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2012

Perger, Orsolya, Boxall, Peter C., Packman, Katherine

Conservation auctions (CA) are typically employed to increase the provision of Ecological Goods and Services (EG&S) for achieving environmental goals. This paper examines the ability of a CA to meet an environmental target. Previous research on this topic used the number of contracts as a target...

2010

Boxall, Peter C., Packman, Katherine

Currently, the effect of human impact on the environment is becoming increasingly apparent. The encroachment of human activity has inevitably resulted in the loss or impairment of ecological goods and services (EG&S) around the globe as well as in our own backyard. EG&S include features such as...

Fall 2013

Wilson, Scott Alexander

Conservation auctions are a policy tool designed to provide incentives for the implementation of beneficial management practices (BMPs) more efficiently than traditional policies. Few practical auctions have been performed in Canada and there is limited understanding of how producers would react...

Fall 2016

Zhang, Daiwei

Conservation auctions have become a popular mechanism for gathering information about farmers' willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs), allowing governments and environmental authorities to foster the adoption of these practices. In real...

Fall 2011

Kits, Gerda Johanna

Conservation auctions are a policy tool that can be used to cost-effectively achieve environmental goals, by providing incentives for landowners to adopt environmentally friendly beneficial management practices (BMPs) on their land. Using a competitive bidding process, the party interested in...