Perspectives on agriculturally used drained peat soils: Comparison of the socioeconomic and ecological business environments of six European regions

Buschmann, Christoph; Röder, Norbert; Berglund, Kerstin; Berglund, Örjan; Lærke, Poul Erik; Maddison, Martin; Mander, Ülo; Myllys, Merja; Osterburg, Bernhard; Akker, J.J.H. van den

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104181

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“…Nevertheless, for the purpose of our study, these environmental contexts share two important characteristics: First, Swiss economic activity and consumption strongly contribute to environmental problems associated with all four contexts (Dinkel et al, 2017;Ferré et al, 2019;Loetscher, 2017;Thomä et al, 2017). Second, all of the environmental contexts have increasingly featured prominently on policy-makers' agendas in other European contexts as well (Birindelli et al, 2020;Buschmann et al, 2020;Dohmen, 2019;Leal Filho et al, 2019). Below we provide a brief summary of each of the four environmental issues in the Swiss context.…”

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Greening the Economy Through Voluntary Private Sector Initiatives or Government Regulation? A Public Opinion Perspective

Kolcava¹,

Bernauer²

2020

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Societal efforts towards greening the economy are typically accompanied by controversy over whether voluntary initiatives by firms or government regulation are more effective to that end. Recent research shows that public opinion plays an important role in this regard because citizens’ preferences are crucial when democratic policy-makers decide. We investigate whether and how citizens’ general attitudes regarding the relationship between the private sector and government can help explain their policy preferences. We argue that whether citizens perceive the firms-state relationship as synergistic or antagonistic has an effect on their support for private sector self-regulation or government regulation respectively. We assess this argument based on information from a representative survey (N=1677) in Switzerland that covers four green economy issues: environmental impacts of consumption of peat, plastic packaging, climate- (un)friendly pension fund investments, and consumption of clothing. We find that citizens who regard the firms-state relationship in environmental policy-making as synergistic favor private sector self-regulation (with government rules potentially serving as a floor standard). In contrast, citizens who regard the firms-state relationship as antagonistic prefer either self-regulation or government intervention. We also observe that views on whether firms engage in self-regulation to gain a competitive economic advantage shape the perception of a synergistic firms-state relationship. Our findings are relevant to current green economy debates as policy-makers in Europe and elsewhere are trying to move beyond the ‘either firms or the state’ paradigm in regulatory environmental politics.

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Greening the Economy Through Voluntary Private Sector Initiatives or Government Regulation? A Public Opinion Perspective

Kolcava¹,

Bernauer²

2020

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“…[ 27 ] It is therefore crucial to create social acceptance and support for land consolidation and rewetting. [ 28,29 ] Just like the drainage of peatland, the rewetting of peatlands must not be a matter for individual landowners, but for society as a whole. This should be started today in order to avoid major burdens for all actors due to rewetting of much larger areas only by the middle of the century and to allow for social and economic adjustment.…”

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“…[ 37 ] Costs, conditions, and attitudes across the EU differ, but a consistent pattern is that land use alternatives are mainly determined by economic variables and when the current value of land is low, willingness to change land use to rewetting and “wet” land use proved to be high. [ 29 ]…”

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“…[ 71 ] Mainly EU‐level incentives for alternative land use are necessary, since climate and agricultural policies are predominately regulated at the EU level. [ 29 ] The key policy to become the “game changer” for peatlands in the EU is the CAP, as ≈51 000 km 2 of organic soils are used as cropland or grassland (more than 20% of the EU's total peatland area). [ 5,72 ]…”

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The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Tanneberger

Appulo²,

Ewert

et al. 2020

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic carbon. Such lands cover ≈1 000 000 km2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total surface area. In many countries, peatlands have been artificially drained over centuries, leading to not only enormous emissions of CO2 but also soil subsidence, mobilization of nutrients, higher flood risks, and loss of biodiversity. These problems can largely be solved by stopping drainage and rewetting the land. Wet peatlands do not release CO2, can potentially sequester carbon, help to improve water quality, provide habitat for rare and threatened biodiversity, and can still be used for production of biomass (“paludiculture”). Wisely adjusted land use on peatlands can substantially contribute to low‐emission goals and further benefits for farmers, the economy, society, and the environment.

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“…Terdapat alasan biologis, lingkungan, dan sosial ekonomi terhadap perbedaan yang besar ini. Hasil yang rendah selalu dikaitkan dengan padi lahan kering (upland), padi tadah hujan (rainfed lowland), padi air dalam (deepwater), dan kondisi social ekonomi yang miskin di tropika, sedangkan hasil tinggi dikaitkan dengan padi sawah irigasi (lowland irrigated) dan kondisi sosial ekonomi yang mapan di daerah iklim sedang (Yoshida, 2012;Chen et al, 2018;Buschmann et al, 2020).…”

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Penentuan Zona Agroklimatologi Untuk Kesesuaian Lahan Pertanaman Padi Di Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una

Syakur

Rustam²,

Jusriadi³

et al. 2020

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Tujuan yang ingin dicapai pada penelitian ini untuk mengetahui penentuan zona agroklimatologi untuk kesesuaian lahan pertanaman padi di Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una. Kegiatan penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Juli sampai November 2019 di Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una, Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah dengan menggunakan metode sistem klasifikasi Oldeman. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian penentuan zona agroklimatologi untuk kesesuaian lahan pertanaman padi di wilayah Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una menunjukkan bahwa Desa Kabalo sesuai untuk pertanaman padi. Desa Tayawa dan Desa Uetoli Ampana Tete hanya mungkin satu kali padi dan satu kali palawija. Sedangkan Desa Cempaka Ulubongka dan Ampana Kota hanya dapat satu kali palawija.

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Perspectives on agriculturally used drained peat soils: Comparison of the socioeconomic and ecological business environments of six European regions

Cited by 53 publications

References 24 publications

Greening the Economy Through Voluntary Private Sector Initiatives or Government Regulation? A Public Opinion Perspective

Greening the Economy Through Voluntary Private Sector Initiatives or Government Regulation? A Public Opinion Perspective

The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Penentuan Zona Agroklimatologi Untuk Kesesuaian Lahan Pertanaman Padi Di Kabupaten Tojo Una-Una

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