Assessment of USDA-NRCS rangeland conservation programs: recommendation for an evidence-based conservation platform
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Assessment of USDA-NRCS rangeland conservation programs: recommendation for an evidence-based conservation platform.
The Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) was created in response to a request from the Office of Management and Budget that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) document the societal benefits anticipated to accrue from a major increase in conservation funding authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill. A comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecological Applications
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1051-0761
DOI: 10.1002/eap.1414