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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 146-159 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| Volume | 157 |
| Early online date | 20 Apr 2015 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to financial environmental policy instruments that have played important roles in solving agri-environmental problems throughout the world, particularly in the European Union and the United States. The ample and increasing literature on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and agri-environmental measures (AEMs), generally understood as governmental PES, shows that certain single design rules may have an impact on the success of a particular measure. Based on this research, we focused on the interplay of several design rules and conducted a comparative analysis of AEMs' institutional arrangements by examining 49 German cases. We analyzed the effects of the design rules and certain rule combinations on the success of AEMs. Compliance and noncompliance with the hypothesized design rules and the success of the AEMs were surveyed by questioning the responsible agricultural administration and the AEMs' mid-term evaluators. The different rules were evaluated in regard to their necessity and sufficiency for success using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Our results show that combinations of certain design rules such as environmental goal targeting and area targeting conditioned the success of the AEMs. Hence, we generalize design principles for AEMs and discuss implications for the general advancement of ecosystem services and the PES approach in agri-environmental policies. Moreover, we highlight the relevance of the results for governmental PES program research and design worldwide.
Keywords
- Common agricultural policy, Comparative institutional analysis, Environmental policy design, Management agreements, Qualitative comparative analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science(all)
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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In: Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 157, 01.07.2015, p. 146-159.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Design rules for successful governmental payments for ecosystem services
T2 - Taking agri-environmental measures in Germany as an example
AU - Meyer, Claas
AU - Reutter, Michaela
AU - Matzdorf, Bettina
AU - Sattler, Claudia
AU - Schomers, Sarah
N1 - Funding Information: The authors are grateful to all of the experts who generously shared their knowledge and to four anonymous reviewers for their crucial advice. This research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the Social-Ecological Research (SOEF) Program, contract no. [ 01UU0911 ].
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to financial environmental policy instruments that have played important roles in solving agri-environmental problems throughout the world, particularly in the European Union and the United States. The ample and increasing literature on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and agri-environmental measures (AEMs), generally understood as governmental PES, shows that certain single design rules may have an impact on the success of a particular measure. Based on this research, we focused on the interplay of several design rules and conducted a comparative analysis of AEMs' institutional arrangements by examining 49 German cases. We analyzed the effects of the design rules and certain rule combinations on the success of AEMs. Compliance and noncompliance with the hypothesized design rules and the success of the AEMs were surveyed by questioning the responsible agricultural administration and the AEMs' mid-term evaluators. The different rules were evaluated in regard to their necessity and sufficiency for success using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Our results show that combinations of certain design rules such as environmental goal targeting and area targeting conditioned the success of the AEMs. Hence, we generalize design principles for AEMs and discuss implications for the general advancement of ecosystem services and the PES approach in agri-environmental policies. Moreover, we highlight the relevance of the results for governmental PES program research and design worldwide.
AB - In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to financial environmental policy instruments that have played important roles in solving agri-environmental problems throughout the world, particularly in the European Union and the United States. The ample and increasing literature on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and agri-environmental measures (AEMs), generally understood as governmental PES, shows that certain single design rules may have an impact on the success of a particular measure. Based on this research, we focused on the interplay of several design rules and conducted a comparative analysis of AEMs' institutional arrangements by examining 49 German cases. We analyzed the effects of the design rules and certain rule combinations on the success of AEMs. Compliance and noncompliance with the hypothesized design rules and the success of the AEMs were surveyed by questioning the responsible agricultural administration and the AEMs' mid-term evaluators. The different rules were evaluated in regard to their necessity and sufficiency for success using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Our results show that combinations of certain design rules such as environmental goal targeting and area targeting conditioned the success of the AEMs. Hence, we generalize design principles for AEMs and discuss implications for the general advancement of ecosystem services and the PES approach in agri-environmental policies. Moreover, we highlight the relevance of the results for governmental PES program research and design worldwide.
KW - Common agricultural policy
KW - Comparative institutional analysis
KW - Environmental policy design
KW - Management agreements
KW - Qualitative comparative analysis
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DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.053
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JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
SN - 0301-4797
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