Preventing negative consequences of intensive livestock production in the Baltic Sea Region
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- Large-scale livestock production in definitions
- Scale of the Industrial Animal Production
- The Baltic Sea as a particularly vulnerable sea region
- Characteristics of the Baltic Sea catchment area
- Nitrogen and phosphorus cycle in agro-ecosystems
- Conditions defining the environmental impact of industrial livestock farming
- Environmental risks from large-scale livestock production in the BSR
- Preventing the negative consequences of intensive livestock production
- Intensive livestock industry versus corporate social responsibility
- Environment protection laws in agriculture
- Links to full-text versions of legal acts
- Important events
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27.11.2018
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The 2nd World Conference on Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry is going to be held during February 25-26, 2019, in London, UK, on the theme of ?The Future of Ecosystem, Ecosystem for Future?. It provides a premier technical forum for expressing and learning about the advanced research and developments, ...
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Registration for the first stakeholder conference of the Blue Bioeconomy Forum on 7th December in Amsterdam, is now open. Why should you join us on the 7th December? You will learn about trends, opportunities and challenges that are faced by different actors of the Blue Bioeconomy sector in the EU. ...
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Östersjöfonden Baltic Sea Prize is awarded annually to a person, institution or organization which have carried out significant and outstanding contribution to the Baltic Sea environment. Now is time to nominate candidates for the Baltic Sea award 2019! The nominations shall be submitted before November ...
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2018 has seen the publication of two books on phosphorus management, sewage phosphorus removal and P-recovery and recycling technologies and policies - ?Phosphorus recovery and recycling?, Springer, 2018, Editors H. Ohtake & S. Tsuneda, and IWA book ?Phosphorus polluter and resource of the future ...
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Annual losses of N and P to freshwaters worldwide nearly doubled over the twentieth century. Agriculture now represents over 50% of these N and P losses. N and P retention doubled (in rivers, dams and reservoirs). Also nearly 400 mtN have accumulated in groundwaters worldwide.
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A theoretical optimisation model of agriculture, human diet, phosphorus use and recycling suggests that mineral phosphorus input could be reduced by 90%, assuming complete recycling of crop wastes, slaughterhouse waste phosphorus, animal manures and human excreta, no soil P accumulation and low soil ...
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