Nudges, Social Norms, and Permanence in Agri-environmental Schemes

Environmental effects of agri-environmental schemes in Western Europe.

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been introduced as part of European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy and are now an important part of this. A methodological approach to analyse the policy effects of AES is outlined, in which we distinguish between performance effects (on agricultural practices) and outcome effects (environmental impact). The performance effects are further approach...

Regional and environmental aspects in the implementation of Spanish agri-environmental schemes

This paper presents an initial analysis of the degree to which the European Union agri-environmental schemes have been implemented in Spain. It is focused on the way the various Regional and National Government bodies involved have interpreted Regulation EC 2078/92, rather than on the degrees of farmer participation in them. The environmental objectives of the schemes offered, in addition to th...

Linking Cross-compliance and Agri-environmental Schemes: a Case Study in Emilia Romagna

Special Section The role of agri-environment schemes in conservation and environmental management

Over half of the European landscape is under agricultural management and has been for millennia. Many species and ecosystems of conservation concern in Europe depend on agricultural management and are showing ongoing declines. Agri-environment schemes (AES) are designed partly to address this. They are a major source of nature conservation funding within the European Union (EU) and the highest ...

The role of agri-environment schemes in conservation and environmental management

Over half of the European landscape is under agricultural management and has been for millennia. Many species and ecosystems of conservation concern in Europe depend on agricultural management and are showing ongoing declines. Agri-environment schemes (AES) are designed partly to address this. They are a major source of nature conservation funding within the European Union (EU) and the highest ...