Further Reading on Incentives
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- General
- Tenders, Auctions and Market Based Instruments
- Tax Incentives
- Conservation Covenants
- Regional NRM Bodies
- Local Government
- Philanthropy
- Other/International
General
- OECD (2004) Handbook of Market Creation for Biodiversity: Issues in Implementation
- OECD (2003) Harnessing Markets for Biodiversity Towards Conservation and Sustainable Use
- OECD (1999) Handbook of Incentive Measures for Biodiversity Design and Implementation
- Pannell, D.J., Marshall, G.R., Barr, N., Curtis, A., Vanclay, F. and Wilkinson, R. (2005). Understanding and promoting adoption of conservation technologies by rural landholders. Unpublished manuscript, submitted to Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/dpannell/dp0502.htm - Carter, M. (1997) A Revolving Fund for Biodiversity Conservation in Australia: Australian Case Study on Biodiversity Incentive Measures
www.olis.oecd.org/olis/1997doc.nsf/43bb6130e5e86e5fc12569fa005d004c/6dace0994ba7a3c8c1256b45003e8419/$FILE/JTA0119236.PDF - Allens Consulting Group, 2001, Repairing the Country: Leveraging Private Investment, for the Business Leaders Roundtable, prepared for the ACF/NFF and the National Land and Water Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.
www.acfonline.org.au/docs/publications/rpt0004.pdf - Figgis, Penelope (2004) Conservation on Private Lands: the Australian Experience. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
www.acfonline.org.au/docs/general/00532.pdf - Wentworth Group (2002). Blueprint for a living continent: the way forward from the Wentworth Group of concerned scientists. WWF Australia, Sydney.
www.wwf.org.au/News_and_information/Publications/PDF/Report/blueprint_for_a_living_contintent.pdf - Wentworth Group (2003). A new model for landscape conservation in New South Wales. WWF Australia, Sydney. www.wwf.org.au/News_and_information/Publications/PDF/Report/new_model_report_to_carr.pdf
- Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations. Submission by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003.
- 2/98 - Remnant Native Vegetation - Perceptions and Policies: A Review of Legislation and Incentive Programs - 1998
- 1/98 - More Than Just the Odd Tree: Report on Incentives and Barriers to Rural Woodland Conservation, Using Grassy White Box Woodlands as a Model - 1998
- Biodiversity Series No. 9 - Reimbursing The Future: An evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity - Part 1, 1996
- Bateson, P (2001) Incentives for Sustainable Land Management: Community cost sharing to conserve biodiversity on Private Lands . Environs Australia, Melbourne and the Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
- Binning, C. & Young, M. (1997) Motivating People: Using management agreements to conserve remnant vegetation Paper 1/97, National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
- Binning, C. and Young, M. (1999) Conservation Hindered: The impact of local government rates and State land tax on the conservation of native vegetation, National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
- Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC) (1996) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: Who benefits and who should pay. LWRRDC, Canberra.
- Stoneham, G. et al (2000) Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation on Private Land. Victorian Department of Natural Resources & Environment, Melbourne.
- Wilson, Lazzarini & Cummings (1999) Weed Management Planning - The Queensland Approach.
- Young, M.D., Cunningham, N., Elix, J., Lambert, J., Howard, B., Grabosky, P. & McCrone, E. (1996) Reimbursing the Future: An evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity. Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 9, Biodiversity Unit, Australian Government Department of Environment, Sport and Territories, Canberra.
- Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations - (Report No. 29), Productivity Commission, PC Inquiry Report, Aug-04
- Harnessing Private Sector Conservation of Biodiversity, Productivity Commission, Commission Research Paper, Dec-01
- Constraints on Private Conservation: Some Challenges in Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests , Productivity Commission, Conference / Workshop Proceedings / Papers, Nov-01
- Constraints on Private Conservation of Biodiversity, Productivity Commission, Commission Research Paper, Jul-01
- Cost Sharing for Biodiversity Conservation: A Conceptual Framework, Productivity Commission, Staff Research Paper, May-01
- A Duty of Care for the Protection of Biodiversity on Land , Productivity Commission, Consultancy Report, May-01
- Productivity Commission Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage (Inquiry into conservation measures undertaken by private land users which bring environmental benefits to the community at large), Productivity Commission, Submission, May-00
- A Full Repairing Lease: Inquiry into Ecologically Sustainable Land Management (Report No. 60), Industry Commission, IC Inquiry Report, Jan-98
Tenders, Auctions and Market Based Instruments
- National Market Based Instruments Pilot Programs
- Managing Our Natural Resources: Can Markets Help? - 2004
- The Role of Auctions in Allocating Public Resources, Productivity Commission, Staff Research Paper, Feb-03
- Creating Markets for Ecosystem Services, Productivity Commission, Staff Research Paper, Jun-02
- Creating Markets for Biodiversity: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, Productivity Commission, Staff Research Paper, Sep-01
- The Role of Economic Instruments in Managing the Environment , Industry Commission, IC Information Paper, Jul-97
Tax Incentives
- Tax Incentives for Conservation Fact Sheet - July 2004
- Talking to the Taxman About Nature Conservation: Proposals for the introduction of tax incentives for the protection of high conservation value native vegetation Carl Binning and Mike Young, CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology
- Potential Effects of Selected Taxation Provisions on the Environment , Productivity Commission, Consultancy Report, Oct-02
- Are Donations To Your Landcare Group Tax Deductible? - Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) web site.
- Application for register of consultants for Landcare tax deductions - Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) web site.
Conservation Covenants
- Covenants for Conservation Brochure - Environment Australia, 2003
- Bennett, M. The Legalities: Do Covenants Really Work? Environmental Defenders Office, Western Australia.
www.edowa.org.au/archives/15_Covenant.pdf
Regional Natural Resource Management Bodies
- Comerford, E. (2004) Choosing between incentive mechanisms for natural resource management: A practical guide for regional NRM bodies in Queensland. Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines.
www.regionalnrm.qld.gov.au/planning/guidance/target%5fsocial%5fpdf/choosing%5fbetween%5fincentives.pdf (PDF, 285 kB) - Strategic Directions for the Regional Delivery of Incentives for Natural Resource Management Outcomes
Local Government
- Incentives for Sustainable Land Management - Revised Edition: Community cost sharing to conserve biodiversity on private lands, A guide for local government. - Paul Bateson
- Binning, C., Young, M. & Cripps, E. (1999) Beyond Roads, Rates and Rubbish: Opportunities for Local Government to conserve native vegetation. National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
- Cripps, E., Binning, C. & Young, M. (1999) Opportunity Denied: Review of the legislative ability of Local Governments to conserve native vegetation, National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
Philanthropy
- Carl Binning and Patricia Feilman (2000) Landscape Conservation and the Non-government Sector. Environment Australia, Canberra.
- Madden, K. (2002) Working Paper CPNS 25 - Study of the financial adviser's role in philanthropy. Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology.
- Tracey, D. (2003) Giving it away: in praise of philanthropy. Scribe Publications, Melbourne.
- Allens Consulting Group (2002) Building a stronger social coalition: A discussion paper proposing measures to encourage increased philanthropy to benefit the environment and create a stronger civic culture in Australia. Prepared for The Steering Group on Incentives for Encouraging Private Conservation.
http://www.allenconsult.com.au/resources/ACG_Philanthropy_Main_2002.pdf
Other/International
Conservation Subdivisions (USA)
- Gilroy, L. (2002) Conservation Subdivision Design: A Market-Friendly Approach to Local Environmental Protection. Reason Public Policy Institute
www.rppi.org/conservationsubdivision.html - Wenger, S., Fowler (?) Conservation Subdivision Ordinances. Atlanta Regional Commission.
www.atlantaregional.com/qualitygrowth/planning/Toolkits/CONSERVATION_SUBDIVISION_TOOL.pdf - Ohm, B. (2001) A Model Ordinance for a Conservation Subdivision. Wisconsin
www.doa.state.wi.us/dir/documents/conserv_subdiv_Model_ordinance_Feb2001.pdf - Natural Lands Trust (2001) Growing Greener: Conservation by Design. Pennsylvania
/www.natlands.org/pdffiles/growinggreener.pdf - Theobald, D. M. and N. T. Hobbs. (2002) A framework for evaluating land use planning alternatives: protecting biodiversity on private land. Conservation Ecology 6(1): 5.
www.consecol.org/vol6/iss1/art5
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