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Trends and values of ‘land for wildlife’ programs for private land conservation
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posted on 2018-05-01, 00:00 authored by J A Prado, H Puszka, A Forman, B Cooke, James FitzsimonsJames Fitzsimons© 2018 Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd The Land for Wildlife program started in Victoria in 1981 as a voluntary program with the broad aim of supporting landholders in providing habitat for wildlife on their property. The program has since spread across Australia and is implemented in a range of guises, through a variety of governance approaches. This research collected qualitative and quantitative data on Land for Wildlife programs across Australia to conduct the first national review. Data were gathered on changes in program membership to assess different participation trends. In addition, phone interviews with Land for Wildlife coordinators throughout Australia were conducted to explore how the programs are positioned in delivering biodiversity outcomes in a range of different regions. Over 14,000 properties covering 2.3 million ha are currently registered under Land for Wildlife programs. with at least 500,000 ha of habitat managed for conservation. Limited resources present a large challenge faced by a number of programs, with generally low funding and staffing resulting in restricted biodiversity focus and conservation outcomes. We suggest options to enhance the programs and propose future research directions.
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Ecological management and restorationVolume
19Issue
2Pagination
136 - 146Publisher
WileyLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1442-7001eISSN
1442-8903Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2018, Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & SonsUsage metrics
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