Ecosystem Service Delivery in Wales: Evaluating Farmers' Engagement and Willingness to Participate
Ecosystem Service Delivery in Wales: Evaluating Farmers' Engagement and Willingness to Participate
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威尔士的生态系统服务提供：评估农民的参与度和参与意愿
DOI：
10.1080/1523908x.2013.788443
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
S. Wynne‐Jones
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作者：
S. Wynne‐Jones
摘要 本文报告了威尔士农村观测站开展的一个项目的调查结果，该项目旨在调查影响农民通过当前农业环境框架和未来机制参与提供生态系统服务意愿的因素。该分析基于对威尔士各地农民的 50 次深度访谈，其中包括正在试点提供生态系统服务的案例研究小组。结果显示，由于在日益困难的经济环境中感受到了经济利益，人们对环境计划的潜在参与程度有所提高。然而，政策目标的沟通仍然存在重大障碍。特别是，需要对粮食供应与其他生态系统服务之间的兼容性进行更加深思熟虑的谈判，因为大多数受访农民仍然致力于粮食生产，即使为了短期经济利益也不愿意妥协这些优先事项。这是通过参考他们的身份感和家庭优先事项来解释的。他们还批评政府目前的食品和环境政策。因此，建议采取更加连贯的可持续土地管理战略，以最大限度地发挥不同商品和服务之间的协同作用，并减少围绕农场企业的生产链的不一致。
ABSTRACT This paper reports on the findings of a project undertaken by the Wales Rural Observatory to investigate factors influencing farmers' willingness to participate in the delivery of ecosystem services through the current agri-environment framework and prospective future mechanisms. The analysis draws on 50 in-depth interviews with farmers across Wales, including case-study groups where ecosystem service delivery is being piloted. The results show increased levels of potential engagement with environmental schemes, due to the perceived financial benefits in an increasingly difficult economic climate. However, there are still significant barriers present with the communication of policy aims. In particular, a more considered negotiation of the compatibility between food provisioning and other ecosystem services is needed, as the majority of the farmers interviewed remain committed to food production and were unwilling to compromise these priorities even for short-term financial gain. This was explained through reference to their sense of identity and family priorities. They were also critical of the government's current approach to food and environmental policy. As a consequence, a more coherent sustainable land management strategy is recommended to maximize the synergies between different goods and services and reduce inconsistencies across the production chains surrounding farm businesses.