Cutting the Green Tape in North Carolina
Abstract
Regulators and practitioners can face significant barriers to ecosystem conservation
and restoration. This study attempts to identify those barriers in North Carolina
and develops recommendations for increasing the pace and scale of these activities.
Doing so can support implementation of the 2020 North Carolina Natural and Working
Lands Action Plan, which aims to enhance natural carbon sinks and provide a variety
of benefits to people through conservation and management of natural and working lands.
A list of barriers to effective and equitable conservation and restoration for forests
and watershed protection was generated following a literature review and interviews
with stakeholders across state agencies, academia, and others. Barriers include gaps
within the existing governance structures, lack of funding for incentive programs,
agency capacity constraints, barriers in equitable access to funding and resources,
a deficit of political will, and inadequate public awareness. Further analysis and
case studies inform policy recommendations.
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Master's projectDepartment
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27223Citation
Lohman, Adam; & Roderer, Anne (2023). Cutting the Green Tape in North Carolina. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27223.Collections
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