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The link between context and scheme design in agri-environmental schemes: the successful case of the Netherlands

In response to the urgent matters related to intensive farming, a successful example of agri-environmental collective scheme in the Netherlands uses a mechanism-based approach to investigate the potential of eco-system services. Results show that success is strongly linked to social learning and trust-building mechanisms.

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Investigating the effects of agri-environment measures on Bavarian dairy farms: evidence and results

Agri-environmental schemes are common in the EU agricultural policy, but do they really help improve environmental and economic efficiency? This report analyzes the application of agri-environmental measures on Bavarian farms and finds that they have little effect on nitrogen pollution level

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New eco-schemes for a greener Common Agricultural Policy

Eco- schemes are a new kind of environmental contract was created by the European common agricultural policy to protect our environment and climate. They are intended as a more agile payment scheme for farmers and landowners than the existing one. However, they are not free from the drawback risk.

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Seven years of agri-environment schemes: what benefits for Bavarian groundwater quality?

Farmed environments are essential links in the food production chain. Not only do they offer sustenance to a growing human population, but these areas also have a high nature value, they help improve genetic diversity and protect agro-ecosystems.

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The potential of market schemes in nitrogen trading

Nitrogen is vital to agriculture and, generally, to our lives, but its use comes at a price. The paper explores a ‘Smart Market’ approach as a possible means to limit its negative impact on the environment.

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Spatial Coordination Incentives for landscape-scale environmental management: A systematic review

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are incentive mechanisms that provide funding for farmers and land managers so that they adopt measures that help support biodiversity, preserve landscapes and improve quality of water.

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New policy instruments for greater coherence: The case of the EU’s Farm-to-Fork Strategy

Improving the food system sustainability is one of the biggest challenges of our time. It is closely related to other issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, malnutrition and soil degradation. A cross- sectoral approach therefore is needed.

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Forest ecosystem services in Romania: Orchestrating regulatory and voluntary planning documents

Forest ecosystems provide numerous material and immaterial services to landowners and users. Their management is a key issue to be addressed by environmental governance. Even if the scientific community pay little attention to how ecosystem services are managed and integrated in decision- making processes, ecosystem services feature more and more on environmental policy agendas.

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Enhancing Spatial Coordination in Payment for Ecosystem Services Schemes with Non-Pecuniary Preferences

Are monetary incentives the best way to achieve land spatial coordination in ecosystem services? A new experiment measures the impact of non- pecuniary motives in land owners’ decisions.