SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 1Ancona, 1 February 2008

Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation:

The SOCO project

Brechje Maréchal, Ezio Rusco, Luca Montanarella

SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 2Ancona, 1 February 2008

Initiative European Parliament – agricultural sustainability

Main objective

Rural Development Program

Common Agricultural Policy

Soil conservation practices

Cross compliance

Environmental legislation related to agriculture

Implementation capacity

SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 3Ancona, 1 February 2008

(a)  classification of the nature and amplitude of the soil protection problem

IES, SOIL Report ID1.1(a) Task2.1 IPTS Methodology and guidelines for CS

(b)   the relevant practices their economics and effectiveness

Task2.2 IPTS Methodology and guidelines for CS

(c-d)  environmental effectiveness

(a) French Case study

IES, AGRI-ENV

Report on CS (a)

Task1.2 IPTS Direct input to D1

(b) Case study Marche, Italy

IES,SOIL Report on CS (b)

Task1.3 IPTS Direct input to D1

(c) Eight case studies

IPTS A set of reports on CS (c)

Task1.4 IPTS Minutes D2 Task 2.5: IPTS

French national IES/AGRI-ENV

D3 - Intermediate reportItalian IES/SOIL

3 regional linked to CSs 2.3. (c)

IPTS

Task 3.1 IPTS Direct input in D6

(a) Scenarios - conventional and conservation practices

(b) Classification of regions according to the env. benefit

Task4.1 IES/AGRI-ENV

Material for technical training ID4.1

D7

(a) the consistency of the finding

Task4.2 IPTS D8 - translations(b) Policy-relevant

conclusions Task4.3 IPTS D9 - web

Task4.4 IPTS D -10 Policy seminar

D5 -

Regio

nal

work

shops

WP

4

Scheme of work flow within the SoCo project

Case

stu

die

s

A common agri-environmental framework for the CS

D4 -

Sum

mary

report

on c

ase

stu

die

s

A common framework for policy analysis.

Task2.3 Case studies

Summary of case studies

Task2.4 Regional workshops (WS2):

inculded in respectve deliverables of Task2.3

Policy seminar:

Direct input in D6

Report ID3.2IES

Summarising the results

Model calculations (EPIC) model – environmental benefits of adopting soil conservation

IES, AGRI-ENV

Dis

sem

inatio

n

Stakeholder workshop (WS1)

Report ID1.1(b,c-d)

Materials for technical training

Agricultural soil degradation problem and the corresponding soil conservation practices.

Concl

usi

ons/

reco

mm

endatio

ns Drawing up of EU-wide conclusions concerning

soil conservation practices and policy measures/implementation.

IPTS

WP

3

Task1.1

Task3.2

Task3.3

Sto

ck-t

aki

ng,

the a

ssess

ment

of

the c

urr

ent

situ

atio

n

WP

1

WP

2

Match between the problem, the conservation practices and policy measures (mapping)

A review of the regulatory environment and policy instruments

Uploading of all project outputs to the JRC project website.

Translation of the materials for technical training and the executive summary of the final

D1 -

WP

1 r

eport

D6 - Final report

Workflow

WP1

27 member states

Soil degradation – agricultural land

Wind & water erosion Compaction Organic matter Salinisation

Soil conservation practices

Review of policies & regulations

March 2008

WP2

10 Case studies

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Italy

Spain

UK September / October 2008

SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 4Ancona, 1 February 2008

Existing institutions & governance structures

Soil conditions & farming practices

Current performance

Effectiveness of soil conservation

measures

Efficiency of institutions &

governance structures

Best desired performancechanges to be made

SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 5Ancona, 1 February 2008

(a)  classification of the nature and amplitude of the soil protection problem

IES, SOIL Report ID1.1(a) Task2.1 IPTS Methodology and guidelines for CS

(b)   the relevant practices their economics and effectiveness

Task2.2 IPTS Methodology and guidelines for CS

(c-d)  environmental effectiveness

(a) French Case study

IES, AGRI-ENV

Report on CS (a)

Task1.2 IPTS Direct input to D1

(b) Case study Marche, Italy

IES,SOIL Report on CS (b)

Task1.3 IPTS Direct input to D1

(c) Eight case studies

IPTS A set of reports on CS (c)

Task1.4 IPTS Minutes D2 Task 2.5: IPTS

French national IES/AGRI-ENV

D3 - Intermediate reportItalian IES/SOIL

3 regional linked to CSs 2.3. (c)

IPTS

Task 3.1 IPTS Direct input in D6

(a) Scenarios - conventional and conservation practices

(b) Classification of regions according to the env. benefit

Task4.1 IES/AGRI-ENV

Material for technical training ID4.1

D7

(a) the consistency of the finding

Task4.2 IPTS D8 - translations(b) Policy-relevant

conclusions Task4.3 IPTS D9 - web

Task4.4 IPTS D -10 Policy seminar

D5 -

Regio

nal

work

shops

WP

4

Scheme of work flow within the SoCo project

Case

stu

die

s

A common agri-environmental framework for the CS

D4 -

Sum

mary

report

on c

ase

stu

die

s

A common framework for policy analysis.

Task2.3 Case studies

Summary of case studies

Task2.4 Regional workshops (WS2):

inculded in respectve deliverables of Task2.3

Policy seminar:

Direct input in D6

Report ID3.2IES

Summarising the results

Model calculations (EPIC) model – environmental benefits of adopting soil conservation

IES, AGRI-ENV

Dis

sem

inatio

n

Stakeholder workshop (WS1)

Report ID1.1(b,c-d)

Materials for technical training

Agricultural soil degradation problem and the corresponding soil conservation practices.

Concl

usi

ons/

reco

mm

endatio

ns Drawing up of EU-wide conclusions concerning

soil conservation practices and policy measures/implementation.

IPTS

WP

3

Task1.1

Task3.2

Task3.3

Sto

ck-t

aki

ng,

the a

ssess

ment

of

the c

urr

ent

situ

atio

n

WP

1

WP

2

Match between the problem, the conservation practices and policy measures (mapping)

A review of the regulatory environment and policy instruments

Uploading of all project outputs to the JRC project website.

Translation of the materials for technical training and the executive summary of the final

D1 -

WP

1 r

eport

D6 - Final report

WP3

Soil conservation and policy conclusions

Environmental Policy Integrated Climate Model calculations ( EPIC )

Assess environmental benefits:

Agricultural Conventional conservation agricultural practices practices

November / December 2008

WP4

Dissemination

Materials for technical training

Workshop

Spring 2009

Workflow

SOCO Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation 6Ancona, 1 February 2008

http://eusoils.jrc.it/projects/SOCO/

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