Incentivising participation and spatial coordination in payment for ecosystem service schemes: forest disease control programs in Finland

Sheremet, O., Ruokamo, E., Juutinen, A., Svento, R. and Hanley, N. (2018) Incentivising participation and spatial coordination in payment for ecosystem service schemes: forest disease control programs in Finland. Ecological Economics, 152, pp. 260-272. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.06.004)

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Abstract

This paper considers the problem of designing PES-type contracts to encourage participation and spatial coordination amongst private forest owners in Finland. The aim of the policy is to increase efforts to mitigate risks from invasive forest pests and diseases. Such control actions yield spill-over benefits to other landowners and to wider society, meaning that the level of privately-optimal disease control is likely to be less than the socially-optimal level. The policy designer may wish to encourage spatial coordination in the uptake of such PES-type contracts, as spatial coordination delivers an increase in the effectiveness of control measures on disease risks. We conducted a choice experiment with private forest owners in Finland in October 2016. The study elicited the preferences of woodland owners with respect to the design of forest disease control contracts, and gauged their willingness to cooperate with neighbouring forest owners within the framework of such programs.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hanley, Professor Nicholas
Authors: Sheremet, O., Ruokamo, E., Juutinen, A., Svento, R., and Hanley, N.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
Journal Name:Ecological Economics
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0921-8009
ISSN (Online):1873-6106
Published Online:21 June 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
First Published:First published in Ecological Economics 152: 260-272
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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