4. Discussion
Non-production Cassowary Coast respondents represented
a relatively homogenous group of landholders who lived in coastal
tropical rainforest areas of high amenity and conservation signifi-
cance, occupied small landholdings and did not rely on the land to
produce an income to support the household. They had a prefer-
ence for perpetual conservation agreements; were interested in the
environmental benefits of their participation in conservation
programs; and were motivated by conservation imperatives or
financial incentives to commit large portions of their landholding to
conservation. Their main barrier to participation was the threat of
modified property rights and devalued property prices.
Overall, the design of the Cassowary Coast Conservation Cove-
nant Rate Deferral Scheme largely met the needs of the partici-
pants. The program administrators minimised the perceived threat
to property rights as a barrier to participation by allowing partici-
pants to decide whether they applied an ongoing or perpetual
covenant on the property, and the location and proportion of the
property to covenant. One of the main considerations of Cassowary
Coast respondents that was not adequately met through their
participation, however, was the delivery of environmental benefits,
such as improved quality of native vegetation or increased pop-
ulation of rare or threatened species. Respondents were not
provided with any ongoing education or training to assist in
improving the quality or quantity of native vegetation within the
covenanted areas. Moreover, the council did not prescribe that the
landholder must invest any portion of the rate deferral on envi-
ronmental improvements to the property.
4. DiscussionNon-production Cassowary Coast respondents representeda relatively homogenous group of landholders who lived in coastaltropical rainforest areas of high amenity and conservation signifi-cance, occupied small landholdings and did not rely on the land toproduce an income to support the household. They had a prefer-ence for perpetual conservation agreements; were interested in theenvironmental benefits of their participation in conservationprograms; and were motivated by conservation imperatives orfinancial incentives to commit large portions of their landholding toconservation. Their main barrier to participation was the threat ofmodified property rights and devalued property prices.Overall, the design of the Cassowary Coast Conservation Cove-nant Rate Deferral Scheme largely met the needs of the partici-pants. The program administrators minimised the perceived threatto property rights as a barrier to participation by allowing partici-pants to decide whether they applied an ongoing or perpetualcovenant on the property, and the location and proportion of theproperty to covenant. One of the main considerations of CassowaryCoast respondents that was not adequately met through theirparticipation, however, was the delivery of environmental benefits,such as improved quality of native vegetation or increased pop-ulation of rare or threatened species. Respondents were notprovided with any ongoing education or training to assist inimproving the quality or quantity of native vegetation within thecovenanted areas. Moreover, the council did not prescribe that thelandholder must invest any portion of the rate deferral on envi-ronmental improvements to the property.
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