Land Trusts: Past Achievements, Future PotentialMaster’s Project Background & PurposePrincipal Research QuestionsDeliverables and Research MethodsAdditional Project DetailsLand Trusts: Past Achievements, Future Potential A Proposed Collaboration Between the Congressional Research Service and the UM’s School of Natural Resources & the EnvironmentMaster’s Project Background & Purpose•Background: Land Trust MovementCongressional Understanding of this Conservation Effort•Purpose:Analyze of Land Trust Movement Success in Meeting Conservation GoalsOffer Policy Recommendations to Federal LawmakersPrincipal Research Questions•Where do land trusts fit into overall resource protection efforts today, what mechanisms do they use to achieve this, etc? •What federal policies affect land trusts and how?•What role might or should they have in future resource protection efforts?Deliverables and Research Methods•Primary Deliverable: Analysis of the research questions whose comments and policy recommendations will be used by CRS to create an official report for dissemination to Congress.•Additional Deliverables•Research MethodologyAdditional Project Details •Resources •Timeline•Possible
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