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| Author: | stobbelaar, D. J. (et al.) |
| Title: | Internalization of agri-environmental policies and the role of institutions |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2009 : MAY, VOL. 90:suppl.2, p. 175-184 |
| Index terms: | environmental protection environment policy case studies institutions agricultural industry Netherlands |
| Freeterms: | small-scale farming systems environmental cooperatives internalization landscape and nature management agri-environmental policies |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this article, It is reviews the available literature on internalization and its institutional aspects, and propose a framework, based on self-determination theory, for evaluation of potential internalization by farm managers that are expected to implement policies. This method was applied to a small case study for dairy farmers in the nationally important landscape of the Northern Friesian Woodlands, The Netherlands. The results showed that organic farmers were internally motivated for nature conservation and had strong institutional links. They were more likely to internalize the goals of environmental policy schemes than conventional farmers who focused predominantly on financial rewards. It is suggests that policy developers promote internalization of policies by tuning policy instruments to the specificities of farmers' motivations to preserve farmers' nature and to focus on institutional support to help internalization. |
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