Classical conservation approaches focus on the man-made degradation of ecosystems and
tend to neglect the social-ecological values that human land uses have imprinted on many …

When attempting to value ecosystem services and support their production, two critical
aspects may be neglected. The term “ecosystem services” implies that they are a function of …

Perpetual conservation easements are a popular method in some countries for addressing
conservation goals. Landowner participation plays a key role in the development of these …

The California landscape is layered and multifunctional, both historically and spatially.
Currently, wildfire size, frequency, and intensity are without precedent, at great cost to …

This paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-
ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation …

Grazed rangeland ecosystems encompass diverse global land resources and are complex
social-ecological systems from which society demands both goods (eg, livestock and forage …

Ecosystem management requires cross-jurisdictional problem-solving and, when private
lands are involved, cross-boundary cooperation from many individual landowners …

Grazinglands support the livelihoods of millions of people around the world, as well as
supply critical ecosystem services. Communities reliant on rain-fed rangelands are …

Purchases of private land for conservation are common in California and represent an
alternative to regulatory land-use policies for constraining land use. The retention or …

Context Land use change drives a host of sustainability challenges on Earth's grasslands.
To understand the relationship between changing land use patterns, human well-being, and …