Gunnar NorénCCB Executive secretary
Coordinated influence for a new EU CAP (Common Agri Policy) after 2007 – to secure reduction of nutrient input to Baltic Sea Eutrophication problems of the Baltic Sea – effects, causes, solutions
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Mariehamn, Aland Islands 14-15 August 2006
AGRICULTURE and EUTROPHICATION
Baltic agriculture – contribute with approx 50 % of the nutrient load(Phosphorus and Nitrogen)
Input - Output Agricultural Sweden
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Input - Output Agriculture Poland
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Agricultural production – a Systematic Error ?
*Intensive agriculture practices
*Specialisation of agricultural production (crop production farms)(animal production farms)
-create inbalance in nutrient use
-create surplus of nutrients on agricultural land
- such farms, incl. its vicinity areas, are not Nutrient-
balanced
Future agriculture production in the Baltic Sea Region
-Unclear if
*Intensive agriculture practices
*Specialisation of agricultural production
can continue – if we plan to solve the Baltic Eutrophication problem
NEEDED:
An unbiassed discussion about the FUTURE AGRI-PRODUCTION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION WITHOUT EUTROPHICATION
Parlamentarians, Environment sector etc must be brave enough to start such discussion with the AGRI-sector
Baltic Sea Region should influence the new CAP after 2007
-Create EU Agri-subsidies system that contribute in solving the Baltic Eutrophication problem
How can such Agri-production be performed:
- Combine Agri-subsidies, with strict requirements for Best Agriculture Practice (BAP) in Agriculture production
- Give Extra Agri-subsidies, to farms that apply high environmental standards to avoid nutrient run-off
manure storage for 9 months
no spreading of fertilisers in autumn (on ”no- green fields”) and winter-time
wider buffer zones, no spreading of fertilisers along watercourses and ditches
requirement on Balanced Fertilisation at farm level or at ”local area” level
full and proper implementation of the EU - IPPC directive on Industrial farms
Baltic Sea Region countries should agree on a Common Proposal for coming EU Agri-subsidies in the Baltic Sea Region, and present such proposals to EC
-Baltic EU Member States introduce Environmental requirements for at least 20 % of CAP-subsidies
-Measures for Best Agri Practice (BAP) – mandatory for all farms
A unique chance to influence now -Baltic Ministers of Agriculture and Environment will meet in April 2007
Initiatives from Baltic Ministers of Environment
Decided at CBSS Baltic Min of Env meeting, Luleå, Sweden, August 2004 to
- invite Baltic Ministers of Agriculture to discuss agriculture and connected environmental problems, with Baltic Ministers of Environment
Sweden has invited for such meeting 19-20 April 2007, in Visby, Sweden
And start a proper preparation with all Baltic ministries of agriculture and environment - now.
Preparation of the Baltic Joint Agri+Env Ministers Meeting starts now
- Within CBSS , starts preparation in all Baltic Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Foreign Affairs
-Baltic region parlamentarians have a good chance to give contributions and influence- A proper preparation (discussion between Agri and Environment sector) must start now, to give good results
Such meeting should give an important input to: -development of actions for HELCOM new Baltic Sea Action Plan.
- development of joint Baltic proposals for CAP-subsidies in the Baltic Region, to reduce nutrient pollution load
