Environmental Services Markets in the 2008 Farm Bill.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm produce--Marketing.

Farm produce.

Conservation of natural resources.

Forests and forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines conservation provisions of P.L. 110-234, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the 2008 farm bill, focusing on Congressional interest in developing market-based approaches to farm conservation and land management as a source of environmental offsets. Describes environmental services markets, discusses benefits and barriers to developing environmental goods and services markets involving farm and forestry sectors, summarizes recent Congressional action, and Congressional considerations.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Environmental Services Markets in the 2008 Farm Bill

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