A governance perspective on agri-environmental schemes: Actors, roles, and barriers.
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| Title: | A governance perspective on agri-environmental schemes: Actors, roles, and barriers. |
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| Authors: | Borniotto D; Sytra, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2, L7.05.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. diana.borniotto@uclouvain.be., Antier C; Sytra, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2, L7.05.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium., Baret PV; Sytra, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2, L7.05.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. |
| Source: | Ambio [Ambio] 2025 Nov; Vol. 54 (11), pp. 1867-1884. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 19. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Country of Publication: Sweden NLM ID: 0364220 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1654-7209 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00447447 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ambio Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Stockholm : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Original Publication: Oslo, Universitetsforlaget. |
| MeSH Terms: | Agriculture*/legislation & jurisprudence , Agriculture*/organization & administration , Conservation of Natural Resources*/legislation & jurisprudence , Conservation of Natural Resources*/methods , Environmental Policy*, France |
| Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interest: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article. Agri-environmental schemes (AES) carry significant environmental expectations. However, their environmental performance has often been questioned. Existing research has tackled the issue from ecological and economic perspectives. This study aims to provide a complementary governance perspective. It first develops a theoretical framework to analyze AES governance through a multilevel lens, identifying three distinct levels based on different actors' roles: macro (setting policy boundaries), meso (implementation of the policy framework), and micro (farmer actions). Second, this study develops an analytical framework to investigate barriers hindering AES environmental performance and their linkage to AES governance. The combined frameworks have been tested in a regional case study in the Hauts-de-France region. A list of 40 barriers is identified, spanning organizational, power dynamics, and financial issues. Barriers are not confined to farm or policy scale, distributing unevenly across governance levels, with different agencies across roles and actors in unlocking the AES performance. (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| Grant Information: | 101059589 HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Agri-environmental schemes; Barrier analysis; Common agricultural policy; Environmental performance; Multilevel governance framework |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250419 Date Completed: 20250930 Latest Revision: 20251002 |
| Update Code: | 20251002 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12480316 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13280-025-02182-0 |
| PMID: | 40252196 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interest: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.<br />Agri-environmental schemes (AES) carry significant environmental expectations. However, their environmental performance has often been questioned. Existing research has tackled the issue from ecological and economic perspectives. This study aims to provide a complementary governance perspective. It first develops a theoretical framework to analyze AES governance through a multilevel lens, identifying three distinct levels based on different actors' roles: macro (setting policy boundaries), meso (implementation of the policy framework), and micro (farmer actions). Second, this study develops an analytical framework to investigate barriers hindering AES environmental performance and their linkage to AES governance. The combined frameworks have been tested in a regional case study in the Hauts-de-France region. A list of 40 barriers is identified, spanning organizational, power dynamics, and financial issues. Barriers are not confined to farm or policy scale, distributing unevenly across governance levels, with different agencies across roles and actors in unlocking the AES performance.<br /> (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| ISSN: | 1654-7209 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13280-025-02182-0 |