strategy
Providing incentives for sustainable use of natural resources by farmers
Synonyms:
Supporting sustainable agricultural use of natural resourcesMaking sustainable agriculture financially attractive
Providing incentives to farmers to use environmentally sound practices
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends promoting pricing mechanisms, trade policies, fiscal incentives and other policy instruments that positively affect individual farmer's decisions about an efficient and sustainable use of natural resources, and take full account of the impact of these decisions on household food security, farm income, employment and the environment. Agenda 21 also recommends developing national policies that would provide incentives to farmers and local people to undertake conservation measures and to use environment-friendly technologies.One of the most important objectives for the European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform stated in Agenda 2000 is consistent with the integration of environmental objectives in the CAP and with the empowerment of the role of farmers in the management and conservation of natural resources and landscapes.
Broader:
Providing incentives for farmingStrengthening role of farmers in sustainable developmentCombining biodiversity conservation with agricultural reformUsing economic instruments to encourage sustainable use of land resourcesEnsuring sustainable agricultural development Narrower:
Protecting farming systems of high nature valueProviding extension services to support local environmental managementUsing economic instruments to reduce unsustainable use of agrochemicals Facilitates:
Reducing overgrazingDeveloping agricultural resourcesRestoring biodiversity in agricultureInstituting integrated management of water catchmentsProtecting against environmental hazards from field crop productionInvolving small farmers in the conservation of plant genetic resources Facilitated by:
Applying culture-based knowledge systemsEstablishing environmental investment fundsFunding environmentally sustainable businessInvestigating interaction between agriculture and environment Subjects:
Resources → Resources Social Activity → Employment conditions
Commerce → Finance
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture
Agriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Environment → Environment
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
