Is CAP contributing to the clean Baltic Sea?

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1 Is CAP contributing to the clean Baltic Sea? Mikhail Durkin, CAP Towards sustainable agriculture 1-2 September 2017, Tallinn and Penijõe, Estonia

2 CCB - Networking among citizens and sectors Established in 1990 a network of grass-root environmental NGOs 19 organizations and over environmental concerned citizens Works in the entire Baltic Sea basin: Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine lobby at EU and HELCOM level, coordinated actions and field work, awareness raising and capacity building CCB s working areas Water Protection in Agriculture River Basin and Wastewater Management Fisheries and Aquaculture Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Hazardous Substances and Marine Litter Sustainable Development in Coastal and Marine Areas Harmful Installations and Maritime Transport

3 Signing of Helsinki Convention for Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area Regular HELCOM work starts and eutrophication recognized as a problem in the first baseline assessment Baltic Sea Region population is ca 50 million people; Life expectancy at birth is 53 years First Biological Waste Water Treatment Plants in Germany, Denmark, Finland World War I started Industrial ammonia production started Average GDP per capita 3,4K (in 1990 US$). Urban population reaches 33%. Life expectancy at birth exceeds 60 years Baltic Sea Region population is ca. 60 million people NPK fertilizers invented Start of World War II Average GDP per capita 52K Baltic Sea Region population is still 60 million people. Life expectancy at birth exceeds 70 years Chemical industry boosted NPK-fertilsers production Activated sludge sewage treatment becomes common Population in Baltic catchment area population exceeds 70 million EC s Common Agriculture Policy launched Average GDP per capita 130K (in US$). Urban population in the catchment area close to 60 % Intensive programmes for municipal sewage treatment across Nordic countries Population in Baltic catchment area population ca.80 million HELCOM Ministerial Declaration - Agreement to reduce 50% of nutrient discharges by 1995 Centrally planned agriculture starts to collapse in the former socialist-bloc countries EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive New Helsinki Convention - Expansion to catchment area; new independent members joining in Establishment of HELCOM Hot Spot list (JCP) HELCOM reconfirms human-induced eutrophication. First NVZs established HELCOM Bremen Declaration - Ecosystem approach. One third of HELCOM Hot Spots cleaned HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan adopted. HELCOM Recommendation on improving waste water treatment HELCOM Moscow Ministerial commitment Ban on sewage from passenger ships - Baltic Sea the first such special IMO area in the world 98% of sewage treatment in St. Petersburg is meeting HELCOM standards.two thirds of Hot Spots cleaned HELCOM Copenhagen Ministerial Meeting EU Water Framework Directive Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation EU enlargement: accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland South-West waste water treatment plant established in St. Petersburg New Water Code in Russia adopted EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive New EU CAP & CFP implementation starts Completion of Polish municipal sewage program , , , , ,0 Nitrogen inputs tons year Good Environmental Status 22500, ,0 Phosphorus inputs, tons year 2500,0 4,5 4 3,5 3 Nitrogen concentration, winter inorganic 2,5 0,65 0,55 0,45 0,35 Phosphorus concentration, winter inorganic 0, ,5 3 2,5 2 1,5 WHAT IS A CLEAN BALTIC? Oxygen debt Water clarity, summer Secchi depth Algae biomass,chloro phyll a summer concentration

4 HOW TO MAKE IT CLEAN? Country Allocated Reductions Targets, 2013 (t/yr from loads) Bothnian Bay UNECE N Shipping N 6930 P 530 N 9240 Bothnian Sea P N P 3790 N Gulf of Finland P N Gulf of Riga P 320 N 1800 Kattegat P 220 N 1670 P 38 N 2890 Danish Straits Baltic Proper P 7480 N P 1470 N 8970 P 800 N 3320

5 Where the reductions can be achieved by 2021? Total phosphorus Primarily manure management Reference input Maximum allowable Input Reduction target MWWTP Scattered Agriculture Total nitrogen Palette of agri-env measures Reference input Maximum allowable Input Reduction target Airborne MWWTP Scattered Agriculture

6 Special Report: Combating eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: further and more effective action needed (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU), ECA 2016, No3

7 Special Report: Combating eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: further and more effective action needed (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU), ECA 2016, No3

8 Trophic status of surface waters within the BSR, REPORT on the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources based on Member State reports for the period

9 Nitrate Vulnerable Zonez in the BSR 100% NVZ 15.2% NVZ 7% NVZ 12.5% NVZ 100% NVZ 100% NVZ 100% NVZ 4.5 % NVZ [from %]

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12 Total agricultural area under at least one greening obligation as a proportion of total agricultural area, according to Eurostat FSS data for 2013 Number of farmers under at least one greening obligation as a proportion of the number of farmers applying for direct payments Commission Staff Working Document Review of greening after one year Brussels, SWD(2016) 218 final PART 3/6

13 Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Sweden 120 Gross nitrogen balance, averages and (kg N per ha of utilised agricultural area) (¹) (¹) Gross phosphorus balance, averages and (kg P per ha of utilised agricultural area) -10 EUROSTAT, Agriculture and environment - pollution risks

14 Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Sweden 0,8 0,7 Nitrogen Use Efficiency, average vs (total nutrient outputs/total nutrient inputs) 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0,0 1,8 1,6 1, (¹) Phoshorus Use Efficiency, average vs (total nutrient outputs/total nutrient inputs) 1,2 1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0, (¹) EUROSTAT, Agriculture and environment - pollution risks

15 Guess how far the Baltic is from GES?

16 Cross-compliance? Worth to remember! Case C-543/16 Application. EC vs Germany, 27 October Failure of a MS to fulfil obligations Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) - Additional measures or reinforced actions Case C-648/13 Judgement. EC vs Poland. 30 June Failure of a MS to fulfil obligations Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) Monitoring of the ecological status and the chemical status of surface waters RBMPs Case C-356/13 Judgment. EC vs Poland. 20 November Failure of a MS to fulfil obligations Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) Inadequate definition of waters which are polluted or are vulnerable to pollution Inadequate classification of vulnerable zones Action programmes Deficient measures Case C-525/12. Judgment. EC vs Germany. 11 September 2014 (*) Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations Environment Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC). Recovery of the costs for water services Concept of water services ) Case C-237/12. Judgment. EC vs France. 4 September Capacity of manure storages Limitation of land application Non-compliance of national legislation Case C-193/12. Judgment. EC vs France. 13 June Designation of vulnerable zones Excessive nitrate content Eutrophication

17 Can CAP support BSAP? Yes it can, if the following is taken into account Agriculture substantially contributes to the Baltic nutrient inputs, hence sustainable agriculture is a key to success for reaching GES, by Minimizing nutrient losses to keep the nutrient inputs below Maximum Allowable; Integration of ecosystem approach into agriculture policies; Identifying/verifying areas critical to N and P losses, to enable targeted measures with greatest effect Developing and applying agricultural practices with least environmental impacts Addressing improved farm nutrient management, including nutrient recycling, fully utilising manure nutrient content, applying nutrientbalanced fertilization, and nutrient accounting; Enhancing stakeholder dialogue and transfer of best agricultural practices and technologies

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