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Effects of Crop Prices, Nuisance Costs, and Wetland Regulation on Saskatchewan NAWMP Implementation Goals

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type="main" xml:lang="fr"> Les règlements actuels de la Saskatchewan sur les milieux humides ne sont peut-être pas suffisants pour permettre l'atteinte des objectifs de conservation et de restauration énoncés dans le Plan nord-américain de gestion de la sauvagine (PNAGS) compte tenu de la croissance de la demande de céréales et des coûts des nuisances. Le présent article vise à déterminer les répercussions des divers règlements sur les milieux humides, du prix des cultures et des coûts des nuisances sur les objectifs du PNAGS. Nous avons utilisé un modèle d'intégration de données tirées d'un système d'information géographique (SIG) et de données économiques sur les fermes afin de déterminer la valeur nette actualisée (VAN) de projets de drainage dans le bassin versant de la rivière Whitesand. Si les prix venaient à atteindre les niveaux historiques du début des années 1970, plus de 85% des milieux humides situés dans l'aire d’étude pourraient être drainés, ce qui rendrait la réalisation des objectifs du PNAGS impossible. Dans ce cas, les coûts des nuisances auraient peu de répercussions sur les décisions de drainage puisqu'ils seraient dérisoires comparativement à l'importance du revenu agricole. Si les prix demeuraient à des niveaux élevés comme ceux observés de 2007 à 2012, l'utilisation d'un permis contraignant pourrait favoriser la réalisation des objectifs du PNAGS. Dans ce cas, les coûts des nuisances joueraient un rôle important dans la détermination du drainage de grandes superficies de milieux humides peu productifs. Si les prix revenaient aux faibles niveaux observés de 1999 à 2006, les règlements actuels de la Saskatchewan seraient suffisants. Dans ce cas, les revenus agricoles seraient faibles et les coûts des nuisances ne seraient pas suffisamment élevés pour susciter le drainage des milieux humides. Les règlements sur les milieux humides et les coûts des nuisances peuvent jouer un rôle important dans les décisions de drainage des milieux humides, mais ce rôle est fortement tributaire du prix des produits agricoles.

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  • Aaron Laporte, 2014. "Effects of Crop Prices, Nuisance Costs, and Wetland Regulation on Saskatchewan NAWMP Implementation Goals," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 62(1), pages 47-67, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:62:y:2014:i:1:p:47-67
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