Dealing with novelties: a grassland experiment reconsidered

Ploeg, J.D. van der; Verschuren, P.J.M.; Verhoeven, Frank; Pepels, J.H.M.

doi:10.1080/15239080600915568

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“…Lack of acknowledgement of (and in extension, payment for) ecosystem services and successful payment schemes restrain investment in such ideas (Van Der Ploeg et al, 2006;Swinton et al, 2007;Wossink and Swinton, 2007;Jack et al, 2008;Vanloqueren and Baret, 2009;Stallman, 2011). See S3 for more information on land degradation databases.…”

Section: Drivers Of Land Degradationmentioning

confidence: 97%

A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration

Turner

Anderson

Gonzales-Chang

et al. 2016

Ecological Modelling

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Section: Drivers Of Land Degradationmentioning

confidence: 97%

A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration

Turner

Anderson

Gonzales-Chang

et al. 2016

Ecological Modelling

275

119

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“…To be meaningful, small-scale reductionist research should be subsumed within complementary whole-systems research. To achieve this, it is imperative to work in collaboration with farmers and ranchers who obtain superior economic returns in different ecological and cultural settings while simultaneously improving the biophysical conditions of their environments (Van der Ploeg et al 2006). Finally, working to educate drivers of change, from policymakers to the farming community, is essential to overcome the complexity associated with GHG emissions and overall impacts of ruminant livestock and crop production.…”

Section: Scenario (Gtmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Knowledge gained from reductionist science does not translate automatically into producing desirable results from crop or grazing agroecosystems, especially at watershed scales or across regions (Teague et al 2013; Van der Ploeg et al 2006). To be meaningful, small-scale reductionist research should be subsumed within complementary whole-systems research.…”

Section: Scenario (Gtmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To date such research has been lacking due to funding and logistical constraints. These constraints have led to a plethora of short-term and small-scale crop and livestock production research, the results of which frequently bear no resemblance to the performance of best management practices applied across the whole-systems operating scale (Teague et al 2013;Van der Ploeg et al 2006). The principle reason for this disconnect is the lack of capacity for short-term and small-scale research to address interactions at the systems level; land management lag effects; and both spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soils, vegetation, and livestock impact and precipitation patterns at operational scales.…”

Section: Scenario (Gtmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America

Teague¹,

Apfelbaum²,

Lal³

et al. 2016

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Owing to the methane (CH 4 ) produced by rumen fermentation, ruminants are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) and are perceived as a problem. We propose that with appropriate regenerative crop and grazing management, ruminants not only reduce overall GHG emissions, but also facilitate provision of essential ecosystem services, increase soil carbon (C) sequestration, and reduce environmental damage. We tested our hypothesis by examining biophysical impacts and the magnitude of all GHG emissions from key agricultural production activities, including comparisons of arable-and pastoral-based agroecosystems. Our assessment shows that globally, GHG emissions from domestic ruminants represent 11.6% (1.58 Gt C y -1

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“…In the 1990s, farmers in various Dutch locations took the initiative to start environmental cooperatives (Franks & McGloin, 2007;Glasbergen, 2000;Lehmann et al, 2009;Moseley, 2003;Van Der Ploeg et al, 2006;Wiskerke et al, 2003). The societal origin of environmental cooperatives lies in growing unease amongst farmers with the evolving agri-environment regulations (Franks & McGloin, 2007).…”

Section: Environmental Cooperativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Self-Governance in Heavily Regulated Policy Fields: Insights from a Dutch Farmers' Cooperative

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Stuiver

Gerritsen

et al. 2013

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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Throughout the world, there is a growing interest in communities' selfgovernance of natural resources. However, many self-governance initiatives proceed with difficulty, particularly when these initiatives conflict with established rules and institutions. This paper addresses the question of the extent to which, and under what conditions, self-governance initiatives can become successful in heavily regulated policy fields. It, therefore, analyses a self-governance initiative by a Dutch farmers' association from two theoretical perspectives: Ostrom's institutional design principles and insights from the politics of self-governance. Whereas, Ostrom's principles focus on arranging interactions between the members of a self-governing community and their common resources, the focus of the politics literature is on the negotiations between the community and the governmental authorities to obtain room for self-governance. The paper reveals how the arrangements within the association influenced the negotiation between this community and the involved authorities, and vice versa. This mutual relationship can both positively and negatively influence the accomplishment of self-governance. Adequate self-governance arrangements can help to convince policy-makers to provide room in existing policies to accommodate self-governance. Conversely, policy-makers can help to set conditions for designing successful arrangements. Otherwise, both processes can negatively reinforce each other, and this can result in stalemates and blockades.

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Dealing with novelties: a grassland experiment reconsidered

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration

A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration

The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America

Integrating Self-Governance in Heavily Regulated Policy Fields: Insights from a Dutch Farmers' Cooperative

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