Risk-averse behaviour may improve farmland biodiversity

Lauriane Mouysset, Luc Doyen () and Frédéric Jiguet ()
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Frédéric Jiguet: CERSP - Conservation des espèces, Restauration et Suivi des Populations - MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: ‘Bet-hedging' behaviour among farmers, who diversify land use to avoid investing in a single land use that might fail, can boost farmland biodiversity, a new study suggests. However, because historical data show this is not the most frequent strategy used by farmers, balancing environmental and economic concerns in agriculture may still require public policy instruments, such as subsidies or taxes.

Keywords: Agriculture; Biodiversité; Modèle bio-économique; Diversification; Oiseaux; France; Aversion au risque; Développement durable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in [0] Science for Environment Policy, Commission Européenne; DG Environnement. 2013, pp.1

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