Modelling Alternative Economic Incentive Schemes for Semi-Natural Grassland Conservation in Estonia.

ABSTRACT: Semi-natural grasslands (SNGLs) in Estonia are threatened by abandonment. This threat is leading to concerns about the degradation of biodiversity within grassland communities. Despite the high relevance of economic incentives in this context, how such incentives influence land managers' decision-making regarding the agricultural use of SNGLs has not been investigated. To obtain its socio-ecological implications for policy-making, we developed regionally specific agricultural scenarios (compensation payments, livestock capacity, hey export, and bioenergy production) and an interdisciplinary modelling approach that made it possible to simulate agricultural land use changes through land managers' responses to varied economic conditions. Through this approach, we found that some economic fact

SUBMITTER: Nishizawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393159 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature