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Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture
In this perspective article, we provide recommendations for strengthening the policy framework for protecting the Baltic Sea from agricultural nutrient pollution. The most striking weakness is the lax implementation of prescribed abatement measures, particularly concerning manure management, in most...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34145560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01573-3 |
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author | Brady, Mark V. Andersen, Mikael Skou Andersson, Anna Kilis, Emils Saarela, Sanna-Riikka Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Martin |
author_facet | Brady, Mark V. Andersen, Mikael Skou Andersson, Anna Kilis, Emils Saarela, Sanna-Riikka Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Martin |
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description | In this perspective article, we provide recommendations for strengthening the policy framework for protecting the Baltic Sea from agricultural nutrient pollution. The most striking weakness is the lax implementation of prescribed abatement measures, particularly concerning manure management, in most countries. Institutions of the EU should also be leveraged for achieving Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) goals. In contrast to the Helsinki Convention, the European Union has economic, political and legal mandates to further implementation and compliance. Equally important is the need for strengthening of local institutions, particularly Water Boards and independent agricultural advisory services in the eastern Baltic Sea Region countries. There is also an urgent need for implementation of voluntary land-use measures where EU funding available to farmers is more broadly and effectively used by providing it on the basis of estimated abatement performance, which can be realized through modelling. The enormous potential for funding performance-based schemes, manure management infrastructure and advisory services through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are currently underutilized. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: he online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-021-01573-3. |
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spelling | pubmed-86518632021-12-22 Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture Brady, Mark V. Andersen, Mikael Skou Andersson, Anna Kilis, Emils Saarela, Sanna-Riikka Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Martin Ambio Perspective In this perspective article, we provide recommendations for strengthening the policy framework for protecting the Baltic Sea from agricultural nutrient pollution. The most striking weakness is the lax implementation of prescribed abatement measures, particularly concerning manure management, in most countries. Institutions of the EU should also be leveraged for achieving Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) goals. In contrast to the Helsinki Convention, the European Union has economic, political and legal mandates to further implementation and compliance. Equally important is the need for strengthening of local institutions, particularly Water Boards and independent agricultural advisory services in the eastern Baltic Sea Region countries. There is also an urgent need for implementation of voluntary land-use measures where EU funding available to farmers is more broadly and effectively used by providing it on the basis of estimated abatement performance, which can be realized through modelling. The enormous potential for funding performance-based schemes, manure management infrastructure and advisory services through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are currently underutilized. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: he online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-021-01573-3. Springer Netherlands 2021-06-18 2022-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8651863/ /pubmed/34145560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01573-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Perspective Brady, Mark V. Andersen, Mikael Skou Andersson, Anna Kilis, Emils Saarela, Sanna-Riikka Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Martin Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title | Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title_full | Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title_fullStr | Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title_short | Strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan for agriculture |
title_sort | strengthening the policy framework to resolve lax implementation of the baltic sea action plan for agriculture |
topic | Perspective |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34145560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01573-3 |
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