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LAND USE POLICY
Volume 115, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.105982
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Farm level analysis; Afforestation decision; Choice framework; Revealed preferences; Utility maximisation
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The importance of forests in providing ecosystem services is recognized, but afforestation targets in Europe are not being met. This paper uses Ireland as a case study to examine the decision of individual farms in transitioning from agriculture to forestry, considering both economic and non-economic factors.
The importance of forests in the provision of ecosystem services that provide multiple benefits to society is increasingly being recognised. These services include climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, water quality protection, fibre for timber processing or wood energy and recreation opportunities. However, afforestation targets across Europe are not being met, despite the availability of planting subsidies in some countries. Using Ireland as a case study, this paper uses a novel technique to examine the afforestation participation decision utilising a choice modelling framework, where a revealed preference methodology is applied to the land use change from agriculture to forestry at individual farm level for the first time. The model coefficients are consistent with economic theory relative to the utility maximisation of income, leisure and wealth (long term land value) and suggest that while income is a key driver of the participation decision at individual farm level, the non-pecuniary benefits from farming are also a consideration.
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