Wetlands and Agriculture: Private Interests and Public Benefits
by Ralph Heimlich, Keith Wiebe ,
Roger Claassen, Dwight Gadsby, and Robert House
Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER-765) 99 pp, September 1998
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Society has recently increased the value it places on the services that wetlands provide, including water quality improvements, flood control, wildlife habitat, and recreation. However, owners of wetlands are often unable to profit from these services because the benefits created are freely enjoyed by many. This report examines differences between public and private incentives regarding wetlands. Federal wetland policy has shifted in recent decades--from encouraging wetland conversion to encouraging wetland protection and restoration--in an effort to balance public and private objectives. The report assesses the need for continued wetlands protection policies as the United States approaches achieving the goal of no net loss of wetlands.
Keywords: wetlands, no net loss, Swampbuster, conservation, restoration
In this publication...
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Frontmatter (Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Tables and Figures, Summary), Pdf file 19 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 10 kb
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Wetland Economies, Pdf file 35 kb
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What Is a Wetland?, Pdf file 18 kb
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Wetland Functions: Physical Values and Economic Values, Pdf file 22 kb
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Wetland Status and Trends, Settlement to 1992, Pdf file 125 kb
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Federal Wetland Policies and National Trends, Pdf file 38 kb
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Wetland Future: Ongoing and Emerging Issues in Wetland Policy, Pdf file 707 kb
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Conclusions, Pdf file 14 kb
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Appendix I--Valuation Studies Summary, Pdf file 28 kb
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Appendix II--Wetland Trend Data, Methods, and Results, Pdf file 21 kb
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Appendix III--Estimating Wetland Conversion for Agriculture in the Absence of Swampbuster and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Pdf file 17 kb
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References, Pdf file 52 kb
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Index, Pdf file 26 kb
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Entire Report, Pdf file 830 kb
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