Minority Family Forest Owners in the United States
Minority Family Forest Owners in the United States
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美国的少数民族家庭森林所有者
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2019
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B. Butler
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S. Butler;J. Schelhas;B. Butler
在美国，家庭森林所有者拥有的林地比其他任何群体都多。尽管人们越来越关注林业的多样性，但美国尚未对种族和少数民族家庭森林所有者进行全国性研究。利用美国林业局的国家林地所有者调查数据，我们试图通过观察少数族裔所有者的特征、态度和行为来更好地了解他们。在美国400多万个拥有10+Ac的家庭森林所有权中，少数族裔占所有权的6.6%，拥有2.65亿Ac中的5.1%。尽管少数族裔和非少数族裔所有者之间存在许多相似之处，如拥有土地的原因和担忧，但少数族裔土地所有者往往更具地域性，拥有较小的森林占有量，不太可能管理他们的森林，也不太可能参与援助计划。广泛了解少数族裔家庭森林所有者的态度和行为可以帮助政策制定者、方案主任和外联协调员开始了解少数族裔土地所有者的需求，为这一历史上服务不足的群体提供实现其森林管理和土地利用目标所需的工具。通过增加少数族裔土地所有者的参与，我们有望减缓少数族裔土地所有者失去土地的速度。
Family forest owners own more forestland in the United States than any other group. There have been no national studies of racial and ethnic minority family forest owners in the United States, in spite of increasing attention to diversity in forestry. Using the US Forest Service’s National Woodland Owner Survey data, we sought to better understand minority owners by looking at their characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors. Of the over 4 million family forest ownerships with 10+ ac in the United States, minorities comprise 6.6 percent of the ownerships and own 5.1 percent of the 265 million ac. Although many similarities exist between minority and nonminority owners, such as reasons for owning land and concerns, minority landowners tend to be more regionally located, have smaller forest holdings, are less likely to manage their forests, and are less likely to have participated in assistance programs. Broad insight into the attitudes and behaviors of minority family forest owners can help policymakers, program directors, and outreach coordinators begin to understand the needs of minority landowners, providing this historically underserved group with tools they need to attain their forest management and land-use goals. By increasing minority landowner engagement, we can hopefully slow the loss of land by minority landowners.