Providing agri-environmental public goods through collective action.

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This study analyses the promotion of collective action for agri-environmental public goods and addresses externalities by reviewing the experience of various OECD member countries. Twenty-five cases from. 13 countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) are examined. The study shows that collective action should be given serious consideration as a means of addressing many agricultural and natural resource issues, and in some cases collective action should be actively promoted.  Read more... Foreword Table of contents Mulgrave Landcare and Catchment Group Inc Executive summary Part I. Collective provision of agri-environmental public goods Understanding agri-environmental public goods through country experience Objectives of the study Methodology Structure Agri-environmental public goods Agri-environmental public goods and externalities Agri-environmental policy measures for public goods Notes Annex I.A. Case study summaries References Relationship between collective action and agri-environmental public goods. Agri-environmental public goods provided by collective actionCollective action and participants Emergence of collective action Benefits of collective action Barriers to collective action Key factors for successful collective action Notes References Farmer behaviour and collective action Farmer behaviour and behavioural economics Social capital, farmer behaviour and collective action Notes References Promotion of collective action and policy implications Collective action with and without government support Collective action and policy measures. Cost-effectiveness of collective actionPolicy implications Notes References Part II. Understanding collective action undertaken in OECD countries Collective action case study: Australia Landcare in Australia Holbrook Landcare Network Notes References Collective action case study: Belgium The provision of public goods by farmers in Belgium Case studies Conclusions Notes References Collective action case study: Canada Group environmental farm planning in Saskatchewan Beaver Hills Initiative Notes References Collective action case study: Finland. Case study area: Säkylän PyhäjärviCollective action and provision of public goods Variables affecting collective action in Pyhäjärvi Policy measures for collective action Notes References Collective action case study: France Brief description of the case Collective action and provided public goods Factors for successful collective action Policy measures for collective action Conclusion Notes References Collective action case study: Germany Landcare associations Co-operation in drinking water protection Wetland restoration in the Eider valley Notes References. Collective action case study: ItalyCustody of the territory in Tuscany Community garden in Campania Mountain pastures in Aosta Valley Final remarks Notes References Collective action case study: Japan The cases Comparative analysis Notes References Collective action case study: The Netherlands Brief outline of the case Collective action Factors affecting collective action Cost-effectiveness of collective action Government policy for collective action Note References Collective action case study: New Zealand Sustainable Farming Fund East Coast Forestry Project.