Governance approaches in Swiss forest biodiversity policy: Do they really work?

Alexandra Kaeser, Jasmin Bernasconi and Willi Zimmermann

Forest Policy and Economics, 2013, vol. 36, issue C, 6-13

Abstract: New forms of governance are detected in the Swiss forest reserve policy, a policy in the field of forest biodiversity, and they have helped its implementation. A survey on the implementation status of the Swiss forest reserve concept in the cantons shows that (1) governance elements are clearly favored over traditional command-and-control regulations, (2) 6.6% of the Swiss forest area is delimited forest reserves, (3) large forest reserves are still missing in most of the cantons. Impeding factors can be a lack of conviction of the forest owners, a complicated ownership structure or the weak financial condition of a canton. Improvements may be achieved by increasing consultation and financial incentives or through a purchase of ecologically valuable areas by the Confederation and the cantons.

Keywords: Forest reserve policy; Cooperative approaches; Multi-level governance; Voluntary agreements; Market-based instruments; Implementation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.07.010

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