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SUMMARY:The Conservation/Agriculture Relationship in the EU: High Nature V
 alue Areas in Hungary - Eszter Kovacs\, PhD Candidate\, Dept. Geography
DTSTART:20121113T130000Z
DTEND:20121113T140000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nMy PhD looks at the development and evolution of c
 onservation programmes on agricultural land in the EU within the context o
 f the rural development pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) usi
 ng local-level case studies in Hungary. I focus specifically on the 'High 
 Nature Value' (HNV) programme\, whereby conservation subsidies are granted
  to farmers who volunteer to adopt more environmentally-friendly farming m
 easures. In this talk\, I would like to outline and explore several findin
 gs and patterns that emerged from my research and what this has meant for 
 how conservation is defined and operationalised in Hungary\, as well as ho
 w farming is being restructured as a result of these discourses and proces
 ses. I argue that conservation is being subsumed under the agricultural se
 ctor\, with its work shifting from monitoring and communication responsibi
 lities to increasingly regimented forms\, with particular emphasis on surv
 eillance and infringement reporting. I will talk about how the implementat
 ion and design of subsidies has resulted in different outcomes for differe
 nt-sized landholders\, leading to land consolidation and possible negative
  environmental effects that are in contradiction to the original aims of t
 he programme.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography
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