Participation in biodiversity conservation: Motivations and barriers of Australian landholders

Moon, Katie; Cocklin, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.04.001

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“…A further issue with the study methods was that the majority of the studies relied entirely on survey results from landholders who had participated in a sustainability program using financial incentives (Fisher and Pakula 2010;Gustafson and Hill 1993;Lichtenberg and Smith-Ramírez 2011;Mendham et al 2007;Moon and Cocklin 2011;Page and Bellotti 2015;Race and Curtis 2009). While surveys are commonly used in social sciences and are appropriate for this topic, more rigour could have been applied to the studies using surveys in order to decrease the possibility of confounding variables.…”

Section: Review Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…High observability of the benefits resulting from a practice that is linked to an incentive program has been reported as a powerful stimulus for behaviour change, as landholders feel that their efforts really do make a difference (Burmeister et al 2006;Moon and Cocklin 2011) For landholders participating in a conservation farming program in Indiana, the multiple benefits of implementing and maintaining grassed waterways were highly observable, and worked to increase enthusiasm and commitment to the practice. Observable benefits included reduced soil erosion, increased presence of wildlife, and enhanced aesthetic quality of the waterway (Reimer et al 2012).…”

Section: The Environmental Benefits Of the Practice Are Highly Observmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Flexibility in implementation also increases ownership of conservation works, and encourages the formation of partnerships (Coggan and Whitten 2008;Moon and Cocklin 2011;Posthumus and Morris 2010) This increased involvement and ownership has, in some cases, led to a greater amount of conservation work being undertaken than originally planned, and a willingness to continue with the conservation work at the conclusion of the agreement (Coggan and Whitten 2008).…”

Section: There Is Flexibility In How the Practice Change Is Appliedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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What factors influence the effectiveness of financial incentives on long-term natural resource management practice change?

Swann¹,

Richards²

2016

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Financial incentives are used by natural resource management organisations to encourage landholders to adopt sustainable practices where the outcomes on a farm scale may be negative or marginal. There is a growing body of research aimed at understanding why landholders do or do not agree to participate in financial incentive programs, however research that considers when and how financial incentives work to bring about long-term behaviour change is relatively immature. The purpose of this review is to answer the question 'What factors influence the effectiveness of financial incentives on long-term natural resource management practice change?' In synthesising the evidence, it was found that there are numerous characteristics of the practice change itself, along with the program design and implementation, which are important to understand long-term behaviour change. These include whether inexpensive maintenance or long-term funding is available; whether the changes are relatively simple to sustain; whether the program involves structural changes; whether there is land use rigidity; and whether the changes have resulting environmental benefits that are highly observable. Additionally, it is advisable for programs that use financial incentives to include the following program features: ongoing extension support and a focus on building relationship and trust; flexibility in how the practice change is applied; active landholder involvement from planning to evaluation; and contract length that is appropriate for the complexity of the NRM practice. These characteristics can be used to guide policy makers in their natural resource management investment decisions. There is a clear need for greatly increased monitoring and evaluation of existing programs, both during the program and after its conclusion, in order to more fully understand its long-term impacts and ultimate effectiveness. Finally, landholders undertaking a practice change generally benefit from ongoing support from government natural resource management extension officers.

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Section: Review Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Environmental Benefits Of the Practice Are Highly Observmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: There Is Flexibility In How the Practice Change Is Appliedmentioning

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What factors influence the effectiveness of financial incentives on long-term natural resource management practice change?

Swann¹,

Richards²

2016

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“…In a variety of economic contexts, the use of financial incentives operates under the assumption that people will shift more readily and effectively toward proenvironmental behavior when a fiscal inducement is offered (Farrier 1995). However, while financial incentives are at times instrumental to securing a PLC agreement (Moon and Cocklin 2011) and short-term shifts in land management have been documented (Kay et al 2013), it remains unclear what specific role financial incentives play in engendering a long-term stewardship perspective, given the complex array of nonfinancial motivations that constitute stewardship (Reimer et al 2012). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation

Selinske¹,

Cooke²,

Torabi³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. A variety of policy instruments are used to promote the conservation of biodiversity on private land. These instruments are often employed in unison to encourage land stewardship beneficial for biodiversity across a broad range of program types, but questions remain about which instruments are the appropriate tools when seeking long-term change to land-management practice. Drawing on three case studies, two in Australia and one in South Africa, spanning various program types-a biodiverse carbon planting scheme, a covenanting program, and a voluntary stewardship program-we investigate the importance of financial incentives and other mechanisms from the landholder's perspective. From participant interviews we find that landholders have preconceived notions of stewardship ethics. Motivations to enroll into a private land conservation program are not necessarily what drives ongoing participation, and continued delivery of multiple mechanisms will likely ensure long-term landholder engagement. Financial incentives are beneficial in lowering uptake costs to landholders but building landholder capacity, management assistance, linking participants to a network of conservation landholders, and recognition of conservation efforts may be more successful in fostering long-term biodiversity stewardship. Furthermore, we argue that diverse, multiple instrument approaches are needed to provide the flexibility required for dynamic, adaptive policy responses. We raise a number of key considerations for conservation organizations regarding the appropriate mix of financial and nonfinancial components of their programs to address long-term conservation objectives.

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“…In this regard, the effectiveness of conservation tenders is often investigated in terms of 'additionality' (Blackmore and Doole, 2013;Moon and Cocklin, 2011;Moon, Marshall and Cocklin, 2012), i.e. do tenders increase conservation activities relative to what would have prevailed in their absence?…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tender instruments

Brown

Alvarez

Johnstone

2015

OECD Environment Working Papers

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OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author(s). (1) OECD Environment Directorate (2) University of ToulouseAuthorised for publication by Simon Upton, Environment Directorate. Keywords: tender instruments, additionality, conservation grants JEL classification: Q58, Q570, Q55OECD Environment working papers are available at www.oecd.org/env/workingpapers.htm JT03372423 Complete document available on OLIS in its original formatThis document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. OECD Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works.This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected studies on environmental issues prepared for use within the OECD. Authorship is usually collective, but principal author(s) are named. The papers are generally available only in their original language -English or French -with a summary in the other language.Comments on Working Papers are welcomed, and may be sent to:OECD Environment Directorate 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France or by e-mail to env.contact@oecd.orgOECD Environment Working Papers are published on www.oecd.org/env/workingpapers.htmThis document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. © OECD 2015You can copy, download or print OECD content for your own use, and you can include excerpts from OECD publications, databases and multimedia products in your own documents, presentations, blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that suitable acknowledgement of OECD as source and copyright owner is given.All requests for commercial use and translation rights should be submitted to rights@oecd.org.ENV/WKP(2015)6 3 ABSTRACT A striking variety of policy instruments are used in Victoria, Australia to achieve conservation objectives. These include highly active voluntary programmes, a variety of conservation grants, and a reverse auction for the provision of ecosystem services, known as EcoTender. An open question regarding such payments for ecosystem services (i.e. grants and tenders) is whether they achieve 'additionality.' That is, do they lead to conservation above the status quo? Critics of these instruments allege that the majority of funds ...

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Participation in biodiversity conservation: Motivations and barriers of Australian landholders

Cited by 101 publications

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What factors influence the effectiveness of financial incentives on long-term natural resource management practice change?

What factors influence the effectiveness of financial incentives on long-term natural resource management practice change?

Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation

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