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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05.01.2019
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A report by Greenpeace Germany presents analysis of water from 29 rivers and canals in 10 EU Member States in regions with intensive livestock production, one sample from each site taken in June or July 2018. Veterinary pharmaceuticals were detected at 80% of these sites (concentrations not specified) ...
learn more »04.01.2019
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The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) proposes to support the European Commission?s proposal that all farmers should inform a nutrient balance (inputs in fertilisers, crop remains, other amendments; offtakes in crops), included in the proposals for the new CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) ...
learn more »03.01.2019
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Two regional workshops ?Manure in a Circular Agricultural System? in Eindhoven,(The Netherlands) and Osnabrück Melle (Germany) enabled scientists, farmers organisations, industry and regulators to discuss challenges to manure processing and recycling in intensive livestock regions. The meetings are ...
learn more »02.01.2019
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A public EU consultation is open to 4th March 2019 ?Fitness Check of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive?. You can provide your input via https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-5128184/publicconsultation_en
learn more »31.12.2018
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Final conference of the Smart Blue Regions Project "The Role of Regions in Fostering Blue Growth" is to be held on 22nd January, 2019 in Berlin, Germany (EUREF Campus). This conference will especially focus on: Paving the way for regional Blue Growth cooperation, Smart Specialisation and Multi-Use ...
learn more »21.12.2018
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?Putting phosphorus first? How to address current and future challenges?. The 9th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW9) will take place at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2019. IPW brings together experts working on phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic systems, both managed and (semi-)natural, ...
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