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Financial incentives: Possible options for sustainable rangeland management?

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Title Financial incentives: Possible options for sustainable rangeland management?
 
Creator Louhaichi, Mounir
 
Contributor Yigezu, Yigezu
Werner, Jutta
Dashtseren, Lojoo
Al-Shater, Tamer
Ahmed, Mohamed
 
Subject agri-environmental schemes
environmental benefits
subsidized fodder
minimum data
adoption
dryland ecosystem
 
Description Large-scale mismanagement of natural resources emanating from lack of appropriate policies and reg- ulatory framework is arguably one of the reasons that led to resource degradation and poor livelihoods in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Sustainable rangeland management practices (SRMPs) are considered to be a solution to feed shortages and rangeland degradation. However, the scope for SRMP adoption, has been a subject of debate. Using a case study from Syria and the application of the Minimum Data Analysis method (TOA-MD), this paper provides empirical evidence for ensuring wider adoption of SRMP. The paper argues that the introduction of financial incentives in the form of payments for agricultural-environmental services can increase the economic viability and enhance the adoption of SRMPs and is a better alternative to the unsustainable state subsidies for fodder purchases and barley cultivation on rangelands. Model results indicate that further investment in rea- search toward generating low cost technologies and tailored governance strategies including a financial incentive system would lead to better management of rangelands and improve livelihoods in the Syrian Badia. These findings are valuable for policy makers, donors as well as development and extension practitioners in the MENA region as they can better inform future courses of actions.
 
Date 2016-09-15
2017-03-12T23:02:44Z
2017-03-12T23:02:44Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303857102_Financial_incentives_Possible_options_for_sustainable_rangeland_management
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Mounir Louhaichi, Yigezu Yigezu, Jutta Werner, Lojoo Dashtseren, Tamer Al-Shater, Mohamed Ahmed. (15/9/2016). Financial incentives: Possible options for sustainable rangeland management. Journal of Environmental Management, 180, pp. 493-503.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6447
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source Journal of Environmental Management;180,(2016) Pagination 493-503