Environmental effects of agri-environmental schemes in Western Europe

Primdahl, Jørgen; Peco, Begoña; Schramek, Jörg; Andersen, Erling B.; Oñate, Juan J.

doi:10.1016/s0301-4797(02)00192-5

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“…However, in marginal areas like moorland, abandonment might take place sooner due to the lower productivity of the land (Primdahl et al, 2003;Defra, 2004). With regard to predicted changes in income, Oglethorpe (2005) found that decoupling would lead to net farm income becoming negative, other than for dairy.…”

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The effect of decoupling on marginal agricultural systems: Implications for farm incomes, land use and upland ecology

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The effect of decoupling on marginal agricultural systems: Implications for farm incomes, land use and upland ecology

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“…To trigger land managers to adopt environmentally sensitive management, financial compensation is needed, especially for production oriented farmers. When there are less financial incentives for environmental hedgerow management, as is the case in the Liberalization scenario, land managers will focus on generating personal income rather than focusing on the environment (see also Primdahl et al 2003). With less AES subsidies hedgerows will likely deteriorate.…”

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Cultural landscapes of the future: using agent-based modeling to discuss and develop the use and management of the cultural landscape of South West Devon

Tieskens¹,

Shaw

Haer³

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Landscape Ecol

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Context Hedgerows are typical landscape features of high environmental and cultural value that often have been sacrificed for agricultural intensification and scale enlargement. Objectives We studied the dynamics of hedgerow quality over time in a case study area renowned for its hedgerow landscapes: South West Devon (UK) answering the following research questions: (1) how does the imperative of scale enlargement affect hedgerow quality? and (2) to what extent can cultural landscape degradation be countered by targeted policies? Methods We applied an agent-based modeling approach, parameterized with a site specific survey, to explore and discuss outcomes of future landscape change with stakeholders and co-designed preferred scenarios of landscape change during a workshop. Results Outcomes suggested that in the case-study area, scale enlargement has a negative effect on hedgerow quality when agri-environment scheme subsidies (AES) are low. In contrast, if the level of AES enrollment is high, scale enlargement can have a positive effect on hedgerow quality, as large holders are more likely to enroll for AES. Stakeholders acknowledged the need for agricultural intensification, but at the same time valued biodiversity and environmental value of the landscape in South West Devon. Conclusion Current AES are able to retain a decent hedgerow quality. With lower AES, scale enlargement can have an invigorative effect on hedgerow quality as land managers of larger farms will be less likely to join AES As an addition to AES, harvesting wood fuel from coppiced hedgerows appears a promising way to incentivize rejuvenating hedgerow management without governmental subsidies.

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“…The former reveal possible problems in the policy implementation process, whereas the latter inform about the appropriateness of the policy design and of the impact model on which the design is based (Primdahl et al, 2002).…”

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Evaluation of Agri-Environmental Measures in the Venice Lagoon Watershed. Expert Knowledge Elicitation and Multi-Criteria Analysis

Giupponi¹,

Fassio²,

Sgobbi³

2008

Ital J Agronomy

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Various tools and approaches have been experimented worldwide to address the externalities arising from agricultural activities, among which the design of agri-environmental policies and the introduction of specific measures to cope with the environmental impacts of agricultural origin. The mechanisms adopted within the Common Agricultural Policy with such aim fall within the category of Agri-Environmental Schemes (AESs), which are market-based policy schemes aimed at providing farmers with the right incentives to adopt farming practices yielding positive environmental externalities and are based on voluntary participation. Given the intrinsic complexity of agro-ecosystems and the effects of farmers' behaviour, the assessment of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of AESs is always challenging, and often both the environmental and economic role of AESs are questionable. The main objective of this paper is to present a framework for assessing the effectiveness of AESs in promoting social and environmental sustainability in Europe, based on experts' knowledge. Experts' knowledge, acquired through adequate elicitation strategies and managed with robust and transparent methodologies, can help building a system of information that can then be used to infer the effectiveness of agri-environmental measures, at least in comparative terms, if not in terms of quantitative absolute estimations. In the present study, the NetSyMoD framework approach has been adopted. First, a short introduction of the policy evaluation framework, the role of monitoring and performance indicators and of experts' opinion is provided. Subsequently the methodology used to identify experts and to elicit their assessment on the effectiveness of AES schemes is presented. Finally, the paper provides a concrete example in which experts' opinions have been used for the assessment exercise, and presents a framework for collecting, managing and integrating different opinions with quantitative indicators.

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Environmental effects of agri-environmental schemes in Western Europe

Cited by 145 publications

References 7 publications

The effect of decoupling on marginal agricultural systems: Implications for farm incomes, land use and upland ecology

The effect of decoupling on marginal agricultural systems: Implications for farm incomes, land use and upland ecology

Cultural landscapes of the future: using agent-based modeling to discuss and develop the use and management of the cultural landscape of South West Devon

Evaluation of Agri-Environmental Measures in the Venice Lagoon Watershed. Expert Knowledge Elicitation and Multi-Criteria Analysis

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