US GRASSLANDS CONSERVATION: Conservation & Conversion (Agriculture Issues and Policies) - Hardcover

WILSON A.E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1622570367 ISBN 13: 9781622570362

Publisher: Gazelle, 2012

Synopsis

Grasslands provide both ecological and economic benefits. The importance of grasslands lies not only in the areas they cover, but also in the diversity of environmental benefits they produce. The lands provide forage for livestock, water for urban and rural uses, flood protection, wildlife habitat, purification of air, and carbon sequestration. The lands also provide aesthetic values and open space. This book discusses the Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP), which provides assistance to landowners and operators to protect grazing uses and related conservation values on eligible private range and pasture lands. The program emphasises support of grazing operations, maintaining and improving plant and animal biodiversity, and protecting grasslands and shrublands under threat of conversion to cropping, urban development, and other non-grazing uses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gazelle
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1622570367
• ISBN 13: 9781622570362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1