Governments in Canada and other jurisdictions have some policies in place to encourage conservation and stewardship of resources and are analyzing current and future policy needs to encourage stewardship of resources in efficient and sustainable methods. The policy landscape in Alberta and Canada will be introduced as it impacts the current and future developments of market based conservation and stewardship tools with emphasis on offsets. Policy will be examined through different lenses and frameworks to illustrate strengths and weaknesses. Private policy development will be reviewed and contrasted with public policies. Issues of conflicts and complementarity will be discussed.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.