Implementation of Eco-schemes in Fifteen European Union Member States

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  • Tania Runge
  • Uwe Latacz-Lohmann
  • Lena Schaller
  • Kristina Todorova
  • Jaan Liira
  • Fanny Le Gloux
  • Pierre Dupraz
  • Jussi Leppanen
  • József Fogarasi
  • Enikő Zita Vigh
  • Tracy Bradfield
  • Thia Hennessy
  • Stefano Targetti
  • Davide Viaggi
  • Inga Berzina
  • Catharina Schulp
  • Edward Majewski
  • Laura Bouriaud
  • Gabriela Baciu
  • Mireia Pecurul
  • Irina Prokofieva
  • Francisco Jose Blanco Velazquez

Eco-schemes are set to play an important role in the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2022 for the delivery of environmental and climate benefits and enhanced animal welfare. This article surveys current plans for the design of eco-schemes in fifteen European Union Member States. The number of eco-scheme measures to be offered per country varies between 3 and 21, and the complexity and level of ambition of the individual measures are quite heterogeneous. The majority of the proposed eco-scheme measures either build upon components from greening obligations or stem from agri-environmental and climate schemes currently offered under Pillar 2. All fifteen Member States address Green Deal targets, with particular emphasis being given to biodiversity enhancement and non-productive land. Eight of the countries surveyed are planning to provide support for organic farming through an eco-scheme. The greater creative freedom offered by the CAP’s New Delivery Model has resulted in a situation where similar measures are programmed as eco-schemes in some countries and as Pillar 2 measures in others. By adding yet another policy instrument to the CAP’s toolbox, the complexity of the CAP is vastly increased. It remains to be seen how farmers will respond.

Original languageGerman
JournalEuroChoices
Volume21
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)19-27
Number of pages9
ISSN1478-0917
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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