News » Seminar 'Reducing Nutrient Runoff from Large-Scale Animal Production in the BSR'

08.12.2013

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On December 6, 2013, in Warsaw, Poland,Coalition Clean Baltic, together with Green Federation Gaja, BalticMANURE and the Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the WestPomeranian University ofTechnology in Szczecin, organized the Seminar'Reducing nutrient runofffrom large-scale animal production in theBaltic SeaRegion'. Morethan 60 people participated.

Stakeholdersfrom Belarus,Denmark,Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Russia,Ukraine and Sweden took the floor to present the situation of thelarge-scale animal production in their country. Some experts presentedthe impact of such farms on the environment of the Baltic Sea Region.Other stakeholders focused their presentation on manure management andanimal fertilizers. The cape between thecurrent practices and theenvironmental friendly technologies of animal fertilizers availabletoday was highlighted.

The Seminargave an overview of the large-scale animal farms situation in the BalticSea Region. One important conclusion was that stronger regulations andcontrol is needed for big animal farm, to mitigate the eutrophicationproblem of rivers, lakes and the Baltic Sea environment. Finally, theparticipants exchanged concrete experiences and brought home some goodpractices to be shared with the local farmers.

Federacja Zielonych GAJA
5 Lipca 45, 70-374 Szczecin, Poland
Phone. +48 91 489 42 33
Fax + 48 91 489 42 32
fzbiuro@gajanet.pl


Coalition Clean Baltic
Östra Ågatan 53
SE-753 22 Uppsala, Sweden
SHORT ABOUT THE PROJECT

Project Industrial animal farms in the Baltic Sea Region - sustainable practices to reduce nutrient loads is a part of a long-term campaign of the Coalition Clean Baltic and Green Federation "GAJA", aiming to reduce the negative impact of large-scale animal production on the environment and local communities in the Baltic Sea Region, particularly by reducing nutrient run-off into the sea. The project is part-financed by the European Union. This website reflects only the view of the Coalition Clean Baltic. The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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