NERP-NAH 1.2: Socio-economic tools to support biodiversity planning

NERP-NAH 1.2：支持生物多样性规划的社会经济工具

• 批准号: Local : CDU-Activity-0007
• 金额: --
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/nerp-nah-12-biodiversity-planning/639622
• 关键词: NERP; NAH; 1.2; Socio; economic

<p>Australia’s northern tropical savannas cover around a quarter of the continent. The majority of savannas are managed by the grazing industry whose primary business activity is grazing of native pastures for cattle production.</p> <p>Since pastoralists manage vast tracts of land, the decisions of each land manager can have long-ranging impacts for the region’s natural assets, including biodiversity. Tropical savanna ecosystems are underrepresented in the formal reserve system. Consequently, the contribution by pastoralists and graziers to biodiversity conservation is pivotal.</p> <p>Increasingly, there are financial opportunities for pastoralists and graziers to diversify their enterprises to include carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation. This research explores:</p> <ul> <li>The extent to which pastoralists and graziers would be willing to participate in voluntary biodiversity conservation programs.</li> <li>The influence that social and economic factors have on willingness to participate.</li> <li>Pastoralists’ and graziers’ preferences for contractual features and conditions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>● How will this research help?</strong></p> <p>In the long term, strategic on-farm conservation programs could both; successfully complement the national reserve system for northern Australia; and increase grazing industry viability and resilience.</p> <p>This research will help to articulate the position of the grazing industry about both paid and voluntary on-farm conservation. It will identify the potential economic benefits for the grazing industry from participating in on-farm conservation, such as<br />establishing new markets delivering environmental services for the government, corporate and philanthropic sectors.</p> <p>It will help policy makers to understand; the key factors influencing pastoralists’ and graziers’ decisions about on-farm conservation; how to engage the grazing industry in on-farm conservation programs; and how financial incentives and supporting conditions can be used to increase participation.</p> <p><strong>● Project activities</strong></p> <p>Researchers are working with industry associations and regional natural resource management groups to develop the research methodology and set up meetings with pastoralists and graziers.</p> <p>At the meetings, pastoralists and graziers will; complete a survey, which explores the choices pastoralists make when they are presented with different conservation options, financial incentives and contract conditions; and discuss the way in which decisions are made about biodiversity conservation, including financial and risk management considerations.</p> <p>The researchers will discuss the survey and discussion results with industry and regional stakeholders and explore ways to engage pastoralists and graziers in on-farm conservation programs. They will make recommendations about the most effective and efficient designs for voluntary on-farm biodiversity conservation programs, and how to implement them.</p> <p><strong>● Research outputs</strong></p> <p>The project began in July 2011 and will conclude in December 2014.</p> <p>Key expected outputs and outcomes are</p> <p>› Research method developed in consultation with key stakeholders.<br />› Industry workshops, presentations and targeted communications.<br />› Improved understanding at the business scale about pastoralists’ and graziers’ motivations and preferences affecting land management.<br />› Improved understanding of the potential benefits for pastoralists and graziers from diversifying into biodiversity conservation.<br />› Improved understanding of the potential supply of paid biodiversity conservation services across the pastoral industry.<br />› Investigation of how different policy mechanisms can help pastoralists and graziers may benefit biodiversity conservation in grazing areas.<br />› Recommendations about how strategic on-farm biodiversity conservation programs can complement northern Australia’s national reserve system.</p> <p><strong>● Who is on the team?</strong></p> <p>Professor Romy Greiner and Dr Julie Ballweg are both environmental economists with Charles Darwin University.</p> <p><strong>● Where is the research happening?</strong></p> <p>The research is happening across the tropical savannas of northern Australia. Case study areas are being identified in collaboration with industry associations and regional NRM groups, taking regional needs, research priorities and willingness to participate into consideration.</p> <p> </p>

澳大利亚北部热带大草原覆盖了该大陆约四分之一的面积。大多数稀树草原由放牧行业管理，其主要业务活动是放牧本地牧场以生产牛。 由于牧民管理着大片土地，每个土地管理者的决定可能会对该地区的自然资产产生长期影响，包括生物多样性。热带稀树草原生态系统在正式保护区系统中的代表性不足。因此，牧民和牧民对生物多样性保护的贡献至关重要。 越来越多地，牧民和牧民有经济机会实现企业多元化，包括碳封存和生物多样性保护。本研究探讨：&lt；/p&gt； &lt；ul&gt； &lt；li&gt；牧民和牧民愿意参与自愿的生物多样性保护计划的程度。 &lt；li&gt；社会经济因素对参与意愿的影响。 &lt；li&gt；牧民和牧民对合同特征和条件的偏好。 &lt；/ul&gt； &lt；p&>；&lt；strong&gt；这项研究有什么帮助？&lt；/strong&>；/p&gt； 从长远来看，战略性的农场保护计划既可以成功地补充澳大利亚北部的国家储备体系，又可以提高放牧业的生存能力和弹性。 这项研究将有助于阐明牧业在有偿和自愿农场保护方面的立场。它将确定牧业参与农场保护的潜在经济效益，例如&lt；br/&gt；建立新的市场，为政府、企业和慈善部门提供环境服务。 它将帮助政策制定者了解影响牧民和牧民关于农场保护决策的关键因素；如何让牧业参与农场保护计划；以及如何利用财政激励和支持条件来增加参与度。 &lt；p&>；&lt；strong&gt；项目活动&lt；/strong&gt；/p&gt； 研究人员正在与行业协会和区域自然资源管理组织合作，开发研究方法，并与牧民和牧民举行会议。 在会议上，牧民和放牧者将完成一项调查，探索牧民在面临不同的保护选择、财务激励和合同条件时做出的选择；并讨论关于生物多样性保护的决策方式，包括财务和风险管理方面的考虑。 研究人员将与行业和地区利益相关者讨论调查和讨论结果，并探索让牧民和放牧者参与农场保护计划的方法。他们将就自愿农场生物多样性保护计划的最有效和最有效的设计以及如何实施这些计划提出建议。 &lt；p&>；&lt；strong&>；研究成果&lt；/strong&>；/p&gt； &lt；p&gt；该项目于2011年7月开始，将于2014年12月结束。 主要预期产出和结果是&lt；/p&gt； &lt；p&gt；>与主要利益相关方协商制定的研究方法。&lt；br/&gt；>行业研讨会、演示和有针对性的交流。&lt；br/&gt；>在业务规模上更好地了解牧民和放牧者影响土地管理的动机和偏好。&lt；br/&gt；>提高对牧民和牧民从多样化转向生物多样性保护的潜在好处的理解。&lt；br/&gt；>提高了对整个牧业有偿生物多样性保护服务的潜在供应的理解。>调查不同的政策机制如何帮助牧民和放牧者保护牧区的生物多样性。&lt；br/&gt；>关于战略性农场生物多样性保护计划如何补充澳大利亚北部国家保护区系统的建议。 &lt；p&>；&lt；strong&>团队中的成员？&lt；/strong&>；/p&gt； 罗米·格雷纳教授和朱莉·鲍尔韦格博士都是查尔斯达尔文大学的环境经济学家。 &lt；p&gt；&lt；strong&gt；研究在哪里进行？/strong&>；/p&gt； 这项研究正在澳大利亚北部的热带热带大草原进行。正在与行业协会和区域自然资源管理小组合作，确定案例研究领域，同时考虑到区域需求、研究重点和参与意愿。 &lt；p&gt；/p&gt；