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Farming for Nature. The Role of Results-Based Payments

O'Rourke, Eileen
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Finn, John
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Agri-Environment Schemes, Farming for Conservation, Policy
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2020
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Environment, Soils & Land Use
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http://hdl.handle.net/11019/2199
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O’Rourke, Eileen and Finn, John (Editors). Farming for Nature: The Role of Results-Based Payments. Teagasc and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), 2020
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Agricultural habitats cover approximately half the European Union (EU) and an estimated 50% of all species and several habitats of conservation concern in the EU depend on agricultural management. Reversing the loss of European biodiversity is clearly dependent on the conservation of farmland biodiversity. Results-based approaches are the focus of a growing discussion about improved biodiversity conservation and environmental performance of EU agri-environmental policies. This book outlines lessons learned from a collection of Irish case studies that have implemented results-based approaches and payments for the conservation of farmland habitats and species. The case studies include prominent projects and programmes: the Burren Programme, AranLIFE, KerryLIFE, the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme and Result-Based Agri-environmental Payment Schemes (RBAPS) project. This work is intended for an international audience of practitioners, policymakers and academics interested in results-based approaches for the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services.
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