{"product_id":"additionality-in-us-agricultural-conservation-united-states-department-of-agriculture-9781505398397","title":"Additionality in U.S. Agricultural Conservation and Regulatory Offset Programs","description":"Conservation payments lead to improvement in environmental quality only if farmers and ranchers who receive them adopt conservation practices that would not have been adopted without the payment. When a voluntary payment causes a change in practice(s) that lead(s) to improved environmental quality, these changes are \"additional.\" We estimate this \"additionality\" for a number of common conservation practices that are frequently supported by existing conservation programs. We find that the level of additionality varies by practice and that additionality is high for structural and vegeta-tive practices while the risk of nonadditionality appears to be higher for management practices. While the risk of nonadditionality cannot be completely eliminated, it can be reduced. We discuss a number of approaches to managing nonadditionality in both conservation programs and environmental offset programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e United States Department of Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1505398398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505398397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.17d","brand":"United States Department of Agriculture","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800331071743,"sku":"9781505398397","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/additionality-in-us-agricultural-conservation-united-states-department-of-agriculture-9781505398397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}