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Policy Strategies for Natural Resource Management

MAF Technical Paper No: 2003/1

Prepared for MAF Policy by : Terry Parminter

ISBN No: 0-478-07733-5 ISSN No: 1171-4662

January 2003

• Disclaimer
• Executive Summary
• An Outline for the Report
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Agriculture and the New Zealand Environment
  • 1.2 Policy History
  • 1.3 Environmental Policy
  • Market Modification
  • Government Controls
  • Voluntary Behaviour
• 2. Description of Policy Instruments
  • 2.1 Voluntary Approaches and Enhanced Property Rights
    • 2.1.1 Voluntary Initiatives and Enhanced Property Rights Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.2 Education and Negotiation
    • 2.2.1 Education and Negotiation Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.3 Regulatory Approach
    • 2.3.1 Regulatory Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.4 Environmental Taxes and Charges
    • 2.4.1 Taxes
    • 2.4.2 Taxes Strengths and Limitations
    • 2.4.3 Rates
    • 2.4.4 Rates Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.5 Tradable Permits
    • 2.5.1 The Distribution of Tradable Permits
    • 2.5.2 Tradable Permits Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.6 Subsidies
    • 2.6.1 Subsidy Strengths and Limitations
  • 2.7 Other Instruments
    • 2.7.1 Government Purchase of Landowner Rights
    • 2.7.2 Information Standardisation
    • 2.7.3 Deposit – Refund Systems
• 3. Evaluation of Policy Instruments
  • 3.1 Policy Goals
  • 3.2 Feasible
  • 3.3 Economic Efficiency
  • 3.4 Least Cost
  • 3.5 Equity
  • 3.6 Politically Acceptable
  • 3.7 Community Capacity
  • 3.8 Social Cohesion
• 4. Policy Example for Managing Non-point Discharge of Nitrogen into Lake Taupo
  • 4.1 Example Policy Problem
  • 4.2 Example Policy Goal
  • 4.3 Example Least Cost
  • 4.4 Example Feasibility
  • 4.5 Example Equity
  • 4.6 Example Community Capacity
  • 4.7 Example Social Cohesion
  • 4.8 Example Evaluation
• 5. Report Conclusions
• 6. References
• Download as a PDF File [PDF  143K ]

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