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1. Can a ‘good farmer’ be nature-inclusive? Shifting cultural norms in farming in The Netherlands

Author:
Judith Westerink; Marcel Pleijte; Raymond Schrijver; Rosalie van Dam; Michiel de Krom; Tineke de Boer
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2021 v.88 pp. 60-70
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; case studies; cultural capital; farmers; governance; landscapes; qualitative analysis; Netherlands
Abstract:
... In this article we investigate whether the Dutch policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive farming’, involving biodiversity-enhancing forms of agriculture, can become part of ‘good farming’ norms in Dutch farming culture. We interviewed 24 Dutch farmers individually as well as in focus groups in four case study regions in the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis, we found confirmation of finding ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.10.011

2. Using the ‘good farmer’ concept to explore agricultural attitudes to the provision of public goods. A case study of participants in an English agri-environment scheme

Author:
George Cusworth; Jennifer Dodsworth
Source:
Agriculture and human values 2021 v.38 no.4 pp. 929-941
ISSN:
0889-048X
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; agriculture; case studies; farmers; greenhouse gases; humans; land management; models; rural areas; society
Abstract:
... Across the European Union, the receipt of agricultural subsidisation is increasingly being predicated on the delivery of public goods. In the English context, in particular, these changes can be seen in the redirection of money to the new Environmental Land Management scheme. Such shifts reflect the changed expectations that society is placing on agriculture—from something that provides one good ( ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10460-021-10215-z

3. Benefits of the European Agri-Environment Schemes for Wintering Lapwings: A Case Study from Rice Fields in the Mediterranean Region

Author:
Sara Fraixedas; Daniel Burgas; David Robson; Joachim Camps; Carles Barriocanal
Source:
Waterbirds 2020 v.43 no.1 pp. 86-93
ISSN:
1524-4695
Subject:
Vanellus vanellus; agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; case studies; habitats; paddies; postharvest technology; water birds; winter; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:
... Mediterranean European rice fields provide important habitats for migrating waterbirds. In winter, one waterbird species that particularly benefits from rice fields is the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), a species threatened in Europe. To assess the effect of agri-environmental measures on rice field selection and use by wintering lapwings, bird counts were conducted in northeastern Spain du ...
DOI:
10.1675/063.043.0109

4. Evidence of green space sparing to ecosystem service improvement in urban regions: A case study of China’s Ecological Red Line policy

Author:
Tian Hu; Jian Peng; Yanxu Liu; Jiansheng Wu; Weifeng Li; Bingbing Zhou
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.251 pp. 119678
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; attitudes and opinions; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; case studies; ecosystem services; environmental factors; green infrastructure; land use; soil; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... The debate on land-sparing versus land-sharing has continued for decades regarding which of the two approaches can optimize the yield-conservation tradeoff. Current opinions are mostly criticisms for the overly-narrow focus on specific biodiversity conservation and simplistic solution to the agri-environmental scheme. This study based on limitations in previous studies aims to advance the land-spa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119678

5. Governing a complex socio-ecological system: the case of the ‘Golden Corridor Program’ in Taiwan

Author:
Cassidy I-Chih Lan; Li-Pei Peng
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2020 v.63 no.8 pp. 1404-1426
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural income; agricultural land; case studies; collective action; farmers; farming systems; governance; rail transportation; resource management; social environment; stakeholders; subsidence; traffic; vertical integration; water conservation; Taiwan
Abstract:
... This study proposes a framework of multilevel governing networks to analyse issues of multiple-use common-pool resource management in a complex socio-ecological system. By exploring the case study of the Golden Corridor Program in Yunlin, Taiwan, we found that self-governance at the community level is a partial way to govern multiple-use common-pool resources. Farmland here is facing the impact of ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2019.1666359

6. Impact of farmer self-identity and attitudes on participation in agri-environment schemes

Author:
Paula Cullen; Mary Ryan; Cathal O’Donoghue; Stephen Hynes; Daire Ó hUallacháin; Helen Sheridan
Source:
Land use policy 2020 v.95 pp. 104660
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; factor analysis; farmers; farmers' attitudes; farms; regression analysis; surveys; Ireland
Abstract:
... Influencing farmers to make positive contributions to the environment is one of the goals of agri-environment schemes (AESs). Understanding the drivers of farmer behaviour and the choices they make with regards to AESs is important as this aids policy makers in creating schemes that have a wider scope and are more likely to achieve environmental goals. Past studies have identified the importance o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104660

7. Intensive supplementary feeding improves the performance of wild bird seed plots in provisioning farmland birds throughout the winter: a case study in lowland England

Author:
Richard K. Broughton; Michael G.W. Kettlewell; Marta Maziarz; Stephen H. Vickers; Alan Larkman; Ian Wilkinson
Source:
Bird study 2020 v.67 no.4 pp. 409-419
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Emberiza; Fringilla coelebs; Linaria; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; case studies; dietary supplements; wild birds; winter; England
Abstract:
... Sown bird-food plots with intensive (daily) supplementary feeding throughout the winter attracted substantially greater numbers of seed-eating farmland birds than control plots without additional feeding, whose planted seed resource was exhausted by mid-winter. We studied the performance of cultivated agri-environment scheme (AES) plots, predominantly growing wild bird seed (WBS), in addressing th ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2021.1922356

8. Applied spatial approach of modelling field size changes based on a consideration of farm and landscape interrelations

Author:
Amanda E. Eigner; Ernst-August Nuppenau
Source:
Agricultural systems 2019 v.176 pp. 102648
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; bioeconomic models; case studies; economic resources; farm size; farmers; farms; geographic information systems; habitats; landscapes; resource allocation; theoretical models; Germany
Abstract:
... Field sizes in agricultural production determine landscape characteristics and thus habitats. Yet, field sizes are not adequately considered in many theoretical landscape-oriented modelling approaches explaining habitats as well as biodiversity (BD). Our objective is to transfer theoretical model thinking into a practical approach with the focus on field and farm size changes. In our novel approac ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102648

9. Assessment of spatial variability of multiple ecosystem services in grasslands of different intensities

Author:
Solen Le Clec'h; Robert Finger; Nina Buchmann; Arjan S. Gosal; Lukas Hörtnagl; Olivier Huguenin-Elie; Philippe Jeanneret; Andreas Lüscher; Manuel K. Schneider; Robert Huber
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.251 pp. 109372
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; carbon; carbon sequestration; case studies; census data; climate; decision making; ecosystem services; forage; grassland management; grasslands; habitats; land use; landscapes; outdoor recreation; pastures; pollination; social networks; topography
Abstract:
... Grasslands provide multiple Ecosystem Services (ES) such as forage provision, carbon sequestration or habitat provision. Knowledge about the trade-offs between these ES is of great importance for grassland management. Yet, the outcome of different management strategies on ES provision is highly uncertain due to spatial variability. We aim to characterize the provision (level and spatial variabilit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109372

10. Data compatibility between the Land and Building Cadaster (LBC) and the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) in the context of area-based payments: A case study in the Polish Region of Warmia and Mazury

Author:
Katarzyna Kocur-Bera
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.80 pp. 370-379
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; buildings; case studies; climate; databases; land use; monitoring; mortgages; planning; property rights; rural development; statistics; subsidies; taxes; villages; Poland
Abstract:
... The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS), a key control mechanism under the Common Agricultural Policy, plays a very important role in verifying eligibility for area-based subsidies, monitoring farmers’ cross-compliance with selected environmental rules, and rural development programs (agri-environmental programs, support for areas with unfavorable conditions for land management, agricultural ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.09.024

11. Do outcome or input risks limit adoption of environmental projects: Rehabilitating gullies in Great Barrier Reef catchments

Author:
Megan Star; John Rolfe; Emily Barbi
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.161 pp. 73-82
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; costs and returns; environmental impact; gully erosion; production functions; ravines; runoff; sediments; watersheds; Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
... A key challenge in agri-environmental policy is to encourage agricultural producers to adopt better management practices to reduce adverse environmental impacts. Research attention around has focused on the underlying drivers of landholder actions and decisions, the costs and returns of improving management practices, and the effects of different policy mechanisms to achieve change. One potential ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.03.005

12. Ecological-economic modelling to compare the impact of organic and conventional farming on endangered grassland bird and butterfly species

Author:
Charlotte Gerling; Astrid Sturm; Frank Wätzold
Source:
Agricultural systems 2019 v.173 pp. 424-434
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; birds; butterflies; case studies; conventional farming; endangered species; farmers; farmers' attitudes; land use; meadows; models; opportunity costs; organic production; Germany
Abstract:
... We applied an ecological-economic modelling procedure to analyse the impact of organic versus conventional management of meadows on endangered bird and butterfly species in Saxony, Germany. Applying the modelling procedure enables us to focus on two aspects that hitherto have been neglected in analysing the impact of organic farming on biodiversity. (1) Possible differences in the timing of land u ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2019.02.016

13. Environmental assessment of agricultural activities and groundwater nitrate pollution susceptibility: a regional case study (Southwestern Romania)

Author:
Oana Mititelu-Ionuș; Daniel Simulescu; Simona Mariana Popescu
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.8 pp. 501
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; animal husbandry; beef; case studies; environmental assessment; environmental factors; fertilizers; fields; geographic information systems; groundwater; groundwater contamination; humans; land use; livestock; livestock production; models; nitrates; nitrogen; nonpoint source pollution; nutrients; pesticides; phosphorus; pollution control; soil permeability; soil texture; soil types; statistics; water resources; water table; Romania
Abstract:
... Diffuse pollution of water resources from agricultural sources is a major environmental issue in Europe. The nutrients released in groundwater from cultivated fields and livestock production, together with pesticides, are the main source of concern in the framework of the European Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC). Southern Romania continues to represent one of the most important cereal production a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7648-0

14. How to improve the conservation of species-rich grasslands with result-oriented payment schemes?

Author:
T. Kaiser; M. Reutter; B. Matzdorf
Source:
Journal for nature conservation 2019 v.52 pp. 125752
ISSN:
1617-1381
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; databases; grasslands; indicator species; regression analysis; vascular plants; Germany
Abstract:
... Specific mechanisms for result-oriented payment schemes using vascular plant taxa have been discussed as possible targeted approaches for promoting European species-rich grasslands. Most indicator lists are restricted to a limited number of frequently occurring indicator taxa. However, these lists often do not adequately reflect the most valuable grasslands in terms of conservation. Thus, we devel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125752

15. Identifying Optimal Irrigation Water Needs at District Scale by Using a Physically Based Agro-Hydrological Model

Author:
Antonio Coppola; Giovanna Dragonetti; Asma Sengouga; Nicola Lamaddalena; Alessandro Comegna; Angelo Basile; Nicoletta Noviello; Luigi Nardella
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; climate change; drainage; evapotranspiration; farmers; farmers' attitudes; farms; fluid mechanics; groundwater; irrigation rates; irrigation systems; irrigation water; nitrates; pipes; simulation models; soil heterogeneity; soil profiles; soil water; soil water storage; solutes; water uptake; Italy
Abstract:
... This paper mainly aims to illustrate an irrigation management tool to simulate scheduling of district-level water needs over the course of an irrigation season. The tool is mostly based on a daily model for simulating flow of water (and solutes) in heterogeneous agri-environmental systems (called FLOWS-HAGES). The model produces information on the daily evolution of: soil water contents and pressu ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11040841

16. Impact of Geographical Indication schemes on traditional knowledge in changing agricultural landscapes: An empirical analysis from Japan

Author:
Ai Tashiro; Yuta Uchiyama; Ryo Kohsaka
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019 v.68 pp. 46-53
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity; case studies; cooperatives; cultural capital; empirical research; environmental knowledge; farmers; food plants; indigenous knowledge; landscape management; landscapes; protected designation of origin; small farms; Japan
Abstract:
... A Geographical Indication (GI) is expected to facilitate agri-environmental management in agricultural landscapes. Currently, local products from small-scale farms and national branded products with a relatively large scale of production are being registered using GI schemes. Considering the relationships among GI products, their agricultural landscapes, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.03.014

17. The Role of Farmers' Understanding of Nature in Shaping their Uptake of Nature Protection Measures

Author:
Nataliya Stupak; Jürn Sanders; Barbara Heinrich
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.157 pp. 301-311
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; cover crops; environmental impact; farmers; farmers' attitudes; governance; Germany
Abstract:
... This paper investigates how farmers' understanding of nature and its protection influences their decisions on the uptake of nature protection measures, including agri-environmental (AEM) and greening measures. It aims to answer two research questions: (1) How do agricultural producers understand nature and nature protection? and (2) How does producers' understanding of nature influence their decis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.022

18. Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

Author:
Anastasija Novikova; Lucia Rocchi; Bernardas Vaznonis
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; case studies; contingent valuation; farmers; willingness to pay; Lithuania
Abstract:
... This study analyses Lithuanian residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the agricultural landscape in Lithuania. Since it is a part of the European Union, the agriculture is supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). According to CAP, agri-environmental schemes focus on the maintenance and improvement of agricultural landscape. Under these measures, Lithuanian farmers receive payments ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11092648

19. Vegetation composition of Lolium perenne-dominated grasslands under organic and conventional farming

Author:
Han F. van Dobben; Cindy Quik; G.W. Wieger Wamelink; Egbert A. Lantinga
Source:
Basic and applied ecology 2019 v.36 pp. 45-53
ISSN:
1439-1791
Subject:
Lolium perenne; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; botanical composition; case studies; conventional farming; cows; cutting; dairy farming; farms; fertilizer rates; grasslands; grazing; high water table; intensive farming; mowing; multivariate analysis; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; organic production; philosophy; phosphorus; phosphorus fertilizers; potassium; potassium fertilizers; sheep; soil properties; species richness; Netherlands
Abstract:
... Agricultural intensification has caused a decline of semi-natural grasslands and loss of botanical diversity, making agricultural fields dominated by Lolium perenne the main grassland system in large areas of Europe. Increased insight into the factors determining their vegetation composition and plant species richness is needed to improve the effectiveness of agri-environment schemes and to substa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.baae.2019.03.002

20. A More Flexible Model or Simply More Effort? On the Use of Correlated Random Parameters in Applied Choice Studies

Author:
Petr Mariel; Jürgen Meyerhoff
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 419-429
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; decision making; ecological value; farmers; logit analysis; models; willingness to pay; Germany
Abstract:
... The random parameter logit model has become the dominating model for analyzing stated choice data in environmental valuation. The unrestricted version of the model with correlated random parameters, however, is rarely applied. An important advantage of this specification is that the correlations between the parameters are not restricted to zero. These correlations can arise due to a behavioural ph ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.020

21. AES Impact Evaluation With Integrated Farm Data: Combining Statistical Matching and Propensity Score Matching

Author:
Riccardo D’Alberto; Matteo Zavalloni; Meri Raggi; Davide Viaggi
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; case studies; data collection; economic impact; farms; public services and goods; statistics; surveys; Italy
Abstract:
... A large share of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is allocated to agri-environmental schemes (AESs), whose goal is to foster the provision of a wide range of environmental public goods. Despite this effort, little is known on the actual environmental and economic impact of the AESs, due to the non-experimental conditions of the assessment exercise and several data availability issues. The main ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10114320

22. Disciplining the State: The role of alliances in contesting multi-level agri-environmental governance

Author:
Jack McCarthy; Christine Bonnin; David Meredith
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.76 pp. 317-328
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; case studies; extension agents; farmers; farms; governance; Irish Republic
Abstract:
... This study evaluates the development of a national agri-environment scheme under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on “commonage” or collectively owned land in the Republic of Ireland. In doing so, it explores the role of alliance building in reasserting marginalised narratives in multi-level agri-environmental governance processes. To this end, process tracing analysis is carried out on govern ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.049

23. Economic Targeting of Agricultural Beneficial Management Practices to Address Phosphorus Runoff in Manitoba

Author:
Kaitlin E. Kelly; Ken Belcher; Mohammad Khakbazan
Source:
Canadian journal of agricultural economics 2018 v.66 no.1 pp. 143-166
ISSN:
0008-3976
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; cost effectiveness; crops; databases; geographic information systems; gold; hydrologic models; lakes; landscapes; opportunity costs; phosphorus; ponds; prediction; runoff; subwatersheds; surface water; Manitoba
Abstract:
... The mechanisms used to deliver agricultural beneficial management practices (BMPs) can influence the performance of these policies. Research has suggested that agri‐environmental instruments targeted based on specific economic or environmental characteristics can improve policy performance. Using a case study approach, we evaluate the relative performance of different mechanisms to target subsidiz ...
DOI:
10.1111/cjag.12143

24. Effects of awareness on farmers’ compliance with diffuse pollution mitigation measures: A conditional process modelling

Author:
Murat Okumah; Julia Martin-Ortega; Paula Novo
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.76 pp. 36-45
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; behavior change; case studies; compliance; data collection; farmers; farms; learning; models; nonpoint source pollution; pollution control; water pollution; Scotland
Abstract:
... Despite several decades of research and financial commitment, diffuse water pollution remains a major problem threatening the health and resilience of social-ecological systems. New approaches to tackle diffuse pollution emphasise awareness raising and provision of advice with the aim of triggering behavioural change. However, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of this approach remains scarce ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.051

25. Evaluating the benefits of agri-environment schemes on farmland bird communities through a common species monitoring programme. A case study in northern Italy

Author:
Gianpiero Calvi; Tommaso Campedelli; Guido Tellini Florenzano; Patrizia Rossi
Source:
Agricultural systems 2018 v.160 pp. 60-69
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
Parmesan cheese; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity; birds; breeding; case studies; foods; grasslands; habitats; integrated agricultural systems; landscapes; monitoring; treeline; Italy
Abstract:
... Biodiversity in agricultural environments is considered to be undergoing steep declines in most European countries. Among taxa which experienced consistent decreases, birds are of central importance, both for their value as ecological indicators and for the high number of species of conservation concern associated with agricultural ecosystems.In this paper, using data from the Italian Common Breed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2017.09.002

26. Farmers’ perceptions, preferences, and propositions for result-oriented measures in mountain farming

Author:
Alexander Wezel; Audrey Vincent; Heike Nitsch; Otto Schmid; Monika Dubbert; Erich Tasser; Philippe Fleury; Sybille Stöckli; Matthias Stolze; Daniel Bogner
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.70 pp. 117-127
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity; breeds; case studies; farmers; farms; financial economics; grasslands; interviews; wild animals; wild plants; Austria; France; Germany; Italy; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Throughout the last decades, both reactive and proactive incentive policies have been developed to support farmers implementing environmental and biodiversity friendly management practices. More recently, however, result-oriented agri-environment measures have also been designed, where farmers are remunerated based on the achievement of certain results (e.g. a specific number of plant species on g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.020

27. Landscape heterogeneity correlates with recreational values: a case study from Swedish agricultural landscapes and implications for policy

Author:
Thomas Hahn; Malena Heinrup; Regina Lindborg
Source:
Landscape research 2018 v.43 no.5 pp. 696-707
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity conservation; case studies; correlation; ecosystem services; farmers; food production; hunters; insurance; landscapes; photographs; recreation; risk; roads
Abstract:
... Agri-environmental schemes are often targeted at heterogenic landscapes to support several ecosystem services besides food production. The question is whether heterogenic landscapes also support recreation values. Previous studies suggest this but statistical analysis of the relation between heterogeneity and recreation is lacking. To assess this, we used a quantitative Landscape Heterogeneity Ind ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1335862

28. The consequences of establishing military training areas for land use development—A case study of Libavá, Czech Republic

Author:
Marek Havlíček; Hana Skokanová; Ivo Dostál; Marie Vymazalová; Renata Pavelková; František Petrovič
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.73 pp. 84-94
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
afforestation; agri-environmental policy; arable soils; case studies; ecological succession; economic development; forests; grasslands; intensive farming; land use change; organic production; roads; towns; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... This article presents results on the long-term (from 1837 to 2014) development of land use and a road network in the military training area of Libavá, the Czech Republic, and its surroundings. The key hypotheses were that the establishment of military training areas has significant impacts on the development of their land use and the road network, which are manifested mainly in an increase of fore ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.01.039

29. The economic value of high nature value farming and the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy in sustaining income: The case study of the Natura 2000 Zarandul de Est (Romania)

Author:
Simone Martino; Dominic Muenzel
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2018 v.60 pp. 176-187
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; abandoned land; afforestation; agri-environmental policy; agroforestry; biodiversity; case studies; cattle; decision making; economic impact; economic valuation; ecosystem services; ecotourism; farm income; farmers; funding; grasslands; grazing; household income; land use change; pastures; social environment; socioeconomics; subsidies; Romania
Abstract:
... This study assesses the economic value of land use changes in the Zarandul de Est (Romania) Natura 2000 site, applying the ecosystem services approach proposed by the TESSA toolkit. The aim is to provide support to decision-making in the context of high nature value farming, debating the contribution of public subsidies and agri-environmental schemes to farmers' income. Local and global agroforest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.04.002

30. To leave or not to leave? Understanding determinants of farmers’ choices to remain in or abandon agri-environmental schemes

Author:
Edi Defrancesco; Paola Gatto; Daniele Mozzato
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.76 pp. 460-470
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; family farms; farm size; farmers; learning; models; probability; rural areas; Italy
Abstract:
... Effectiveness of Agri-Environmental Schemes (AESs) as tools to enhance the rural environment can be achieved not only by increasing uptake rates, but also by avoiding participating farmers abandoning the scheme once they are in. For this reason, it is important to also consider what affects farmers’ decisions to remain in the scheme rather than leave it at the end of the contractual obligation. Ho ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.026

31. A new method for analyzing agricultural land-use efficiency, and its application in organic and conventional farming systems in southern Germany

Author:
Hung-Chun Lin; Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen
Source:
European journal of agronomy 2017 v.83 pp. 15-27
ISSN:
1161-0301
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural products; agroforestry; bioenergy; biomass; case studies; climate; conventional farming; crop rotation; dry matter accumulation; land use; long term experiments; organic production; socioeconomics; soil; Germany
Abstract:
... Improving the land-use efficiency (LUE) of farming systems could satisfy increasing global food, feed, biomass and bioenergy demand in a sustainable manner. This study presents a new method for calculating LUE, beginning with an overview of different approaches to assessing agricultural LUE. This new method takes into account the quality and function of agricultural products and the relationship b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eja.2016.11.003

32. Bottom-up design process of agri-environmental measures at a landscape scale: Evidence from case studies on biodiversity conservation and water protection

Author:
Marco Toderi; Matteo Francioni; Giovanna Seddaiu; Pier Paolo Roggero; Laura Trozzo; Paride D’Ottavio
Source:
Land use policy 2017 v.68 pp. 295-305
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; case studies; farmers; farms; ingredients; landscapes; risk; rural development; soil erosion; stakeholders; water pollution
Abstract:
... An Agri-environmental measure (AEM) is a payment to farmers to reduce environmental risks or to preserve cultivated landscapes. The single farm scale that is the basis for the AEM has often inhibited the achievement of the environmental goals since many biophysical processes (e.g. soil erosion, water pollution, biodiversity losses) occur at landscape scale. This creates a spatial scale mismatch be ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.002

33. Collaborative governance arrangements to deliver spatially coordinated agri-environmental management

Author:
Judith Westerink; Roel Jongeneel; Nico Polman; Katrin Prager; Jeremy Franks; Pierre Dupraz; Evy Mettepenningen
Source:
Land use policy 2017 v.69 pp. 176-192
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; case studies; environmental management; farmers; farms; governance; landscapes; learning; monitoring; Western European region
Abstract:
... Several studies show that agri-environment schemes (AES) are likely to be more effective if they are designed at the landscape scale. However, this requires spatial coordination of environmental management across multiple farm holdings and collaboration among governmental and other actors, including, possibly, groups of farmers. In this study we analyse alternative approaches to spatial coordinati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.002

34. 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

Author:
Koen F. Tieskens; Brian J. Shaw; Toon Haer; Catharina J. E. Schulp; Peter H. Verburg
Source:
Landscape ecology 2017 v.32 no.11 pp. 2113-2132
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; arsenic; biodiversity; case studies; cultural landscape; ecological value; harvesting; intensive farming; models; stakeholders; subsidies; surveys; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... 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 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-017-0502-2

35. European farm scale habitat descriptors for the evaluation of biodiversity

Author:
F. Herzog; G. Lüscher; M. Arndorfer; M. Bogers; K. Balázs; R.G.H. Bunce; P. Dennis; E. Falusi; J.K. Friedel; I.R. Geijzendorffer; T. Gomiero; P. Jeanneret; G. Moreno; M.-L. Oschatz; M.G. Paoletti; J.-P. Sarthou; S. Stoyanova; E. Szerencsits; S. Wolfrum; W. Fjellstad; D. Bailey
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.77 pp. 205-217
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; case studies; cost effectiveness; farms; habitats; land use; monitoring; shrubs; stakeholders; Europe
Abstract:
... Habitat descriptors are cost effective biodiversity indicators demanded by stakeholders and required for regional and global biodiversity monitoring. We mapped 195 farms of different types in twelve case study regions across Europe and tested 18 habitat descriptors for scientific validity, information content and ease of interpretation. We propose a core set consisting of (i) four descriptors to m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.01.010

36. Factors driving population recovery of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in the UK: implications for conservation

Author:
Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux; Katherine L. Boughey; Kate E. Barlow; Gareth Jones
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2017 v.26 no.7 pp. 1601-1621
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
Allee effect; Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; agri-environmental policy; case studies; climate change; foraging; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; meteorological parameters; monitoring; population growth; summer; temperature; woodlands; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Although populations of many bat species appear to be recovering in some European countries, the extrinsic and intrinsic factors driving these increases have not yet been assessed. Disentangling the benefits of conservation management from other factors such as climate change is a crucial step for improving evidence-based conservation strategies. We used the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-017-1320-1

37. Heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards agri-environmental schemes across different agricultural subsystems

Author:
A.J. Villanueva; M. Rodríguez-Entrena; M. Arriaza; J.A. Gómez-Limón
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2017 v.60 no.4 pp. 684-707
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; farmers; farmers' attitudes; farms; olives; socioeconomics; Spain
Abstract:
... Specialised literature on the uptake of agri-environmental schemes (AES) has paid little attention to how this can be influenced by the different types of agricultural systems. This paper analyses the heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards these schemes, distinguishing between different subsystems within the same agricultural system. We use the choice experiment method to analyse the case s ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2016.1168289

38. How do Farmers Align with the Agri‐Environmental Changes in Irrigated Agriculture? A Case Study from the Harran Plain, Turkey

Author:
Gül Özerol; Hans Bressers
Source:
Irrigation and drainage 2017 v.66 no.1 pp. 45-59
ISSN:
1531-0353
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; crop production; decision making; farmers; farmers' attitudes; food security; globalization; governance; irrigated farming; models; natural resources; pollution; poverty; soil resources; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... Irrigated agriculture has a significant potential for food security and poverty reduction, while it is also associated with broader agri‐environmental changes. These changes include agrarian change in terms of the intensification, globalization and neoliberalization of agriculture, and environmental change due to the pollution, degradation and exploitation of water and soil resources. Farmers are ...
DOI:
10.1002/ird.2064

39. Interaction effects of targeted agri-environmental payments on non-marketed goods and services under climate change in a mountain region

Author:
Robert Huber; Snell Rebecca; Monin François; Brunner Sibyl Hanna; Schmatz Dirk; Finger Robert
Source:
Land use policy 2017 v.66 pp. 49-60
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
abandoned land; agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; case studies; climate change; cost effectiveness; ecosystem services; models
Abstract:
... Targeting of agri-environmental measures (AEMs) is a key to increasing the cost-effectiveness of governmental support for biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services from agriculture. Existing literature, however, often focuses on single measures without considering that policies are usually bundles of different measures addressing multiple non-marketed goods and services. Th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.04.029

40. The threat of abandonment in socio-ecological landscapes: Farmers’ motivations and perspectives on high nature value grassland conservation

Author:
J. McGinlay; D.J.G Gowing; J. Budds
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2017 v.69 pp. 39-49
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural management; case studies; farmers; grasslands; landowners; landscapes; motivation; range management; risk; stakeholders
Abstract:
... Future sustainability of the conservation management of socio-ecological landscapes is typically reliant on on-going agricultural management. Such management may be threatened by changes in the drivers of management and the fragility of the stakeholder networks that deliver management. This study examined evidence for the risk of abandonment in a series of case study high nature value (HNV) grassl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.12.007

41. Variation in Bird Assemblages Along an Agricultural Intensification Gradient: A Case Study of Olive Orchards in North-Eastern Algeria

Author:
Idriss Bouam; Abdelkrim Si Bachir; Naoki Katayama
Source:
Ornithological science 2017 v.16 no.2 pp. 147-157
ISSN:
1347-0558
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural management; agroecosystems; biodiversity conservation; birds; breeding; case studies; fauna; flora; granivores; insectivores; intensive farming; multidimensional scaling; olives; omnivores; orchards; species diversity; Algeria; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Despite the fact that the Mediterranean basin is considered to be a global biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna, studies investigating the benefits of agri-environmental schemes on biodiversity conservation in perennial agro-ecosystems in this region are scarce, particularly for bird communities in North Africa. This study investigated the effect of agricultural intensification on bird assembl ...
DOI:
10.2326/osj.16.147

42. A Functional Land Management conceptual framework under soil drainage and land use scenarios

Author:
Cait Coyle; Rachel E. Creamer; Rogier P.O. Schulte; Lilian O'Sullivan; Phil Jordan
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.56 pp. 39-48
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; agricultural soils; biodiversity; bioenergy; carbon sequestration; case studies; coniferous forests; deciduous forests; drainage; ecosystem services; grasslands; habitats; land use change; land use planning; peat; primary productivity; production functions; water purification; Irish Republic
Abstract:
... Agricultural soils offer multiple soil functions, which contribute to a range of ecosystem services, and the demand for the primary production function is expected to increase with a growing world population. Other key functions on agricultural land have been identified as water purification, carbon sequestration, habitat biodiversity and nutrient cycling, which all need to be considered for susta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2015.10.012

43. Integrating climate change mitigation into river basin management planning for the Water Framework Directive – A Danish case

Author:
Bjarke Stoltze Kaspersen; Torsten Vammen Jacobsen; Michael Brian Butts; Eva Boegh; Henrik Gioertz Müller; Marc Stutter; Anders Michael Fredenslund; Tyge Kjaer
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.55 pp. 141-150
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; biogas; case studies; climate; climate change; cost effectiveness; energy crops; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; lowlands; nitrogen; planning; pollution load; risk; surface water; watersheds; wetlands; Denmark
Abstract:
... The growing interest in integrating climate change considerations into Programmes of Measures (PoMs) under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is being driven in part by the requirements of the next generation of River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs). However, so far most studies have focused on potential impacts of climate change on water bodies and the adaptation to climate change-related risk ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2015.10.002

44. Using a map-based assessment tool for the development of cost-effective WFD river basin action programmes in a changing climate

Author:
Bjarke Stoltze Kaspersen; Torsten Vammen Jacobsen; Michael Brian Butts; Niels H. Jensen; Eva Boegh; Lauren Paige Seaby; Henrik Gioertz Müller; Tyge Kjaer
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2016 v.178 pp. 70-82
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; agroecosystems; case studies; climate; climate change; cost effectiveness; emissions; land use change; leaching; models; nitrates; nitrogen; planning; pollution load; surface water; watersheds; Denmark
Abstract:
... For the 2nd and 3rd river basin management cycles (2015–2027) of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), EU Member States are required to fully integrate climate change into the process of river basin management planning (RBMP). Complying with the main WFD objective of achieving ‘good ecological status’ in all water bodies in Denmark requires Programmes of Measures (PoMs) to reduce nitrogen (N) pollu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.043

45. Loss of European Dry Heaths in NW Spain: A Case Study

Author:
Pablo Ramil Rego; Manuel A. Rodríguez Guitián; Hugo López Castro; Javier Ferreiro da Costa; Castor Muñoz Sobrino
Source:
Diversity 2013 v.5 no.3 pp. 557-580
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
European Union; agri-environmental policy; biodiversity; case studies; dunes; fauna; flora; forests; geographic information systems; habitats; heathlands; monitoring; pastures; remote sensing; wetlands; Spain
Abstract:
... Natural habitats are continuing to deteriorate in Europe with an increasing number of wild species which are also seriously threatened. Consequently, a coherent European ecological network (Natura 2000) for conservation of natural habitats and the wild fauna and flora (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) was created. Even so, there is currently no standardized methodology for surveillance and assessment ...
DOI:
10.3390/d5030557

46. The influence of land abandonment on farmland bird communities: a case study from a floodplain landscape in Continental Croatia

Author:
Andreja Radović; Stoyan C. Nikolov; Nataša Tepić; Krešimir Mikulić; Sven D. Jelaska; Ivan Budinski
Source:
Folia zoologica 2013 v.62 no.4 pp. 269-281
ISSN:
0139-7893
Subject:
Acrocephalus; Amorpha fruticosa; Common Agricultural Policy; abandoned land; agri-environmental policy; agricultural management; arable soils; birds; breeding season; case studies; community structure; floodplains; habitats; invasive species; land use; landscapes; monitoring; pastoralism; pastures; plants (botany); Croatia
Abstract:
... The abandonment of less productive agricultural land and the intensification of agricultural land use are the main features of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that Croatia will enforce now as new member of the EU. Due to demographic changes and the economic transition in Croatia resulting from war in the 1990s, substantial tracts of agricultural land were abandoned. We investigated two habita ...
DOI:
10.25225/fozo.v62.i4.a4.2013

47. Evaluation of agri-environmental policy delivery system on regional level – case study in Bílé Karpaty

Author:
J. Pražan
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.48 no.1 pp. 18-21
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... Regional officials who are dealing with target groups and should cope with real world limits and conflicts heavily influence implementation of agri-environmental policies. This process is not addressed enough to understand what are the concepts behind and potential difficulties when introduced the EU policies. Group of actors is operating and acting to pursue their interest on the regional level u ...
DOI:
10.17221/5283-agricecon

48. Mathematical programming models for agri-environmental policy analysis: A case study from the White Carpathians

Author:
P. Havlík; F. Jacquet; Boisson J-M; S. Hejduk; P. Veselý
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.52 no.2 pp. 51-66
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; beef; biodiversity; case studies; cows; grasslands; landscapes; models; policy analysis; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... BEGRAB_PRO.1 – a mathematical programming model for BEef and GRAssland Biodiversity PRoduction Optimisation – elaborated for analysis of organic suckler cow farms in the Protected Landscape Area White Carpathians, the Czech Republic, is presented and applied to the analysis of jointness between several environmental goods. In this way, the paper complements recent studies on jointness ...
DOI:
10.17221/4996-agricecon

49. Conservation agriculture effects and policy support to mitigate soil degradation in Midi-Pyrénées (France)

Author:
Prosperi, P.; Terres, J.M.; Doublet, S.; Pointereau, P.
Source:
Land degradation & development 2011 v.22 no.1 pp. 70-83
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; agricultural conservation practice; biodiversity; carbon sinks; case studies; climate; compliance; land degradation; landscapes; laws and regulations; rural development; soil; soil conservation; soil degradation; spring; stakeholders; water quality; France
Abstract:
... This paper draws on the results of a case study within the SoCo project and aims to assess the benefits and constraints in the application of conservation agriculture (CA) methods in Midi-Pyrénées, France, along with an evaluation of the coherence of the policy framework designed to improve the protection of soil resources. Inappropriate agricultural practices, under particular climate, terrain an ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.1021

50. Developing environmental policy indicators by criteria – indicators on the public goods of the Swedish agricultural landscape

Author:
Knut Per Hasund
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2011 v.54 no.1 pp. 7-29
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
agricultural land; case studies; ecosystem services; edge effects; environmental policy; farmers; permanent grasslands; resource allocation; trees
Abstract:
... This paper presents a methodology for developing state indicators, reflecting the provision of environmental public goods from agricultural landscapes. The methodology involves a structured use of meta-criteria and criteria for developing indicator variables and indicators, along with a coherent set of indicators. These indicators are aimed at providing a basis for determining agri-environmental p ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2010.502750