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WaVerNa - Nature conservation contracts in forests - Analyzing options of forest ecology, economics, and legitimation. Subproject 1: Coordination and economic analyzes on the demand side
Project
Project code: TI-WF-08-PID1719
Contract period: 01.10.2015
- 30.09.2018
Budget: 370,244 Euro
Purpose of research: Networks and research co-ordination
Actually nature conservation in forests is implemented by either nature reserves, or voluntary self-commitment. Due to problems of acceptance and efficiency one could ask if nature conservation in forests would be reached more effectively by reimbursement of voluntary agreements.
Until now nature conservation contracts in forests are sparsely established. However, in agriculture this kind of contracting is a very powerful instrument. Increasing voluntary nature conservation contracts in forests is a demand which is urged by stakeholders of forestry and of nature conservation since many years, and also is a political aim of high national priority as given in the national biodiversity strategy.
Reasons for the sparse application of nature conservation contracts in forest are manifold and reviewed insufficiently yet. Due to this background we will analyze opportunities and constraints of nature conservation contracts in the field of forest ecology, economics, and legitimation. In a first step, we want to survey the actually implemented measures of nature conservation contracts in forests of Germany.
While our counterparts will study aspects of conservational forest ecology, forestry economics and legitimation we are interested in public and private demand for measures of nature conservation contracts in forests. For instance we will study which kind of demand-orientated transaction costs are typical for such contracts, or how German government can efficiently reach formulated nature conservation goals by contracting. Additionally our sur-project undertakes coordination of the whole project
In a first step, we carry out a nationwide online survey in order to get a general overview regarding the already implemented measures of nature conservation contracts. Then we explicitly explore implementation processes of nature conservation contracting. Based on data of the survey we will analyze concerted aspects in the fields of forest ecology, economics and legitimation. The findings will serve as basis for documents of practical assistance and of recommendations for action.
The methodical approach of our sur-project is principally based on institutional economics and case studies as basic input data.
Section overview
Subjects
- Forestry
- Wildlife Biology
- Agroeconomics
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics (TI-IW)
Funding institution
Project management agencies
Associated projects: WaVerNa
- WaVerNa - Nature conservation contracts in forests - Analyzing options of forest ecology, economics, and legitimation. Subproject 2: Nature conservation forest ecological analysis
- WaVerNa - Nature conservation contracts in forests - Analyzing options of forest ecology, economics, and legitimation. Subproject 3: Economic analysis on the supply side
- WaVerNa - Nature conservation contracts in forests - Analyzing options of forest ecology, economics, and legitimation. Subproject 4: Legal analysis
