Result- and Value-Based Agri-Environmental Payments to Landscape Elements and Forest edges

Arable land Grassland Mixed crops

Country

Sweden

Region

Northern Europe

Approach

Research and pilot study

Funding

Private, Public, Mixed funding

This Swedish pilot project in Falbygden tested a results- and value-based payment scheme for landscape elements like stone walls and forest edges. Payments were tied to the measured quality and ecological value of each feature, providing farmers with more efficient and targeted economic incentives for high-quality environmental management.