Creating Incentives for Beneficial Private Land Management in Protected Areas

Abstract

Land-use practices on private properties that abut protected areas can have a significant impact on the conservation goals of a park or reserve. In Ecuador, many of the protected areas have private properties within their boundaries, and several share buffer zones with sizeable communities. This paper (1) evaluates incentives for private landowners to assist with meeting the conservation goals of the Condor Bioreserve, and (2) makes recommendations on mechanisms and incentives that may be the most appropriate for generating a commitment from private landowners to manage for conservation values. Currently, the strategy to promote compatible management on private properties relies heavily on voluntary efforts by landowners, with only a small number of programs offering financial or material incentives in return. To create greater long-term stability in land use around protected areas, programs need to create incentives for private landowners to formalize a commitment to long-term sustainable management. We recommend (1) conservation easements and (2) conservation payments, and in special cases (3) private reserves. Solid commitments to manage private lands for conservation effectively extend protected area boundaries and allow management plans to better incorporate the ecosystem role and services that private lands provide.     

林地地役权在物权法中的定位探究

我国《物权法》关于地役权的明确规定为确立林地地役权在物权体系中的地位奠定了法律基础。但由于林地在其存在、利用、流转过程中的特殊性,林地地役权具有了诸多不同于一般地役权的特征与权能。因此,在物权法体系的构建中,要立足地役权基本理论,同时兼顾林地地役权之特殊性,通过赋予林地地役权以普通地役权以外的开发、保护、改善以及管理等相关权能,来平衡其实现过程中经济和生态的双重价值。     

我国建设用地使用权的分层设定——诠释《物权法》

《物权法》第136条规定了建设用地使用权的分层设定,开创了我国空间权利用规定之先河,这是对现已形成的空间开发利用的承认和规制,也为将来的空间利用提供了法律依据,虽其立法略显保守,但还是体现了极大的现实价值。     

林地承包经营权与林地地役权关系的法律探讨

对同一块林地上林地承包经营权和林地地役权并存时,可能发生的权利冲突进行探讨。提出在集体林权制度改革过程中,应当按照物权法的规定和法理,结合林地作为需役地和供役地的不同属性,妥善处理林地承包经营权在设立、流转过程中与林地地役权的关系,同时对林地地役权的期限做出合理的安排。