Establish and fund a fund that will help to defray the cost of conservation easements
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Establish and fund a fund that will help to defray the cost of conservation easements that maintain or enhance Mesophytic Cove Sites.
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Amy Shields
Oct 11, 2018
Many of the certificate holders in attendance at the Asheville meeting voiced opposition to mitigation options that involved establishing these types of funds. Who would administer? Who will define the terms of the conservation easements? What level of contribution will be sufficient to "check the box" as a chosen mitigation option?
Engage and fund a working group set up to continue the work of the Asheville Controlled Wood Regional Meetings to identify mitigation actions for Mesophytic Cove Sites. The working group should include a diversity of stakeholders including state and federal agencies, certification bodies, certificate holders, NGOs, other interested stakeholders
Pool funds collected from certificate holders to underwrite a coordinated/centralized strategy for mitigating adverse impacts on Mesophytic Cove Sites from uncertified logging
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Many of the certificate holders in attendance at the Asheville meeting voiced opposition to mitigation options that involved establishing these types of funds. Who would administer? Who will define the terms of the conservation easements? What level of contribution will be sufficient to "check the box" as a chosen mitigation option?