environmental stewardship motivations may encourage participation in land management programs designed to achieve environmental benefits( Blackmore & Doole, 2013). Within the Burdekin, graziers with conservation motivations( as compared to economic / financial and social goals) were more likely to adopt BMP( Greiner et al., 2009).
Whilst personal benefits may frequently be important, many participants in conservation tenders were found to have participated for altruistic reasons and did not expect short term financial benefits( Blackmore & Doole, 2013).
D. 4.5
Scheme administration matters To encourage participation, paperwork should be straightforward and streamlined: � Overly complex or excessive paperwork deters participants( Blackmore & Doole, 2013); � Local agency or implementation staff or advisors should assist with paperwork to encourage participation( Taylor & van Grieken, 2015);
� Sufficient information should be provided in advance. Conservation tender participants felt it was important to provide more information and support in advance of the process( Blackmore & Doole, 2013); and
� The length of the contract period can have an impact. Conservation tender participants found three-year contracts to be too short, believed 10-year contracts would increase chances of achieving lasting biodiversity outcomes( Blackmore & Doole, 2013). However, research with pastoralists in northern Australia has found a preference for shorter contract periods( Waterhouse et al., 2017).
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