Agriculture and the Environment

1. Introduction.- Objective of the project.- Project approach.- Sources of information.- Methodology.- The structure of this book.- 2. The European Context.- The International North Sea Conferences (INSC).- The Paris Conventions (PARCOM) amd Oslo Commissions (OSCOM and OSPAR).- The Nitrate Directive of the European Union.- Legal Status of declarations.- 3. The Netherlands.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring and control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.- Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 4. Belgium.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring and control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.- Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 5. Denmark.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring and control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.-Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 6. France.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring, control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.- Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 7. Germany.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring and control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.- Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 8. United Kingdom.- Country condition.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Need and purpose of existing policy and regulation (international and national).- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- Monitoring and control, record keeping and verification.- Financial measures and incentives.- Effect of measures.- Role of different actors.- Future developments.- 9. United States.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions of soils, surface-, ground- and drinking water.- Policy formulation and legal incorporation (international and national).- Regulatory controls.- State regulations for manurecontrols.- 10. Canada.- Environmental pressures and sources.- Ambient environmental conditions.- Policy formulation and legal incorporation.- Regulatory controls.- Provincial regulations for manure controls.- 11. International Comparisons.- Comparison of environmental pressures.- Comparison of policies.- Conclusions from international comparison.- 12. Conclusions and Recommendations.- The Netherlands.- Belgium.- Denmark.- France.- Germany.- United Kingdom.- United States.- Canada.- Conclusions and recommendations.- About the Authors.