Reflections on the Effectiveness of Market-Based Instruments to Secure Long-Term Environmental Gains in Southeast Australia: Understanding Landholders' Experiences

Digby Race; A Curtis

doi:10.1080/08941920.2013.779338

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Reflections on the Effectiveness of Market-Based Instruments to Secure Long-Term Environmental Gains in Southeast Australia: Understanding Landholders' Experiences

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Reflections on the Effectiveness of Market-Based Instruments to Secure Long-Term Environmental Gains in Southeast Australia: Understanding Landholders' Experiences

Digby Race and A Curtis

Society & Natural Resources, Vol.26(9), pp.1050-1065

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2013.779338

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environmental programs

landholders

natural resource management

environmental management

landholding

resource management

rural area

Australia

Payments to rural landholders for provision of environmental services are accepted as part of the policy "toolbox" for improving natural resource management in Australia. However, there remains uncertainty about how best to deliver payments for environmental services, including whether the recently implemented market-based instruments (MBI) deliver better outcomes than traditional approaches. Our findings reveal a considerable difference in opinion about the effectiveness of MBIs for engaging rural landholders in environmental programs. We found that programs tend to focus on "purchasing" short-term changes in behavior without sufficient regard as to whether landholders would continue with recommended environmental practices in the long-term, especially when programs cease. We conclude that with increased understanding of the social dimension of voluntary programs, some key issues can be addressed so that programs engender a long-term commitment by landholders to improved environmental management. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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Title: Reflections on the Effectiveness of Market-Based Instruments to Secure Long-Term Environmental Gains in Southeast Australia: Understanding Landholders' Experiences
Authors: Digby Race (Author) - Australian National University
A Curtis (Author) - Australian National University
Publication details: Society & Natural Resources, Vol.26(9), pp.1050-1065
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.779338
ISSN: 0894-1920
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450806802621
Output Type: Journal article

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