Agrienvironmental issues: policies, definition of indicators lists and related implementation process Giampaola Bellini Population census, territory and environment Environmental methodologies and statistics Unit Italy Joint

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Agrienvironmental issues policies, definition
of indicators listsand related implementation
processGiampaola BelliniPopulation census,
territory and environment Environmental
methodologies and statistics UnitItaly Joint
UNECE/EUROSTAT/FAO/OECDMeeting on Food and
Agricultural Statistics in EuropeRome, 29 June-1
July 2005
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This paper is a summary of a project funded
under the EU 2003 TAPAS actiontitledAnalysis
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/agr
ienv/library?l/agri-environmentalvmdetailedsb
Title
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Agrienvironmental issues and related policies

• Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
• Rural Development (RD) policy
• Environmental policy
• Sustainable Development (SD) policy

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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

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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

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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

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Frameworks Indicators lists
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DPSIR framework for EI relationships between
human activities and the environment (OECD, EEA)

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

pressures
Driving forces
state
responses
impacts
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Environmental indicators lists

• gt ESEPI (European System of Environment Pressure
  Indices)
• gt Irena list (Indicator Reporting on the
  Integration of Environmental Concerns into
  Agriculture Policy AEI list)

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Other environmental data demand

• Focuses on pressures and relevant related
  agricultural practices
• Ammonia (NH3)
• NEC Directive and IPPC Directive
• GHG
• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Kyoto Protocol
• Waste waste statistics regulation
• PPPs proposal for a PPPs statistics regulation

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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.

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Sustainable development indicators dimensions
and integration between themes
Environmental dimension
Indicators for the overlapping areas have been
defined too.
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Framework for sustainable agriculture and rural
development indicators SEC(2001)266
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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

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Analysis of overlapping and missing issues
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Irena indicator list
NATURAL RESOURCES and other INPUT USE
ECONOMIC and SOCIAL FACTORS
ENERGY USE
FARMER BEHAVIOUR Agricultural Practices
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Agro-ecosystem Meteorology R
andom events
driving forces
pressures
EMISSIONS
ECOSYSTEM Biodiversity Habitat Landscape
CHANGES IN FARMER BEHAVIOUR
state
responses
CONSUMER REACTIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES Soil and water
impacts
PUBLIC POLICY
MARKET SIGNALS

• GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

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Overlapping and missing issues

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

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Integration of AE issues in statistical activity
at national level
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List of theme and sub-theme covered at national
level and related data source
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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