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Adverse Selection in the Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Evidence in the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme? [PDF]
The Environmental Stewardship Scheme provides payments to farmers for the provision of environmental services based on foregone agricultural income. This creates a potential incentive compatibility problem which, combined with an information asymmetry on
Fraser, Iain +2 more
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Connecting Environmentalism to Democracy through Environmental Stewardship
Revue des sciences sociales, 2016 Who participates in volunteer stewardship in urban areas? Are these types of activities related to other kinds of environmental and civic participation? Moreover, how does the structure of stewardship organizations influence volunteer engagement?
Fisher, Dana R., Galli, Anya M.
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Arresting woodland bird decline in Australian agricultural landscapes: potential application of the European agri-environment model [PDF]
, 2007 This paper considered the applicability of the European model of land stewardship payments, in particular its support for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes, to an Australian context. More broadly, the research approach described in the
Attwood, S. J. +4 more
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Science and environmental stewardship
Global Bioethics, 2014 People’s vision of world phenomena is still based on the traditional mechanistic concept, which implies that process outcomes can be fully predicted and controlled. The new scientific concept that our world is characterized by complex, self-organizing processes, is so far acknowledged by few insiders.
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Incentives to Supply Enhanced Ecosystem Services from Cropland [PDF]
This paper examines the willingness of farmers to participate in hypothetical programs that would pay them to adopt cropping practices that enhance provision of ecosystem services from agriculture.
Jolejole, Christina B. +2 more
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Investing in Healthy, Sustainable Places Through Urban Agriculture [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of this paper is to provide funders with an overview of urban agriculture and its benefits; its connections to the community-based food system; and how foundations are supporting and encouraging urban agriculture as a public health, social ...
Kimberley Hodgson
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Curriculum gaps for adult climate literacy
Conservation Science and Practice, 2019 Conservation scientists need to advance climate literacy so that people understand how climate affects all of life, acquire the skills to communicate about climate change, and become aware of ways to increase local resiliency.
Olivia Cooper +2 more
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Treading over the crust of a volcano [PDF]
, 2020 This "Letter from Woodstock" editorial column shares thoughts on how the US federal government’s response to Covid-19 has been hampered by the hollowing-out of expertise in the federal ...
Diamant, Rolf
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Long-term Environmental Stewardship [PDF]
, 2010 The purpose of this Supplemental Information Source Document is to effectively describe Long-Term Environmental Stewardship (LTES) at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). More specifically, this document describes the LTES and Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) Programs, distinguishes between the LTES and LTS Programs, and summarizes the current ...
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Social capital and sustainability of urban environmental groups in Perth [PDF]
, 2009 Community based environmental groups have become an integral component of urban environmental stewardship initiatives in Perth metropolitan area. While the utility of Urban Environmental Groups (UEGs) has been recognized by several environmental policies
Dhakal, S.P., Paulin, S.
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