The European Union's Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development has introduced auctioning as a new instrument for granting agri-environmental payments and awarding conservation contracts for the recent multi-annual budgetary plan....

Against the background of a rapid biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, increasing attention is being paid to farming practices that enhance ecosystem services. Therefore developing a cost-efficient and effective conservation-compatible land use policy to influence private land...

Nachdem die Mehrwegquote im Bereich der Getränkeverpackungen im Jahr 1997 unter den in der Verpackungsverordnung festgeschriebenen Referenzwert von 72 % abgesunken war, bestand umweltpolitischer Handlungsbedarf. Um dieser unerwünschten Entwicklung entgegenzuwirken, wurde am 1. Januar 2003 in...

The European Union's Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development has introduced promising changes in rewarding farmers by the implementation of conservation auctions and granting farmers’ transaction costs. The...