The biodiversity decline and the habitat loss in the agricultural landscape have brought up
the importance of nature conservation. In the managed landscape with many landowners …

This comparative study is based on structured interviews with farmers participating in the
agri-environment schemes in Estonia and Finland. It explores farmers' interest in and …

Multifunctional agriculture is a political concept used to validate the farmers' services for
society. With regard to the provision of ecological goods through biodiversity conservation …

During the last decade, actors involved in nature conservation have shown a growing
interest in the social sciences, mainly because they assumed that attitudes and behaviors …

Recent declines in farmland biodiversity have been attributed to agricultural intensification.
Organic farming and other Agri-Environmental Schemes have been implemented to counter …

Reconciling productive agricultural practices with nature conservation is not only an
ecological challenge, but also a demanding matter of governance. This paper analyses the …

Farmers are among the main guardians of the landscapes and habitats upon which the
majority of European biodiversity depends for its existence. It is, therefore, highly important …

Regarding the guidelines of the mid-term review (according to the EU-ordinance 1257/99),
empiric studies were planned to evaluate the programs for the development of rural space. A …

Until now the main instrument to counteract the loss of biodiversity and landscape quality in
the European countryside has been agri‐environment schemes (AES), which offer short …

1.1 Aims The main aim of this report is to analyse the importance of Norwegian agriculture
for maintenance and reproduction of environmental values. The environmental values …