Assessment of the potential of ecolabels to promote agrobiodiversity

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 551-558

  Van Amstel, Mariëtte ^a,b   De Neve, Willem ^c   De Kraker, Joop ^c   Glasbergen, Pieter ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ATHENA INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLABELING; LAND USE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349050589     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[551:AOTPOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

References (44)

1. SCBD, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. 2001. Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Earthscan Publications Ltd., London.
2. LNV, Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit. 2004. Policy Letter Agricultural Biodiversity (TRC 2004/7758), kenmerk DL 2004/3346, 12 November 2004. Ministerie van LNV, Den Haag (in Dutch).
3. Berkhout, P. and van Bruchem, C. 2003. Agricultural Economic Message 2003. LEI, Den Haag (in Dutch).
4. Wood, D. and Lenné, J.M. 1997. The conservation of agrobiodiversity on-farm: questioning the emerging paradigm. Biodivers. Conserv. 6, 109-129.
5. Wood, D. and Lenné, J.M. 1999. Agrobiodiversity: Characterization, Utilization and Management. Cabi Publishers, Oxon, UK.
6. Gunningham, N. and Grabosky, P. 1998. Smart Regulation. Designing Environmental Policy. Oxford University Press, New York.
7. Dedeurwaerdere, T. 2002. Biological diversity protection and self-regulation of local communities. Some implications of a reflexive institutionalist approach. Conference Proceedings Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. Indiana University, Bloomington, 12 February 2002.
8. Gunningham, N. and Young, M. 2001. Redesigning environmental regulation: the case of biodiversity conservation. E-law, the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, Eugene, OR.
9. GTZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. 2001. Analysis of the Possibilities for the Utilization of Certification and Labeling Systems as an Option for the Promotion of Agricultural Biodiversity. Esborn, Germany.
10. WBGU, German Advisory Council on Global Change. 2001. World in Transition: Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London.
11. Manhoudt, A.G.E., van de Ven, G.W.J., Udo de Haes, H.A. and de Snoo, G.R. 2002. Environmental labeling in the Netherlands: a framework for integrated farming. J. Environ. Manag. 65, 269-283.
12. De Snoo, G.R. and van de Ven, G.W.J. 1999. Environmental themes on Ecolabels. Landsc. Urban Plann. 46, 179-184.
13. Van Amstel-van Saane, M.H.J.W., Smit, A.A.H. and Driessen, P.P.J. 2005. Does agrobiodiversity have a future? Policy developments and perceptions. Landschap 22-2, 103-111 (in Dutch).
14. Van Amstel-van Saane, M.H.J.W., Driessen, P.P.J., Glasbergen, P. and Smit, A.A.H. 2003. Meanings of Agrobiodiversity. Copernicus Instituut for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht (in Dutch).
15. Sartori, G. 1991. Comparing and miscomparing. J. Theor. Polit. 3, 243-257.
16. Kassas, M. 2002. Biodiversity: gaps in knowledge. Environmentalist 22, 43-49.
17. Struik, P. and Almekinders, C. 2000. The idée fixe of agrobiodiversity. Diversity as a condition for stabile, sustainable agricultural production. Spil 167-168, 33-36 (in Dutch).
18. Van Amstel-van Saane, M.H.J.W. and de Neve, W.P.J. 2005. Discussion Memorandum for a Biodiversity Yardstick. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht (in Dutch).
19. VROM, Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu. 2005. Farmers, Companies and Biodiversity. Report and Recommendations Conference 2 March 2005. Ministerie van VROM, Den Haag.
20. Oerlemans, N.J. and Guldemond, J.A. 1999. Chances for Biodiversity on the Farm. CLM, Utrecht (in Dutch).
21. Boer, M., Smeding, F., Kloen, H. and Guldemond, J.A. 2003. Entrepreneur ship with Biodiversity. CLM, Utrecht (in Dutch).
22. Landschapsbeheer Nederland. 1998. Manual Agri-Environmental Schemes. Landschapsbeheer Nederland, Utrecht (in Dutch).
23. Platform Biologica. 2002. ANNA: the Agri-Environmental Schemes Analysis. Platform Biologica, Utrecht (in Dutch).
24. Asteraki, E.J., Hart, B.J., Ings, T.C. and Manley, W.J. 2004. Factors influencing the plant and invertebrate diversity of arable field margins. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 102, 219-231.
25. Cortet, J., Ronce, D., Poinsot-Balaguer, N., Beaufreton, C., Chabert, A., Viaux, P. and Cancela de Fonseca, J.P. 2002. Impacts of different agricultural practices on the biodiversity of microarthropod communities in arable crop systems. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 38, 239-244.
26. Duelli, P. and Obrist, M.K. 2003. Regional biodiversity in an agricultural landscape: the contribution of seminatural habitat islands. Basic Appl. Ecol. 4, 129-138.
27. Hole, D.G., Perkins, A.J., Wilson, J.D., Alexander, I.H., Grice, P.V. and Evans, A.D. 2005. Does organic farming benefit biodiversity? Biol. Conserv. 122, 113-130.
28. Pokarzhevskii, A.D. and Krivolutskii, D.A. 1997. Problems of estimating and maintaining biodiversity of soil biota in natural and agroecosystems: a case study of chernozem soil. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 62, 127-133.
29. Schippers, P. and Joenje, W. 2002. Modeling the effect of fertiliser, mowing, disturbance and width on the biodiversity of plant communities of field boundaries. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 93, 351-365.
30. Smart, S.M., Bunce, R.G.H., Marrs, R., LeDuc, M., Firbank, L.G., Maskell, L.C., Scott, W.A., Thompson, K., et al. 2005. Large-scale changes in the abundance of common higher plant species across Britain between 1978. 1990 and 1998 as a consequence of human activity: tests of hypothesized changes in trait representation. Biol. Conserv. 124, 355-371.
31. Stoate, C., Boatman, N.D., Borralho, R.J., Rio Carvalho, C., de Snoo, G.R. and Eden, P. 2001. Ecological impacts of arable intensification in Europe. J. Environ. Manag. 63, 337-365.
32. De Neve, W. 2006. Certification in arable farming: beneficial for biodiversity? M.Sc. thesis, Open Universiteit Nederland (in Dutch with English summary).
33. Weatherall, A. and Nunamaker, J. 1999. Getting Results from Electronic Meetings. St. Richard's Press Ltd., Chichester.
34. NEN, 1998 NEN-EN 45011. 1998. General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems. NEN. Delft, The Netherlands.
35. ISO. International Organization for Standardization. 1996. ISO/IEC Guide 65. General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems. International Organization for Standardization. Geneva, Switzerland.
36. Stichting SKAL. 2004. SKAL-Certification Principles Organic Farming the Netherlands. SKAL, Zwolle (in Dutch).
37. Vereniging voor Biologisch-dynamische Landbouw en Voeding. 2004. Conditions Demeter Agriculture. Vereniging voor Biologisch-dynamische Landbouw en Voeding, Driebergen (in Dutch).
38. Stichting Streekeigen Producten Nederland. 2000. Manual for Certification "Erkend Streekproduct" Stichting Streekeigen Producten Nederland, Wageningen (in Dutch).
39. EurepGAP. 2004. Control Points and Compliance Criteria Fruit and Vegetables, Version 2.1 Oct 04. Koln, Germany.
40. Stichting Milieukeur. 2005. Certification Scheme Vegetable Products "Specific Criteria for Milieukeur For European Territory." SMK, Den Haag (in Dutch).
41. ISO. International Organization for Standardization. 1997. ISO 14040 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment Principles and Framework. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland.
42. European Environment Agency. 2003. An Inventory of Biodiversity Indicators in Europe 2002. EEA, Copenhagen.
43. We thank J. van Baalen, Department of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (LNV); M. Boekhoff, Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen UR; A. van Bruggen, Group Biological Farming Systems, Wageningen UR; L. Brussaard, Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality Group, Wageningen UR; J. Elzinga, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); A. Guldemond, CLM; A. Manhoudt, Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden (CML), Leiden University; R. Potting, Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen UR; H. Siepel, Alterra, Wageningen UR; J. Wiertz, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); F. Smeding, Louis Bolk Institute; B. van der Wal, Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM); and J. Windig, Center for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN). Wageningen UR for their expert knowledge and participation in interviews and/or the consensus workshop. We thank W. Vermeulen and A. Smit, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Universiteit Utrecht, and S. Spruyt, Center for Content and Knowledge Engineering, Universiteit Utrecht, for their assistance to the consensus workshop. This research was carried out within the framework of the "Stimulating Program Biodiversity," which was set up by the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO). The financial support provided by NWO is gratefully acknowledged.
44. First submitted 14 November 2006. Accepted for publication 15 January 2007.