Farmers or land managers working jointly towards a common goal, involving regular interaction among the collaborating individuals, e.g. planning, timing, location, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of environmental management activities on farmland or establishment of landscape elements (e.g. hedge planting and maintenance, mowing regimes).
refers to a collection of approaches that involve more than two individuals or parties who are progressing towards a common goal by undertaking collective action. Collective approaches may make use of collective contracts and collective payments, or may be characterised by the involvement of a facilitator.
See collective contractual modelsare an approach to target the appropriate spatial scale, reduce transaction costs, increase technical capabilities (economies of scale), and improve knowledge sharing among participants.
In the context of Contracts2.0, this i... More.
are an approach to target the appropriate spatial scale, reduce transaction costs, increase technical capabilities (economies of scale), and improve knowledge sharing among participants.
In the context of Contracts2.0, this is an agri-environmental contracta formal, written agreement for a specified duration signed by (at least) two parties. In Contracts2.0, we acknowledge the existence of informal contracts but use formal contracts to focus the research. More between several farmers and a mediating organisation (e.g. BoerenNatuur, BoerenNatuur Vlaanderen), which replaces or complements the individual contracts each farmer used to have with the state or payment agency. The contracta formal, written agreement for a specified duration signed by (at least) two parties. In Contracts2.0, we acknowledge the existence of informal contracts but use formal contracts to focus the research. More could also be between a group of farmers, a local community and a state agency.
In the sense of the polluter pays principle:
CompensationIn the sense of the polluter pays principle: Compensation of the loss of performance and functionality of the ecosystem through appropriate measures. In the sense of incentive creation: A remuneration (typically based on the conce... More of the loss of performance and functionality of the ecosystem through appropriate measures.
In the sense of incentive creation:
A remuneration (typically based on the concept of ‘income forgone’) conceived to compensate the opportunity costs linked to additional ecological achievements (e.g. biodiversity, climate or water protection). This concept is sometimes distinguished from a rewardRemuneration for current ecological achievements (e.g. biodiversity, climate or water protection) without a necessary additionality. See also: Compensation More.
