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Does anyone know of any non-profits that use this approach, along with satellite/boots-on-the-ground verification? It seems like a perfectly logical way to curb
by jogjayr 9y ago
Does anyone know of any non-profits that use this approach, along with satellite/boots-on-the-ground verification? It seems like a perfectly logical way to curb deforestation. Having more trees is almost always objectively better, so we should be ready to pay for them. The best way to do it is to provide incentives for keeping them up, or planting more, that are better than the gains from cutting them down.
- smlacy 9y agoIn the U.S. the term you're looking for is 'Conservation Easement' which is how private landowners can get a tax break for preserving forested lands. I'm guessing that there will be more pressure to have similar programs in developing nations.
- nowarninglabel 9y agoSort of. I sought a conservation easement but it wouldn't actually provide much. Out of about 150 acres, of which probably about 30-40 is lightly forested with Oaks/Pines, the tax break would only be a few thousand dollars and only one time deal. It works off of the assessed value of the land which for raw land with no housing on it is usually quite low and thus the easement tax break is low.
- matthewmarkus 9y agoTake a look at: http://www.wildlifeworks.com/saveforests/when_a_tree_stands.php http://www.wildlifeworks.com/saveforests/when_a_tree_stands....
- ajdlinux 9y agoI don't know about their verifcation strategy, but https://www.coolearth.org/ https://www.coolearth.org/ is along these lines.