This action will explore a model where commercial companies owning a piece of land initiate a designation process to protect the land under the most appropriate national protection category (e.g...
There is a strong process of land abandonment in rural Portugal (as in many other peripheral regions in Europe, namely those with production handicaps). The idea of this pilot action is to create...
This pilot action will explore market incentives for groups of farmers making a joint commitment to standards in conservation management. Pilot area demonstrations will be conducted to show how...
The pilot action consists of a joint effort by Xarxa de Custodia del Territori (XCT), Fundación Biodiversidad (FB) and several departments of the regional and national governments to study, approve...
This pilot action will integrate Natura 2000 management planning for nature reserves in ownership of conservation NGOs with adjacent private land. This way the management of both sites can be...
The project NATNET Life+ implemented perpetual conservation agreements with land owners using easements. Landowners received a tax-free compensation for the profit loss but land ownership stayed...
The Burren Model is a set of design principles for creating an incentive for farmers to improve the environmental health of their farm. This pilot action will explore the adaptability and scalability...
The pilot action will study two particularities of the Italian situation regarding private land conservation, which could be of interest and replicable to other countries: the presence of private...
The pilot action will investigate the potential of using peer or public recognition as an incentive for private landowners to engage in conservation activities. It will use the example of the...