Investments on Protected Areas on the Example
Of Biebrza National Park

Gołębiewska, Barbara; Stefańczyk, Joanna

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0011.8114

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“…Moreover, in terms of making decisions related to the development on the farm, no difference was observed between the organic and conventional farm owners, as both intend to invest in increasing their production area, the purchase of livestock or equipment and the upgrading of buildings and machinery. Farm owners’ interest in investments in the Biebrza River Valley is also confirmed by a study by Gołębiewska and Stefańczyk [ 33 ]. According to these authors, these investments in particular concern farm buildings, livestock and, above all, residential buildings.…”

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“…It is worth stressing that the high biodiversity in Poland is an effect of the extensive, conventional farming carried out for many years, a high proportion of permanent grassland and the occurrence of semi-natural areas, including marshy ones, a large portion of which is currently located within N2K areas. Almost half of the plant assembly types found in Poland have their habitats in rural areas [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Organic Farming as an Alternative Maintenance Strategy in the Opinion of Farmers from Natura 2000 Areas

Pawlewicz

Gotkiewicz

Brodzińska

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Agricultural land accounts for approximately 40% of the total Natura 2000 (N2K) network area. Therefore, many habitats and species protected under the Habitats and Birds Directives are dependent on or linked to agricultural practices. This implies that sustaining agriculture of a high natural value is a priority in achieving the aim of halting the loss of biodiversity in the European Union (EU). However, extensive agriculture is unprofitable in many regions of the EU, which results in it being either abandoned or intensified in the absence of financial support. Hence, organic farming (OF), which is most often supported with public funds, can be an alternative to conventional agriculture in N2K areas. This article is an empirical study of the differences in perceiving the possibilities of farm functioning in a protected area (PA) by organic and conventional farm owners. It was examined whether this could be the actual path to improving farmers’ living conditions in the context of legal protection of naturally valuable areas. The study material comprises the results of a survey conducted at the turn of 2016 and 2017, which addressed a total of 292 farmers, including 152 organic farm operators and 140 conventional farm operators, whose areas under cultivation were located within the N2K “Dolina Biebrzy” (“Biebrza Valley”) PLH200008 area in Poland. For the analysis of the data collected using structured questionnaires, a variety of statistical methods and techniques were applied. The study results indicated that in terms of satisfaction with the economic performance of their farms, there is no major difference between the opinions expressed by organic and conventional farm owners. However, organic farming could be an alternative livelihood strategy from the environmental policy perspective.

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