TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental regulation of agriculture in federal systems of government
T2 - The case of Australia
AU - Hamman, Evan
AU - Deane, Felicity
AU - Kennedy, Amanda
AU - Huggins, Anna
AU - Nay, Zoe
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This paper was informed, in part, by research funded by the National Farmer’s Federation.
Funding Information:
This paper was informed, in part, by research funded by the National Farmer?s Federation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - The regulation of environmental impacts from agriculture can take place at various scales. In some nations, with federal systems of government, the multiscale nature of regulatory interventions can be confusing for farmers, not to mention costly and time-consuming to navigate. Regulatory overlap contributes to inefficiency and wastage in governance efforts, reduced trust in government action and can preclude positive environmental outcomes across the landscape. In this article, we explore how Australia’s national-level law has been applied to agricultural land use. We canvas the concepts of regulatory complexity and ambiguity, and argue for a more integrated and flexible policy mix that rewards positive behaviour and stewardship of natural capital. This model would provide financial and other personal gains for those who can demonstrate objectives are being met. Further empirical research on fine-tuning that policy mix, again across scale, is warranted.
AB - The regulation of environmental impacts from agriculture can take place at various scales. In some nations, with federal systems of government, the multiscale nature of regulatory interventions can be confusing for farmers, not to mention costly and time-consuming to navigate. Regulatory overlap contributes to inefficiency and wastage in governance efforts, reduced trust in government action and can preclude positive environmental outcomes across the landscape. In this article, we explore how Australia’s national-level law has been applied to agricultural land use. We canvas the concepts of regulatory complexity and ambiguity, and argue for a more integrated and flexible policy mix that rewards positive behaviour and stewardship of natural capital. This model would provide financial and other personal gains for those who can demonstrate objectives are being met. Further empirical research on fine-tuning that policy mix, again across scale, is warranted.
KW - Agricultural impacts
KW - Environmental federalism
KW - Federal environmental regulation
KW - National environmental law
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111719843&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/agronomy11081478
DO - 10.3390/agronomy11081478
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111719843
SN - 2073-4395
VL - 11
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Agronomy
JF - Agronomy
IS - 8
M1 - 1478
ER -