Does Race Matter in Landowners' Participation in Conservation Incentive Programs?

Onianwa, Okwuldili O.; Schelhas, John; Wheelock, Gerald C.; Dubois, Mark

doi:10.1080/08941920590924792

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“…Compared to the Alabama studies, our findings were more likely to highlight Mississippi residents' diverse land uses and attention to land transfer across generations. For example, our participants were more likely than participants in studies by Gan and colleagues (, ) to farm some of their land. In addition, land (i.e., place) attachment and its effects, including maintaining African American ownership into the future, was an issue that tended to take a secondary position in previous studies.…”

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“…Regardless of racial interactions, what kept them from participating in these organizations was largely lack of awareness and lifestyle issues. Reflecting findings by Gan et al (2005) and McLean-Meyinsse, Hui, and Joseph (1994), and challenges in participation in general, participants said CFA advertising rarely reached African Americans. Contact with potential clients tended to be impersonal and indirect, in contrast to methods preferred by African American landowners (Dishongh and Worthen 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Historically, African Americans have been underrepresented in landowner-assistance programs and government loans that provide economic, educational, and technical assistance to landowners (Gan et al 2005). Gan et al (2003) reported that African American landowners in Alabama believed they were neglected by public programs and private services.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Gan et al (2003) reported that African American landowners in Alabama believed they were neglected by public programs and private services. By contrast, white landowners have enrolled significantly more acreage for longer periods of time in conservation cost share programs than minority landowners (Gan et al 2005). Despite financial constraints to participation in cost share programs, income and education have not played significant roles in predicting whether landowners seek technical assistance from state and federal services (Gan et al 2003;Jarrett et al 2009;Wyman et al 2012).…”

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“…Historically, African Americans have been underrepresented in landowner‐assistance programs and government loans that provide economic, educational, and technical assistance to landowners (Gan et al. ). Gan et al.…”

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In Mississippi counties with large African American populations, forest resources constitute one of the most important agricultural outputs. Despite the efforts of natural resources extension personnel to provide educational programming to this group, little is known about their needs, concerns, and meanings of the landscape for them. Research has taken place in the Carolinas, Alabama, and Georgia; however, forests and African American forest landowners in Mississippi face unique social, historical, and ecological contexts that need to be examined. If forests and forestry programs are to provide an equitable distribution of benefits to diverse populations in Mississippi, a culturally based understanding of landowners is needed with special attention to those populations who have been traditionally underserved because of race and income. We address this need by presenting data from focus groups with African American forest landowners in several rural Mississippi counties. Findings indicate that a complex relationship with the landscape has inculcated much traditional knowledge about forest resources, opportunities and challenges to participation in programs and landowner associations, and concerns over heir property, among other factors. We discuss implications for how forestry can meet the sustainable natural resource goals and rural development needs of African American landowners and communities.

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Promoting equity in the Conservation Reserve Program across the southeastern US

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Black and female landowners, two of the largest groups of underserved landowners in the southeastern US, have considerably less land enrolled in the US Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) than White and male landowners. The reasons for this discrepancy are complex and interrelated. Previous studies approached different facets of this problem using a variety of methods and analyses. Here, we conducted a synthetic literature review that demonstrates how the intertwined ecological, economic, and cultural concerns of underserved landowners influence their decisions about potential land conversion in the context of CRP requirements. Other studies have rarely considered such relevant factors as the sociocultural importance of land to underserved populations or the links between the limited participation of these groups in the CRP and historical racism and sexism in land management industries and agencies. Explicitly addressing these issues will help promote conservation equity in the CRP and other conservation programs.

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Private landowner interest in market‐based incentive programs for endangered species habitat conservation

Rodriguez

Peterson

Cubbage

et al. 2012

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More than 75% of endangered species in the United States rely on private lands for habitat. Although this habitat has long been regulated under the Endangered Species Act, there is now broad agreement that economic incentives are also needed for effective protection on private land. Many different mechanisms for incentive programs have been proposed and tested. For example, recovery credit systems use term-duration market-based contracts to engage landowners in endangered species conservation. We examined how market-mechanism design influences interest in endangered species habitat conservation using a survey of North Carolina Farm Bureau county advisory board members in 93 of the 100 North Carolina counties (n ¼ 735) in 2009. Respondents preferred contracts (57% were interested) over easements (39% were interested). Endangered species conservation ranked low in importance relative to other conservation issues, but 45% of respondents were interested in contracts to conserve endangered species habitat on their property. The preferred contract duration was 10 years, and respondents preferred state-and agricultural-related organizations over federal and wildlife conservation-related organizations for managing contracts. Younger respondents, respondents who had previously participated in conservation programs, respondents who perceived endangered species conservation as important, and respondents who had lower property-rights orientation scores, were most likely to be interested in contracts to restore and maintain endangered species habitat on their lands. Our results suggest that market mechanisms could drive down costs and drive up durations for endangered species habitat conservation contracts. Further, term contracts may prove critical for endangered species conservation efforts that require high levels of landowner support and spatial flexibility within relatively short-time frames. ß 2012 The Wildlife Society.

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Does Race Matter in Landowners' Participation in Conservation Incentive Programs?

Cited by 30 publications

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An Exploration ofAfricanAmerican Forest Landowners inMississippi

An Exploration ofAfricanAmerican Forest Landowners inMississippi

Promoting equity in the Conservation Reserve Program across the southeastern US

Private landowner interest in market‐based incentive programs for endangered species habitat conservation

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