Optimising participation in conservation auctions 2008-08-14T04:01:36Z 2009-04-23T06:17:04Z Optimising participation in conservation auctions Lessons for the design and implementation of competitive tenders Andrew Reeson Andrew Reeson <p>Market-based instruments for achieving conservation outcomes are being implemented by Australian governments and regional natural resource management organisations with increasing regularity. Their benefits are argued to include: increased flexibility in resource management, improved individual incentives and application of specialist site knowledge to management, achievement of outcomes at lower cost, and greater adaptability to ever changing goals.</p> <p>This fact sheet is based on the report <a href="http://www.csiro.au/science/ landscapetenders.html">Barriers to and opportunities for increasing participation in conservation auctions</a> by Stuart Whitten, Andrew Reeson, Jill Windle and John Rolfe.</p> PN21599 PN21599 yes