Environmental services and agriculture / Karl T. Poston, editor.
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TextSeries: Agriculture issues and policies seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781617284069
- 1617284068
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- United States
- Environmental policy -- United States
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Agriculture and state -- United States
- Pollution control industry -- United States
- Agriculture -- Aspect de l'environnement -- États-Unis
- Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis
- Agriculture -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis
- Politique agricole -- États-Unis
- Environnement -- Industrie -- États-Unis
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture
- Agriculture and state
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Environmental policy
- Pollution control industry
- United States
- 338.1873 23
- S589.755
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"This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a United States Department of Agriculture publication."--p. [vii].
Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-91) and index.
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English.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND AGRICULTURE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; SUMMARY; What Is the Issue?; What Did the Study Find?; How Was the Study Conducted?; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FROMAGRICULTURE; WATER QUALITY; AIR QUALITY; WILDLIFE; Grassland Habitat; Wetland Habitat; DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; SUMMARY; MARKET BASICS; MARKETS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; WHY DO MARKETS FAIL?; Public Goods; Transaction Costs; Uncertainty; Institutional Barriers; SUMMARY; WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM CURRENTMARKETS?; WATER QUALITY MARKETS; TRADING CAN REDUCE THE COST OF LOWERING EMISSIONS.
Issues in Demand for Credits from AgricultureIssues in Supply of Credits from Agriculture; Future Role for Agriculture in Trading Programs?; Data and Analysis; Results; GREENHOUSE GASES AND AGRICULTURE; Issues in Demand for GHG Reductions; Regulatory Markets; Voluntary Markets; Issues in Supply of Carbon Sequestration; Issues in the Supply of Methane Capture; WETLANDS' ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ANDAGRICULTURE; Wetland Mitigation Markets; Issues in Supply; Issues in Demand; Balancing Supply and Demand; The Competitiveness of Mitigation Markets; MARKET INCENTIVES FOR WILDLIFE; Background.
Supply IssuesDemand Issues; A Policy Simulation; Implications; "USDA ORGANIC" AND OTHER ECO-LABELS INAGRICULTURE; National Organic Standards Define an Ecological ProductionSystem; Issues in Supply: Major Farm Sectors Lag in Adopting OrganicSystems; Issues in Demand; Emerging Eco-labels; Summary; LESSONS LEARNED AND POTENTIAL ROLESFOR GOVERNMENT; ISSUE: PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ISSUE: STANDARDS AND VERIFICATION; ISSUE: COST OF INFORMATION; ISSUE: BRINGING TOGETHER BUYERS AND SELLERS; ISSUE: COORDINATING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITHMARKETS; ISSUE: THE ROLE OF POLICY.
MARKETS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWERREFERENCES; APPENDIX: PREDICTING THE LOCATION OFNEW MITIGATION BANKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX.
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