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La eficiencia en explotaciones ganaderas de dehesa: una aproximacion DEA al papel de la sostenibilidad y de las subvenciones comunitarias
Escribano, M.; Gaspar, P.; Mesias, F.J.; Pulido, F.; … - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2007) 215
muestra de explotaciones extensivas en sistemas de dehesa empleando la tecnica de analisis no parametrico DEA (Analisis … efficiency of a sample of extensive dehesa farms. The technique use has been a non-parametric DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). WE …
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Medio ambiente, grupos sociales y conocimiento local en la dehesa. Un caso de estudio en la Sierra Morena extremena
Acosta Naranjo, Rufino - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2005) 206
Los cambios en las estrategias economicas, modelos de gestion y usos productivos en la dehesa han dado lugar a efectos … especializacion espacial y el desarrollo territorial designual tambien tienen su plasmacion en la dehesa. Finalmente, una de las … strategies, management models and productive uses in the dehesa have caused very different effects regarding the state of the …
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Global inventory of Wetlands and their role in the carbon cycle
Mitra, Sudip; Wassmann, Reiner; Vlek, Paul L. G. - 2003
Wetlands are among the most important natural resources on earth, as sources of biological, cultural and economic diversity. Conservation and management of wetlands have been identified as priority tasks for action in international conventions and regional policies, but extensive wetland area...
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An Iterative Auction for Spatially Contiguous Land Management: An Experimental Analysis
Banerjee, Simanti; Shortle, James S.; Kwasnica, Anthony M. - 2011
Tackling the problem of ecosystem services degradation is an important policy challenge. Different types of economic instruments have been employed by conservation agencies to meet this challenge. Notable among them are Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that pay private landowners to...
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ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF CAP-AND-TRADE CLIMATE POLICY ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS: A POLICY SIMULATION WITH FARMER PREFERENCES AND ADAPTATION
Jiang, Yong; Koo, Won W. - 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the possible local impacts of cap-and-trade climate policy on agricultural producers in the Northern Plains. This study explicitly considers farmer behavior with respect to agricultural opportunity in carbon offset provision and ability of adaptation to...
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IMPACTS OF LARGE SCALE EXPANSION OF BIOFUELS ON GLOBAL POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
Cororaton, Caesar B.; Timilsina, Govinda R.; Mevel, Simon - 2010
This paper analyzes the impact of expansion in biofuels on the global economy, income distribution and poverty. It utilizes simulation results of two World Bank models: a global computable general equilibrium (CGE) model integrated with biofuels, land-use, and climate change modules, and a...
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IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN BIOFUEL POLICIES ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND ENVIRONMENT UNDER CONSIDERATION OF 2ND GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Becker, Arno; Adenauer, Marcel; Blanco Fonseca, Maria - 2010
Even though recent discussions on food prices and indirect land use change point atpotential conflicts associated with the production of biofuels the appraisal of biofuels as an effective instrument to slow down climate change and reduce energy dependency still prevails. The EU Renewable Energy...
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Fenntarthatósági kihívások és a biomassza-alapú energiatermelés
Dinya, Laszlo - 2009
Az emberiséget érintő globális kihívások között az energiaellátás növekvő fon¬tossága sokak figyelmét ráirányítja az agrárgazdaság ilyen irányú lehetséges szerepére. Magyarország kiváló mezőgazdasági adottságaiból kiindulva többen már biomassza nagyhatalomként...
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THE MARGINAL COST OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Sauer, Johannes; Wossink, Ada - 2010
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Relationships between Agricultural policies and Environmental Effects in Japan: An Environmental-Economic Integrated Model Approach
Sasaki, Hiroki - 2010
This study investigates the optimal agricultural land use allocation and nitrogen application to arepresentative Japanese farm. The site-specific nature of numerous agri-environmental issues necessitates analysis ata disaggregated level in order to capture the underlying heterogeneity of...
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