Maximizing Conservation and In-Kind Cost Share: Applying Goal Programming to Forest Protection

Jacob R. Fooks () and Kent Messer ()
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Jacob R. Fooks: Graduate Student, University of Delaware

No 10-08, Working Papers from University of Delaware, Department of Economics

Abstract: This research evaluates the potential gains in benefits from using Goal Programming to preserve forestland. Two- and three-dimensional Goal Programming models are developed and applied to data from applicants to the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, the largest forest protection program in the United States. Results suggest that not only do these model yield substantial increases in benefits, but by being able to account for both environmental benefits and in-kind partner cost share, Goal Programming may be flexible enough to facilitate adoption by program managers needing to account for both ecological and political factors.

Keywords: Goal programming; multi-objective programming; conservation optimization; forest conservation; environmental services; in-kind cost sharing; matching grants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C6 Q2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2010
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