Designer Carrots fact Sheets

Designer Carrots fact sheets

The Designer Carrots fact sheets have been developed to provide information about market-based instruments and complement other Australian Government fact sheets on market-based instruments. The fact sheets provide an introductory level of information and they are supported by a series of Designer Carrots case studies and guideline products.

There is also a comprehensive Designer Carrots library which contains, reports, guidelines, case studies, fact sheets, media releases and general documentation about market-based instruments.

Designer Carrots MBI fact sheets require Acrobat Reader Links to an external site which may not be a government site. .

Designer Carrots fact sheets

Title	Modified Date	Size (Kb)	Description
Cap-and-trade mechanisms	8/04/2008	357.70	A cap-and-trade approach can allow economic growth within sustainable limits and achieve desired environmental outcomes at the lowest cost.
Conservation tenders	8/04/2008	292.95	Conservation tenders are priced-based instruments. Land managers can submit bids to undertake conservation works on their properties. Regional groups are increasingly using conservation tenders to meet their NRM goals.
Environmental offsets	8/04/2008	361.87	Environmental offsets are positive ‘off-site’ actions taken to balance negative environmental impacts of developments. Environmental offsets are one way for developers to meet environmental regulatory requirements.
Market-based instruments—FAQs	8/04/2008	391.10	MBIs use the economic principles of market trade to maintain the natural environment. A relatively new policy tool for managing natural resources, this fact sheet addresses some frequently asked questions about MBIs.
Market-friction approaches	1/08/2008	327.67	Market friction can be caused by a lack of information or high transaction costs. By reducing market friction, markets can work more effectively and deliver better NRM outcomes.
Optimising participation in MBI programs	8/04/2008	314.04	MBIs can deliver significant benefits and flexibility. Achieving optimal levels of participation by land managers is an important part of the process.
Running a conservation tender	8/04/2008	327.15	Conservation tenders are priced-based instruments where land managers can bid to undertake conservation works on their property. This fact sheet outlines the processes and requirements for running a conservation tender.
Using existing markets for NRM outcomes	8/04/2008	318.91	Markets can help deliver NRM outcomes. Harnessing market forces does not necessarily require the creation of new markets: it may be possible to use existing markets to deliver environmental and NBM outcomes.