OECD Regional Development Studies The Governance of Land Use in OECD Countries Policy Analysis and Recommendations


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Land use has important consequences for the environment, public health, economic productivity, inequality and social segregation. Land use policies are often complex and require co-ordination across all levels of government as well as across policy sectors. Not surprisingly, land use decisions ...







Legal Tools and Incentives for Private Lands Conservation in Latin America


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This publication describes the use of legal tools and incentives mechanisms for the conservation of private lands in Latin America, and assesses their implementation record. It reviews both mandatory provisions and the use of voluntary instruments such as easements and private reserve designations that have grown in use since the early 1990s. It ends with recommendations for an improved framework for private lands conservation, and presents model laws for the creation of private reserves and conservation easements.













Incentives in Soil Conservation


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This text examines the use of incentives and disincentives in soil conservation programmes. It looks at the theory behind their use and how they have worked in practice, providing guidance for planners, policy-makers and those involved in the design and implementation of programmes.




Stakeholder Incentives in Participatory Forest Management


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This manual provides practical methodological guidance for the economic analysis of stakeholder incentives in participatory forest management (PFM) situations, it also aims to make economics more accessible to a wider audience promoting PFM.