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2008
| BushTender: Rethinking investment for native vegetation outcomes. The application of auctions for securing private land management agreements. This report documents the application of auctions for securing private land management agreements for native vegetation, with a case study of the BushTender trial auction. The report also discusses aligning biodiversity outcomes with priorities, better engagement, building partnerships, the cost-effectiveness of BushTender, future investment through BushTender and the further development of auctions for public investment. Auctions are a mechanism that can reveal hidden information (i.e. information important for decision-makers that was previously not known or shared) so that better investment decisions can be made. They require landholders to reveal their information on preferred actions and associated costs and the government to reveal its preferences for biodiversity assets and actions. The scoring mechanism can be designed to accommodate the variable benefits from site to site. BushTender has demonstrated its effectiveness in achieving improved native vegetation outcomes on private land. The approach has received overwhelming support from participating landholders and the broader community. |  |
2006
BushTender – the landholder perspective: A report on landholder responses to the BushTender trial
This report published by the Department of Sustainability and Environment that evaluates the success of the BushTender trial using the responses from the landholders themselves.
The report provides some insight into the landholder perspective on the BushTender process and management agreements in particular. It highlights some common themes identified by landholders through the management agreement period. Specific quotes are presented to illustrate these themes. Case studies are also used throughout to demonstrate the range of information contained within the annual landholder reports.
BushTender Landholder Report - 2006 (PDF - 2.2 MB)2003
Auctions for conservation contracts: an empirical examination of Victoria's BushTender trial - Stoneham et al. 2003 describes the key elements of the auction process and the results obtained from the BushTender Trial run in the North Central and North East regions of Victoria.
2002
The BushTender trial qualitative evaluation - A survey of a sample of participating landholders in the North Central and North East Trial to investigate landholder motivations, attitudes, learning and views on various aspects of the BushTender process.
North Central and North East BushTender Trial - landholder qualitative evaluation (PDF - 545 KB)North Central and North East BushTender Trial - landholder quantitative evaluation - An evaluation of the characteristics of both participating and non-participating landholders in the North Central and North East BushTender Trial.
BushTender - Research - Sections 1-2 (PDF - 2.3 MB) BushTender - Research - Section 3 (PDF - 2.2 MB)2000
Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation on Private Land - This report examines different policy tools for enhancing biodiversity values on private land. It covers the advantages and disadvantages of different policy mechanisms, including regulation, voluntary agreements, covenants, land purchase, auctions for conservation contracts, tax incentives, and government-assisted community programs.
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