Incentive mechanisms
There are a number of products available to assist in the design of incentive mechanisms:
Designing stewardship payments for ecosystem services (PDF, 103 kB)*:
- guidance for implementing stewardship payments and examines issues specific to stewardship schemes, such as management agreements and payment schedules.
Understanding social and economic influences on natural resource management decision making (PDF, 188 kB)*:
- explores the historical, economic and social reasons of poor NRM and constraints to achieving NRM goals, focusing on the agricultural sector.
- introduces ways regional NRM bodies may influence behaviour.
Choosing between incentive mechanisms for natural resource management: a practical guide for regional NRM bodies in Queensland (PDF, 92 kB)*:
- a detailed discussion of the range of incentives available.
- includes a tool for deciding which incentives are the most applicable.
Monitoring and evaluating incentive mechanisms for natural resource management: a practical guide for regional NRM bodies (PDF, 73 kB)*:
- guidelines for monitoring and evaluating incentive mechanisms.
- the design and use of grants (PDF, 76 kB)*
- stewardship payments (PDF, 64 KB)*
- rate relief (PDF, 30 kB)*
- competitive tenders (PDF, 419 kB)*
- cost-sharing principles (PDF, 117 kB)*.
- database of funds and incentives provided by the Australian and Queensland governments, local governments, regional NRM bodies and other non-government organisations.
- allows land managers and other interested people to quickly identify available NRM incentives in their region.
*requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Last updated 02 May 2007