Buffer zones and Buffer Strips
The Pilot Programme Agriculture has held a workshop on
"Buffer Strips and Buffer Zones - Targeting Water Quality", Thursday, February 23rd , in Brussels, Belgium
The workshop was co-organised by EUREAU and Copa-Cogeca under the umbrella of the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform, WssTP. Copa-Cogeca represents European farmers and European agri-cooperatives. Eureau is the European federation of national associations of drinking water suppliers and waste water services.
Download the Summary document of the Workshop here
Agenda
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Introduction , Mr Pierre-Yves Monette, Secretary General of EUREAU SESSION I The European legislative framework The Water Framework Directive – The Common implementation strategy Mr Nicolas Rouyer, DG ENV, Unit D1 Protection of Water Buffer strips as cross compliance requirement under EC 73/2009 Mr Emmanuel Petel, DG AGRI, Unit D3 Cross-compliance, food and feed legislation Buffer zones under the directive on sustainable use of pesticides Ms Birgit van Tongelen, DG SANCO, Unit D4 - Biotechnology, Pesticides & Health SESSION II How can new technologies and innovation support farmers to comply with legal requirements regarding water quality? Innovative and cost-effective solutions for water quality improvement in livestock systems and for monitoring water bodies Mr Carlos Póvoa, Águas de Portugal (AdP), Portugal Buffer zones for water quality protection, Mr Jean-Joël Gril, Cemagref, France Research initiatives to evaluate and promote effective measures against diffuse pollution of waters Mr Marc Stutter, The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, UK and representative of the EU COST Action 869 Climate change and its impact on water quality – how can research contribute to mitigate the effec t Ms Tiina Noges, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources Unit
The US approach to improve water quality on agricultural land Ms Elisa Wagner, Agricultural Attaché, U.S. Mission to the EU SESSION III How can applied research align water protection demands with agriculture? The water management associations point of view Mr Juan Valero de Palma, EUWMA, European Union of Water Management Associations
The fertiliser industries point of view
The plant protection industries point of view Mr Manfred Roettele, ECPA, European Crop Protection Association Mr Niklas Bergman, Copa-Cogeca (LRF) The water industries point of view Ms Claudia Castell-Exner, EUREAU
List of participants
