Since the advent of decoupling, the process of adapting the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to a rising set of environmental priorities has involved various approaches and technical adjustments, with most Member States inclined to move more slowly than the European Commission. The debate on the...

Die neue Ratsverordnung zur ländlichen Entwicklung (EG) Nr. 1698/2005 eröffnet zwei neue Möglichkeiten der Gestaltung und Implementierung von Agrarumweltmaßnahmen: lokale Aktionsgruppen (LAG) im Sinne des LEADER-Ansatzes und Ausschreibungen. Der Beitrag fasst zunächst die politische und...

The article evaluates the farmers' transaction costs defined as the weighted time spent on preparing their offer for two calls for tender for environmental services in agriculture which were carried out as a pilot project. Following a discussion of the specific need for research, the paper gives...

The increasing importance of ecological and environmental protection policies, as well as the corresponding social preferences and action taken by non-governmental organizations, have contributed to the enhanced role of pro-ecological solutions implemented as a part of the European Union’s...