Farmland preservation — is a joint effort by non governmental organizations and local governments to set aside and protect examples of a region s farmland for the use, education, and enjoyment of future generations. It is often a part of regional planning and national… … Wikipedia
Prime farmland — Prime farmland, as a designation assigned by U.S. Department of Agriculture, is land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these … Wikipedia
Land trust — There are two distinct definitions of a land trust: a private, nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its… … Wikipedia
Community land trust — A community land trust is a nonprofit corporation which acquires and manages land on behalf of the residents of a place based community, while preserving affordability and preventing foreclosures for any housing located upon its land. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
AFT — American Federation of Teachers (Community » Educational) * American Farmland Trust (Community » Non Profit Organizations) * Automatic Fine Tuning (Academic & Science » Electronics) * Almost Free Text (Computing » Software) * Accelerated Failure… … Abbreviations dictionary
Conservation easement — In the United States, a conservation easement (also called a conservation covenant or conservation restriction) is an encumbrance sometimes including a transfer of usage rights (easement) which creates a legally enforceable land preservation… … Wikipedia
Conservation easement — Servitude environnementale Une « servitude environnementale volontaire » ou « servitude environnementale » ou encore « servitude de conservation » (« conservation easement » pour les anglophones) est, dans… … Wikipédia en Français
Servitude de conservation — Servitude environnementale Une « servitude environnementale volontaire » ou « servitude environnementale » ou encore « servitude de conservation » (« conservation easement » pour les anglophones) est, dans… … Wikipédia en Français
Servitude environnementale — Prairies originelles du coteau du Missouri (Saskatchewan) ; protégées par leur propriétaire au moyen d une « servitude environnementale », en partenariat avec « Nature Conservancy of Canada » ; Elles abritent des… … Wikipédia en Français
Servitude volontaire de conservation — Servitude environnementale Une « servitude environnementale volontaire » ou « servitude environnementale » ou encore « servitude de conservation » (« conservation easement » pour les anglophones) est, dans… … Wikipédia en Français
