The key to achieving widespread adoption of voluntary conservation practices is to make them compatible with land uses and land management objectives in the private sector. The preceding analysis detailed the situation for each resource individually, although it is widely recognized that the condition of the resources is inter-related and that many conservation measures can impact multiple resource concerns. The following table illustrates how types of conservation work have the potential to impact multiple resource concerns. This table is arranged by land-use type and presents a suite of practices that are commonly implemented in concert to achieve the desired resource and management objectives. Those practices which impact either high priority resource concerns or multiple resource concerns stand out as better resource investments. Conservation activities by land use types & their potential to impact resource concerns: NATURAL RESOURCE PRIORITIES Conservation SOIL AIR/ENERGY PLANTS ANIMALS HUMANS activities Low priority High priority Low priority High priority High priority Low priority soil water water grazing, compaction, quality and invasive quality for economic fencing, Improve quantity species; fish, viability, Livestock infiltration Increase Improve Improve watering, water for productivity forage & recreation Invasive native species of native habitat /pasture species control, species Stream domestic crossings, animal health Heavy use area Livestock treatments water efficiency water efficiency, quality and energy productivity water economic cropping quantity availability viability, land Reduce labor inputs Crop management habitat, forage economic viability domestic Wildlife animal health
The key to achieving widespread adoption of voluntary conservation practices is to make them compatible with land uses and land management objectives in the private sector. The preceding analysis detailed the situation for each resource individually, although it is widely recognized that the condition of the resources is inter-related and that many conservation measures can impact multiple resource concerns. The following table illustrates how types of conservation work have the potential to impact multiple resource concerns. This table is arranged by land-use type and presents a suite of practices that are commonly implemented in concert to achieve the desired resource and management objectives. Those practices which impact either high priority resource concerns or multiple resource concerns stand out as better resource investments. Conservation activities by land use types & their potential to impact resource concerns: NATURAL RESOURCE PRIORITIES Conservation activities SOIL Low priority High priority AIR/ENERGY Low priority PLANTS High priority ANIMALS High priority HUMANS Low priority Livestock /pasture grazing, fencing, Livestock watering, Invasive species control, Stream crossings, Heavy use area treatments water efficiency soil compaction, Improve infiltration water quality and quantity Increase water for native species invasive species; Improve productivity of native species water quality for fish, forage & habitat domestic animal health economic viability, Improve recreation Crop land efficiency, cropping water quality and quantity energy productivity water availability economic viability, Reduce labor inputs Wildlife management habitat, forage domestic animal health economic viability
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