Traci Birge, Author at Agricultural and Rural Convention

Articles by Traci Birge

About Traci Birge

Traci Birge completed her DSc. In Agriculture and Forestry (agroecology) at University of Helsinki. Her research has focused on farm-level decision-making for high nature value farmland and biodiversity conservation targets. She is currently engaged in two Horizon2020 projects, HNV-Link and Plaid Peer-to-Peer learning, at the University of Helsinki’s Department of Agricultural Sciences. She is vice-chair of SW Finland Cultural Landscapes Association and represents the organisation in PerinneElo, a nationwide forum for heritage landscapes.

Could Results-Based Payments Help Finland’s Most Endangered Farmlands?

March 13, 2018 Traci Birge

Traci Birge argues that the best way to conserve the biodiversity and other values of traditional rural biotopes is through appropriate grazing and fodder collection. A results-based model, especially a progressive payment model that gives farmers new goals to aim for in their management, might work. […]