Cooperative Conservation: Determinants of Landowner Engagement in Saving Endangered Species

Megan E. Jenkins, Rebekah Yeagley, Sarah Bennett and Jennifer Morales

No 307174, Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University from Center for Growth and Opportunity

Abstract: This paper analyzes surveys of private landowners to identify factors that determine landowner engagement in the conservation of endangered species. The Endangered Species Act’s approach to engaging landowners is generally punitive and restricts action on private land that endangered species inhabit. Existing research suggests that the Endangered Species Act’s punitive approach creates perverse incentives that result in poor conservation outcomes. Because engaging private landowners is crucial to the success of preserving species, this research seeks to identify better approaches to encourage private landowners to conserve endangered species. The authors conduct comparative analysis of relevant papers that examine private landowners’ attitudes toward conservation. Their analysis suggests that landowners are more willing to engage in conservation of endangered species when the approach is less punitive and more cooperative and when the effort comes from more local levels.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2018-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307174

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