Result-based agri-environment measures: Market-based instruments, incentives or rewards? The case of Baden-Württemberg

Russi, Daniela; Margue, Hélène; Oppermann, Rainer; Keenleyside, Clunie

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.01.012

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“…That the farm ers see good farm ing as le git i mately im prov ing the farm through good agro nomic prac tices and tak ing farm ing se ri ously is pos i tive for im ple ment ing the re sults-based ap proach be cause it requires farm ers' en gage ment and in ter est for pro duc ing re sult (Fleury et al, 2015;Russi et al, 2016). In this re gard, the ap proach en cour ages good farm ing.…”

Section: Operationalizing Ecological Results and Rewardsmentioning

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Exploring cultural acceptability of a hypothetical results-based agri-environment payment for grassland biodiversity

Birge

Herzon

2019

Journal of Rural Studies

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Agri-en vi ron ment-cli mate schemes (AES) form the most im por tant pol icy in stru ment for con ser va tion of bio di ver sity in the Eu ro pean Union, in clud ing Fin land (European Environment Agency, 2004). The AES bud gets reg u larly equal or ex ceed the amount of money spent on wildlife and na ture con ser va tion ef forts through other routes (Batáry et al., 2015). De spite this large ex pen di ture, farm land bio di ver sity con tinues to de cline in all EU mem ber states, and AES are too lim ited in extent to re verse the larger-scale im pacts of other CAP in stru ments (Pe'er et al., 2017). Other short com ings of the cur rent sys tem range from insuf ciently clear pol icy aims and as so ci ated prob lems with mon i tor ing to lack of ex i bil ity of im ple men ta tion un der var ied site con di tions to poor cul tural sus tain abil ity (Burton and Paragahawewa, 2011; European Court of Auditors, 2011; Poláková et al., 2011). The cur rent sys tem is based on pre scribed ac tions to be car ried out and is heav ily top down. Farm ers are mainly ob lig ated to carry out actions, some times ac cord ing to spe ci c dates, for pay ment. Pre scribed man age ment ac tions may not favour, or even iden tify, op ti mal manage ment for meet ing con ser va tion tar gets on a par tic u lar site or empower man agers to ad dress is sues or con di tions for op ti mal man agement (Pullin and Knight, 2003). Ad di tion ally, the ac tions-based approach is crit i cized as lack ing cul tural sus tain abil ity: it has failed to instil long-term at ti tu di nal change amongst farm ers (Burton and Paragahawewa, 2011) and is claimed to ' dis in cen tivise' farm ers by intro duc ing a highly reg u la tory en vi ron ment that dis cour ages in no v a tive and site-spe ci c ap proaches and in stead links farmer be hav iour more to mon e tary stim uli than ap pre ci a tion of re sults of their work (

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Section: Operationalizing Ecological Results and Rewardsmentioning

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Exploring cultural acceptability of a hypothetical results-based agri-environment payment for grassland biodiversity

Birge

Herzon

2019

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…The farmers in Mengyin County revealed that the development indicator and premium calculation for input-based payments are difficult and that output-based payments are generally understood to increase the effectiveness of PES schemes. If more PES programs were designed at the outset with the intention of evaluating their effectiveness (output-based), it would make a vital contribution toward filling the large gap in our knowledge about effective conservation investments and extrinsic motivations for contributing farmers' intrinsic motivations [17,36]. Although PES programs typically target a single service [28,58], the respondents in this study who had reached an educational level higher than high school would prefer to focus on bundled services.…”

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Analyzing Farmers’ Perceptions of Ecosystem Services and PES Schemes within Agricultural Landscapes in Mengyin County, China: Transforming Trade-Offs into Synergies

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Abstract:Researchers aspire to strike a balance between the production and consumption of ecosystem services (ES) in agriculture for long-term farm sustainability. One approach is to provide payments for ecosystem services (PES) through government programs. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate ecosystem services and use the evaluated information to determine what policy designs could effectively induce more services in agricultural landscapes. This research uses a theoretical and analytical framework. In this framework, farmers' perceptions of the obtained ES, importance of ES, design rules of PES programs and management practices of PES programs are identified in Mengyin County by using surveys. The results show: (1) farmers could possibly recognize the limitations of the obtained ES and reduce their demand appropriately; (2) regulating services (e.g., pollination and biological pest control) provision is central to transforming trade-offs into synergies among ecosystem services; (3) farmers should not only attach great importance to the maintenance of soil fertility and health but also to the maintenance of semi-natural habitat, and the adoption of such an attitude could positively affect their behavior to maximize synergies among ES; and (4) farmers are program implementers; if they have a better understanding of the perceptions of ES and PES programs, the theoretical and analytical framework could help farmers, policy-makers and relevant institutions design effective schemes.

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“…The role of in-kind contributions, such as for 9 In the EU, for example, payment by result approach within the European agri-environmental schemes has been successfully tested and documented [e.g., 141,142]. 10 Additionality assessments of USA agricultural conservation programs indicate that additionality varies greatly depending on the contracted agricultural practices.…”

Section: Payment Mechanism Targeting and Differentiationmentioning

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Payments for Ecosystem Services—the Case of Forests

Prokofieva

2016

Curr Forestry Rep

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Payments for ecosystem services (PES) is a trending topic in environmental resource management. The literature on PES has been growing almost exponentially, and practical applications of PES schemes are mushrooming all around the world. In this review article, I present the existing definitions of PES, the factors to consider during the design and implementation stages of PES programs, as well as discuss the recent theoretical debates related to PES in the literature-specifically those related to commodification and legitimacy of PES, its behavioral implications as well as the issues of power and equity. Despite a wealth of accumulated knowledge in the theoretical and experimental fields related to PES, there is still a considerable lack of empirical studies assessing the practical implementation of PES in the field. Only a few schemes are actually systematically assessed, and there is still a lack of a unified comprehensive framework for the thorough evaluation of existing practical experiences. I outline some of the future research challenges that need to be tackled in order to gain a better understanding of the opportunities that the PES mechanism offers to environmental policy makers and other interested stakeholders.

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Result-based agri-environment measures: Market-based instruments, incentives or rewards? The case of Baden-Württemberg

Cited by 72 publications

References 18 publications

Exploring cultural acceptability of a hypothetical results-based agri-environment payment for grassland biodiversity

Exploring cultural acceptability of a hypothetical results-based agri-environment payment for grassland biodiversity

Analyzing Farmers’ Perceptions of Ecosystem Services and PES Schemes within Agricultural Landscapes in Mengyin County, China: Transforming Trade-Offs into Synergies

Payments for Ecosystem Services—the Case of Forests

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