Factsheet - Eco-schemes
This factsheet takes stock of Member States’ experiences with eco-schemes in their first year of implementation and some of the lessons learned. It examines the different approaches taken to eco-scheme design and implementation, what was working well, some of the obstacles faced as well as the identification of possible solutions and recommendations.
- 2023-2027
Eco-schemes are an important “building block” of the CAP’s green architecture which includes a wide range of tools to improve the environmental and climate performance of agricultural activities. It is therefore important that eco-schemes are assessed while considering their interlinkages with the full range of green architecture tools, including agri-environment-climate commitments, investments, support to organic farming, and other relevant interventions.
The Thematic Group (TG) on the Design and Implementation of Eco-schemes in the new CAP Strategic Plans, facilitated by the CAP Implementation Contact Point, provided an oppourtunity to reflect on the range of eco-schemes currently being implemented and share experiences on levels of farmer engagement, what is working well and where improvements might be made for coming years.
This factsheet discusses, in particular, lessons learned from the first year of implementation relating to the importance of raising farmers’ awareness of eco-schemes, the administrative processes linked to their implementation, including financial management, how they are designed and targeted, including the practices chosen, and how they fit with other parts of the green architecture.
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Factsheet - Improving the Design and Implementation of Eco-schemes in the new CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs) – experiences from the first year of implementation
(PDF – 1.67 MB – 5 pages)