Subsidizing extinction?

J Dempsey, TG Martin, UR Sumaila - Conservation Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In 2010 world governments agreed to eliminate, phase out or reform incentives that harm
biodiversity by 2020. Yet few governments have even identified such incentives, never mind …

Health burden associated with tillage-related PM2. 5 pollution in the United States, and mitigation strategies

A Pokharel, DA Hennessy, F Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to airborne particulate matter of diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) is associated
with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In …

Community-based natural resource management in Roatan: Strengths and challenges

A Rivera, M Bovey, C Torres, T Varela Sanchez… - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
This study explored the transformative journey of community-based natural resource
management (CBNRM) in the Bay Islands National Marine Park, Honduras, revealing the …

Experimental evidence on policy approaches that link agricultural subsidies to water quality outcomes

LH Palm‐Forster, JF Suter… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Improving water quality in agricultural landscapes is an ongoing challenge, and most agri‐
environmental programs in the United States rely on voluntary adoption of conservation …

Cover crops as climate insurance: Exploring the role of crop insurance discounts to promote climate adaptation and mitigate risk

L Yoder, C Wardropper, R Irvine, S Harden - Journal of Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Climate adaptation—changes in response to warming temperatures—is vital for agriculture
as the risks from increased droughts, floods, and extreme heat become more prevalent each …

Complying with conservation compliance? An assessment of recent evidence in the US Corn Belt

A Holland, D Bennett, S Secchi - Environmental Research Letters, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Conservation provisions of US farm bills since 1985 have been aimed at mitigating negative
environmental impacts of US agriculture. One of the long term goals has been to protect …

The role of conservation in United States' agricultural policy from the Dust Bowl to today: A critical assessment

S Secchi - Ambio, 2024 - Springer
Historical evidence shows that environmental issues have been secondary to United States'
agricultural policy since the first farm bill in 1933. The farm sector has undergone massive …

Reducing nutrient losses from cropland in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin: Cost efficiency and regional distribution

E Marshall, M Aillery, M Ribaudo, N Key, S Sneeringer… - 2018 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Every summer, a large area forms in the northern Gulf of Mexico where dissolved oxygen
becomes too low for many aquatic species to survive. This “hypoxic zone” is fueled by …

Quantifying population-level conservation impacts for a perpetual conservation program on private land

KM Kemink, RL Pressey, VM Adams, SK Olimb… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Area-based targets, such as percentages of regions protected, are popular metrics of
success in the protection of nature. While easily quantified, these targets can be …

Economic and stochastic efficiency analysis of alternative cover crop systems in Louisiana

H Wang, N Adusumilli, D Gentry, L Fultz - Experimental Agriculture, 2020 - cambridge.org
Landowners can engage in voluntary conservation with the help of incentive programs.
Recommended conservation practices are selected based on management intentions as …