Agriculture is a key sector for climate change mitigation strategies due to its CO 2
sequestration potential. However, in order to increase mitigation changes in current crop …

In this paper we present an estimate of the economic value of carbon sequestration in olive
grove soils derived from the implementation of different agricultural management systems …

Farmers' preferences toward practice‐and results‐based agri‐environmental schemes
(AES) are analysed using a labelled choice experiment. The analysis focuses on schemes …

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of the PES scheme actually used in the
Sicilian rural development program, based on an egalitarian criterion, and proposing an …

Abstract Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) approaches can potentially be used to
protect and enhance the provision of ecosystem services. However, there is a need to …

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) play a key role in promoting the production of
environmental public goods by European Union agriculture. Although extensive literature …

This study represents a first analysis of citizens' willingness to pay (WTP) for agroecosystem
services in a Baltic country (Lithuania). Since it is part of the European Union, Lithuania …

Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic,
environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative to …

Soil ecosystem services (ES) provide multiple benefits to human well-being, but the failure to
appreciate them has led to soil degradation issues across the globe. Despite an increasing …

There is a growing need for innovative new instruments to complement the current schemes
aimed at improving farmland biodiversity. Some of the most promising innovations include …