Result oriented nature conservation planning (Austria)

Arable land Grassland Permanent crops Mixed crops

Country

Austria

Region

Western Europe

Approach

Subsidies

Funding

Public

This Austrian initiative uses a results-oriented approach for nature conservation payments. Instead of prescribing specific measures, it sets ecological targets (e.g., presence of indicator species) and allows farmers the flexibility to choose their own management practices to achieve them, giving them greater responsibility and adapting actions to local conditions.