Monitoring of agri-environmental operations: effects on the environment and farms

Abstract

Agri-environmental schemes aim at preserve or produce environmental goods so to encourage environmental amenities linked with agriculture. This paper is based on the notion of configuration of agri-environmental schemes, built as a function of their making and implementation. It offers a grid for analysing and interpreting the issues of the monitoring of five French programs located in mountain or land-abandoned areas (in Ariège, Lozère, south of Jura, Ecrins National Park and Var forests). The analysis of the effects on the environment and farms shows the interest of schemes mixing several configurations.