Take part in the ForestAgriGreenNudge survey and share your experience: Your opinion will help to design more effective policies and drive transition towards more sustainable agricultural and forestry systems
The European project ForestAgriGreenNudge, in which CIHEAM Zaragoza is a partner, has launched a survey for professionals in the agroforestry sector across Europe to better understand what factors influence adoption of sustainable practices in agriculture and forest management.
This consultation forms part of the project’s second phase of information gathering. Following the first survey conducted among a range of stakeholders in the value chain, this new initiative focuses on identifying what behaviour strategies may be more effective for farmers and foresters in their daily activity.
Engagement of professionals in the sector is essential to design specific, more realistic, evidence-based environmental policies, facilitating the transition towards more sustainable agricultural and forestry systems in Europe.
BEHAVIOURAL STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
The survey presents a series of green nudges – small interventions that can influence decision making and facilitate choices that protect the environment without restricting freedom of choice or offering economic incentives.
The initiatives proposed include:
- Personalised reports for farmers and foresters
- Stories and videos of practical experiences
- Demonstrations on farms or in forests
- Campaigns focusing on the impact of environmental losses
- Automatic registration in programmes that send out SMS reminders
- Labelling with an ecological scoring system
- Programmes designed in collaboration with professionals in the sector
- Comparison of results and public recognition of good practices
Respondents should choose the three approaches they would prefer to apply in their field of activity, and those they consider more effective for farmers and foresters in their area.
A QUICK, ANONYMOUS AND OPEN SURVEY FOR PROFESSIONALS ACROSS EUROPE
The survey targets farmers, foresters, advisors, and researchers in the agroforestry sector. It is quick, user-friendly, and completely anonymous, seeking to compile information to better understand how behavioural factors influence decisions related to sustainability.
The responses will contribute to the development of more effective European policies to boost the ecological transition in farming and forestry.