Assessing the cost-effectiveness of a biodiversity conservation policy: A bio-econometric analysis of Natura 2000 contracts in forest

2015 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emeline Hily ◽  
Serge Garcia ◽  
Anne Stenger ◽  
Gengyang Tu
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
The Cost

The cost-effectiveness of agri-environment schemes for biodiversity conservation: A quantitative review

2016 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 184-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Ansell ◽  
David Freudenberger ◽  
Nicola Munro ◽  
Philip Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Quantitative Review ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Integrating quantitative and qualitative data in assessing the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation programmes

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1359-1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoё Austin ◽  
Alistair McVittie ◽  
Davy McCracken ◽  
Andrew Moxey ◽  
Dominic Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Accounting for spatial variability in life cycle cost-effectiveness assessments of environmental impact abatement measures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Pexas ◽  
Stephen G. Mackenzie ◽  
Michael Wallace ◽  
Ilias Kyriazakis
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Abatement Cost ◽  
Manure Management ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Pig Farming ◽  
Environmental Abatement ◽  
The Cost

Abstract Purpose The environmental and economic impacts of livestock production systems are typically assessed using global characterisation factors and data, even though several impact categories call for site-specific assessments. Here, we account for spatial variability by addressing potential interactions between geographic locality and the cost-effectiveness of farm investments that aim to reduce system environmental impact, using Danish pig production as a case-in-point. Methods An LCA-based, spatially explicit environmental abatement cost framework was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of potential environmental abatement strategies. The framework was tested for Danish pig production in a “4 manure management × 4 geographic location” scenario analysis design. In addition to the baseline, the alternative manure management strategies were on-farm anaerobic digestion, slurry acidification and screw press slurry separation, implemented in an integrated pig farming system. The geographic locations differed in their proximity to Natura 2000 areas and in pig farming density. Eight different impact categories were assessed through an LCA using spatially explicit characterisation factors whenever possible, and annualised abatement potential was estimated for each manure management scenario and in each geographic location. We also estimated the financial performance for each scenario, through a discounted cash flow analysis at a whole-farm level. Results and discussion We observed significant interactions between geographic location and system environmental and economic performance under baseline conditions. Significant location effects were also observed for the cost-effectiveness of all manure management strategies tested. Anaerobic digestion was the only “win–win” strategy that increased farm profits while reducing system environmental impact in two of the geographic cases: when implemented in a region of high pig farming density located near Natura 2000 and when implemented in a region of high pig farming density located far from Natura 2000 areas. Slurry acidification and slurry separation achieved sizeable abatement potential for impacts on ecosystem quality but incurred large additional costs in all geographic case studies considered, particularly when arable land was limited near the pig farm. Conclusions Accounting for basic spatial characteristics within an environmental abatement cost framework had significant impact on the cost-effectiveness of on-farm investments for mitigation of system environmental impact. To the best of our knowledge, no studies to date have utilised such spatial characteristics within environmental abatement cost modelling of livestock farming systems. The presented framework has the potential to be further expanded using more detailed spatial, economic and geophysical data, which could ultimately improve decision-making regarding cost-effective investments that aim to improve the sustainability of livestock farming operations.

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