Die halbzeitevaluation des Bayerischen Kulturlandschaftsprogramms - Methodik, ergebnisse und ausblick

In the context of the mid-term evaluation of rural development programmes (EU regulation 1257/99) the Bavarian agri-environmental programme, the so-called "Kulturlandschaftsprogramm Part A" (KULAP-A), was evaluated. The effects of the programme on biotic and abiotic environmental resources such as soil, water, species and their habitat and landscape were analysed. This paper focuses on the results concerning the prevention of soil erosion and water contamination. The measures which refer to the whole enterprise or parts of it receive the majority of the disbursed premiums and cover the most hectarage. On the other hand it can be assumed that measures which refer to single plots are more effective in the range of environmental protection than measures which refer to the whole enterprise. One exception is the organic farm management where a very low intensity in the enterprise is reached. In the future the programme should be adjusted to the demands of cross compliance.