payments for watershed services (PWS) strategies have emerged to address the market failure associated with private forests and public water supply. The nature of these programs suggests that biodiversity protection may be a positive externality, or third-party benefit, to water resource protection. This paper uses a critically engaged research approach and expert interviews to investigate how PWS programs may help prevent land use change and promote LLP restoration. We also offer recommendations on how to sustain emerging efforts to implement PWS strategies while including LLP restoration objectives.

【 授权许可】

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