Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention
<p>Land manager benefits and social costs in three scenarios: with no fire prevention, fire prevention with targeted grazing, and targeted grazing remunerated service. Source: own elaboration based on Engel et al. [<a href="#B93-forests-09-00464" class="html-bibr">93</a>].</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Rough estimate of Extended Costs and Benefit Analysis for three alternative scenarios of fire prevention: no fire prevention, fire prevention with mechanical clearing of biomass, remunerated targeted grazing service. Estimates of social benefits based on Varela et al. [<a href="#B15-forests-09-00464" class="html-bibr">15</a>]. Estimates of social investment in the scenario with a targeted grazing scheme based on public tariffs and [<a href="#B16-forests-09-00464" class="html-bibr">16</a>].</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Framework
2.1. PES Definition
2.2. Agents Participating in a PES Scheme
2.3. Institutional Arrangements
2.4. Performance Indicators
2.5. Phases in Scheme Development
3. Background
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Data Collection
4.2. Analysis
5. Results
5.1. Main Features of the RAPCA Scheme Considering the PES Framework
5.2. Agents in the RAPCA
5.3. Phases in the Development of the RAPCA Scheme
5.3.1. Exploration Phase
5.3.2. Development and Pilot Phase
5.3.3. Fully Operational Phase
5.4. Institutional Arrangements
5.5. Performance of the RAPCA Scheme
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Varela, E.; Górriz-Mifsud, E.; Ruiz-Mirazo, J.; López-i-Gelats, F. Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention. Forests 2018, 9, 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9080464
Varela E, Górriz-Mifsud E, Ruiz-Mirazo J, López-i-Gelats F. Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention. Forests. 2018; 9(8):464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9080464
Chicago/Turabian StyleVarela, Elsa, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Jabier Ruiz-Mirazo, and Feliu López-i-Gelats. 2018. "Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention" Forests 9, no. 8: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9080464