Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy - the IRENA indicator-based assessment report.

Agence Europeenne Pour L'Environnement

Description

Le présent rapport entend fournir une réflexion sur les progrès, les réalisations et les obstacles en termes d'intégration des préoccupations environnementales dans la politique agricole de l'Union européenne, et ce en fonction des indicateurs développés dans le cadre de l'opération IRENA. Il aborde également les entraves à la réussite de la mise en oeuvre de la politique au niveau des Etats membres et les défis à relever à l'avenir.
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Sujets

• Agriculture
• EAU
• Environnement
• Politique agricole commune

Informations

• Publié par: temis-developpement-durable
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• Licence : En savoir +
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• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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EEA Report No 2/2006

Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy — the IRENA indicator-based assessment report

ISSN 1725-9177

EEA Report No 2/2006

Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy — the IRENA indicator-based assessment report

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Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... 5

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Introduction: background and purpose ................................................................ 6 1.1 Purpose and approach of the report .................................................................. 6 1.2 The policy context of integration........................................................................ 7 1.3 The IRENA operation .......................................................................................7

Driving forces for agricultural trends ................................................................... 8 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 8 2.2 External driving forces ..................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Changing trade patterns . .......................................................................8 2.2.2 Consumer and market factors .................................................................9 2.2.3 Availability of land for agricultural production ...........................................10 2.3 Internal driving forces.....................................................................................11 2.3.1 Economic trends in farming ...................................................................11 2.3.2 Social trends (attitudes)........................................................................17 2.3.3 Technological developments  ..................................................................17

Environmental issues in agriculture ................................................................... 18 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................18 3.2 Environmental issues and agri-environment indicators.........................................18 3.3 Soil ..............................................................................................................19 3.3.1 Soil erosion .........................................................................................19 3.3.2 Soil quality ..........................................................................................20 3.4 Air quality and climate change .........................................................................21 3.5 Water ...........................................................................................................22 3.5.1 Water quantity.....................................................................................22 3.5.2 Water quality.......................................................................................24 3.6 Biodiversity and landscape ..............................................................................25 3.6.1 Biodiversity .........................................................................................25 3.6.2 Landscapes .........................................................................................27

A framework for assessing policy integration .................................................... 29 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 29 4.2 Assessing policy integration .............................................................................29 4.3 Environmental targets and objectives in the agriculture sector..............................30 4.3.1 Review of objectives and targets contained in key documents ....................31 4.3.2 Summary of the policy framework for environmental integration.................34 4.4 CAP instruments for environmental integration in the agriculture sector .................35 4.4.1 Introduction: the approach to integration in the CAP .................................35 4.4.2 CAP instruments ..................................................................................35 4.5 Review of the potential of policy instruments for environmental integration ............38

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Assessing environmental integration in EU agriculture policy ............................ 40 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................40 5.2 The implementation of policy instruments by Member States................................41 5.2.1 Assessment of IRENA indicators  ............................................................41 5.2.2 Other policy instruments .......................................................................44 5.2.3 Summary............................................................................................45 5.3 Case studies on the integration of environmental concerns into  EU agriculture policy .......................................................................................45 5.3.1 The protection of farmland biodiversity ...................................................47 5.3.2 Nutrient management...........................................................................51 Summary and conclusions.................................................................................. 55 6.1 Key results of the indicator-based analysis.........................................................55 6.2 Conclusions of the policy integration assessment ................................................55 6.3 Usefulness of the current indicator framework for integration analysis ...................56 6.4 Recommendations for future monitoring and evaluation of  agri-environment policies ................................................................................57 References ........................................................................................................ 58

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