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 …
P Ataei, S Gholamrezai, R Movahedi, V Aliabadi - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has damaged agricultural land, fisheries, fauna, and flora. Furthermore, increased mortality and morbidity of humans due to the …
L Bakker, J Sok, W Van Der Werf, F Bianchi - Ecological Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern in society about the continuing intensive usage of pesticides in farming and its effects on environmental and human health. Insight in the intentions of …
J Mills, P Gaskell, J Ingram, J Dwyer, M Reed… - Agriculture and human …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The United Kingdom's approach to encouraging environmentally positive behaviour has been three-pronged, through voluntarism, incentives and regulation, and the balance …
Over the last decades there is a growing body of literature on how to enhance farmers' participation in voluntary subsidised agri-environmental programmes. However, additional …
Ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture have been set by both national governments and their respective livestock sectors. We hypothesize that …
What drives farmers' decision-making? To inform effective, efficient, and legitimate governance of agricultural soils, it is important to understand the behaviour of those who …
R Lee, R den Uyl, H Runhaar - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
Intensive and worldwide usage of conventional pesticides on arable land has led to varying problems for the environment and human health. Consequently, many governments and …
M Savari, A Sheheytavi, MS Amghani - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
The depletion of biodiversity is a major environmental challenge of the present time, with the agricultural sector being a significant contributor to the loss. Therefore, farmers' decisions …