Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention

Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention

Wildfires are one of the most prominent risks for Mediterranean forests, reducing the flow of ecosystem services and representing a hazard for infrastructure and human lives. Several wildfire prevention programs in southern Europe are currently incorporating extensive livestock grazers in fire preve...

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Main Authors: Elsa Varela, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Jabier Ruiz-Mirazo, Feliu López-i-Gelats
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Mediterranean
results-based payments
PES scheme
fuel break
public forests
environmental conflict
economic incentives
positive externalities
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/8/464

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