Assessing German farmers' attitudes regarding nature conservation set-aside in regions dominated by arable farming

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Siebert, Rosemarie ^a   Berger, Gert ^a   Lorenz, Jana ^a   Pfeffer, Holger ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Attitudes of farmers; Biodiversity; Conservation set aside; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE FARMING; BIODIVERSITY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY APPROACH;

GERMANY;

EID: 77956410243     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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