Agrienvironmental issues: policies, definition of indicators

listsand related implementation

process

Giampaola Bellini

Population census, territory and environment Environmental methodologies and statistics Unit

Italy

Joint UNECE/EUROSTAT/FAO/OECDMeeting on Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe

Rome, 29 June-1 July 2005

This paper is a summary of a project funded under the EU 2003 TAPAS action

titled:

“Analysis of data needs and availability for implementation of AEI

according to DPSIR logical framework.” Istat, G. Bellini (2004)

available athttp://forum.europa.eu.int/Members/irc/dsis/agrienv/library?l=/agri-

environmental&vm=detailed&sb=Title

Agrienvironmental issues and related policies

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Rural Development (RD) policy

Environmental policy

Sustainable Development (SD) policy

Targets and reporting activities

Common Agricultural Policy Guidelines

Reporting activity for financial purpose

Rural Development Policy Monitoring policy adoption and

implementation

Monitoring policy impacts

Environmental Policy Monitoring progresses towards defined target

Regulations on statistics production

Targets and reporting activities

Sustainable Development policy– Monitoring the implementation of the EU sustainable

development strategy.

According to SD strategy agriculture sector is considered responsible for:

• Emission of ghg• Hazardous chemical use• Threat to Food safety• Loss of biodiversity• Waste generation• Soil loss and declining fertility

Statistical activityon AE issues

Definition of indicators (…..and frameworks) aimed at • monitoring policy implementation• supporting decision making process

Data necessary to calculate indicators can be acquired through• Surveys (new ones or integration of

existing ones) • Exploitation of administrative data

sources• Modelling activities

Frameworks &

Indicators lists

DPSIR framework for EI: relationships between human activities

and the environment (OECD, EEA)

Framework based on physical features, highlighting interactions between identified components.

pressures

state

impacts

Driving forces

responses

Environmental indicators lists

=> ESEPI (European System of Environment

Pressure Indices)

=> Irena list (Indicator Reporting on the

Integration of Environmental Concerns into

Agriculture Policy – AEI list)

Other environmental data demand

Focuses on pressures and relevant related agricultural practices

Ammonia (NH3):

• NEC Directive and IPPC DirectiveGHG: • UN Framework Convention on Climate

Change• Kyoto ProtocolWaste: waste statistics regulationPPPs: proposal for a PPPs statistics regulation

Framework for sustainable development indicators

- SPC Task force and SEC(2005)161 -Indicators have been grouped by

themes and sub-themes, so that related issues can be easely adressed by policy makers.

The hierarchical structure consists of three different levels:

1st level refers to the theme and headline indicators are identified,

2nd level refers to the sub-themes and indicators also have been identified for the related sub-sections,

3rd level is available with a more detailed list of indicators.

ISD strategy

IIPolicy development

IIIImplementation and analysis

Sustainable development indicators: dimensions and

integration between themes

Economicdimension

Social dimension

Environmentaldimension

Indicators for the overlapping areas have been defined too.

Framework for sustainable agriculture and rural development indicators

SEC(2001)266

Environmental dimension(already addressed in the Irena project)

EconomicDimension

Social dimension

Stocksenvironmental

XXXXman-made human

Efficiency XXXX

Equity XXXX

Rural development indicators framework

Discussion is underway • Multi-dimensional• Territorial approach• Time (monitoring in dynamics)

Referring to agriculture sector is generally oriented to investigate:

• Off-farm & in-farm activites• Market & non-market products

Analysis of overlapping and

missing issues

Irena indicator list

CHANGES IN FARMER BEHAVIOUR

driving forces

responses

pressures

state

impacts

FARMER BEHAVIOURAgricultural Practices

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL FACTORS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSAgro-ecosystemMeteorologyRandom events

NATURAL RESOURCES and other INPUT USE

ECOSYSTEMBiodiversityHabitatLandscape

NATURAL RESOURCESSoil and water

PUBLIC POLICY

MARKET SIGNALS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

EMISSIONS

ENERGY USE

CONSUMERREACTIONS

Overlapping and missing issues

• Socio-economic issues included in Irena and COM(2001)266 on SA and RD (farmer’s

training level, income, subsidies, adoption of organic production method)

• Issues referring to pressures and drivers generated such as emission and landscape structure included in Irena and & ESEPI lists

• Emissions and PPPs use are covered by Irena and other specific environmental data demand

Missing issue in Irena: Waste generation and management

WARNING: lack of attention on agricultural practices

Integration of AE issues in statistical activity at national level

Theme Sub-theme Data source

Air pollution, climate change and

resource depletion and water pollution

(relevant farming practices)

Shed characteristicsManure storageManure storage characteristics (mixed and slurry only) Manure treatment Spreading of manure Spreading of other bio-organic materials Spreading of fertilisers Nutrient distribution practices Soil protection practices Tillage practicePlanting to avoid herbicides spreadingCrop rotationCrop residues management

Farm Strcuture Survey (FSS)

Agriculture Census

Toxic substances dispersion,

loss of biodiversity and water pollution

(relevant farming practices)

Spreading equipment Spreading decision criterion

Fruit trees survey

Integrated productionOrganic farming

Fruit trees survey FSSAgriculture Census

Pest mangement (area of spreading)

FSS, Agriculture Census

PPPs (area of spreading) Fruit trees survey, FSS, Agriculture Census

List of theme and sub-theme covered at national level and related data source

Toxic substances dispersion, loss of

biodiversity and water pollution

(input use)

Use of PPPs (per function - fungicides, insecticides and acaricides, herbicides and other products –) Use of active substances

Ad hoc sample survey on farms, Fruit trees survey

Water resource (quantitative aspects)

Irrigable area Irrigated area Irrigated area by crop type “ “ by irrigation systemKind of water source (surface water, ground water, wastewater treatment plant) Water used for livestock’s drinking purposes (basic data for estimation model)

FSSAgriculture Census

Waste In farm generation and management of by-products and waste.

FSS

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Conclusions and further work

International level – Aims of Indicator lists definition and

implementation – Analysis of overlapping and missing

issues between indicators lists– Adequate attention to agricultural

practices

National level– Action needed

• Coordination of statistical data producers• Strengthening modelling activity