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The Role of Agri-Environmental Contracts in Saving Biodiversity in the Post-Socialist Czech Republic

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dc.contributor.author Prazan, Jaroslav
dc.contributor.author Theesfeld, Insa
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-18T14:24:00Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-18T14:24:00Z
dc.date.issued 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9288
dc.description.abstract "Agri-Environmental Schemes are a voluntary policy measure of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. Since 2004, these have been implemented in the post-socialist new Member States. Agri-Environmental Schemes could help to achieve a higher level of biodiversity in protected landscapes. In particular, we analyse whether such types of contract between farmers and state organisations represent a useful tool in the protection of shared natural resources, such as biodiversity. We analyse the determinants that allow for such a policy to be implemented more successfully. In addition, the administrative structure of such a policy measure is very complex since responsibilities overlap among various administrative units, and transactions between farmers and government need to be regulated. Therefore, institutional cooperation among so many parties is challenging. We analyse why implementation has been easier in some Protected Landscape Areas (PLAs) than in others. The research focuses on selected factors which showed differences in performance. In particular, these factors are trust and reciprocity between farmers and state administrative bodies, information spreading and the availability of advisory services. Despite the demanding process, we find an indication that trust tends to grow following a previous good experience. The case study was carried out in two large and two small PLAs in the Czech Republic." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject biodiversity en_US
dc.subject trust en_US
dc.subject implementation--policy en_US
dc.title The Role of Agri-Environmental Contracts in Saving Biodiversity in the Post-Socialist Czech Republic en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Europe en_US
dc.coverage.country Czech Republic en_US
dc.subject.sector Agriculture en_US
dc.subject.sector General & Multiple Resources en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal International Journal of the Commons en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 8 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 1-25 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 1 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth February en_US


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