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Eco Cod program & Intensive pig production program – from devastating pollution to sustainable and inventive solutions
The commitment has two main areas, Fishery and the Pig Production Program.
Fishery:
The purpose of the commitment is twofold:
- through policy work targeted at the Baltic Sea Strategy and the reform of the Common fisheries policy (CFP), promote introduction of regional governance of fisheries in the Baltic sea and ban all sorts of discards
- finance the introduction of the MSC label in the region to help achieve a sustainable Cod Fishery and to enable people around the Baltic Sea to buy and eat Cod that they know is legally fished on stocks that are viable
Pig Production Program:
The “Intensive pig production program”- is a long term commitment that will run until the year 2020. The main objectives are to:
- Achieve a well adapted and functional regional and national legislation regarding the implementation and control of phosphorous and nitrogen norms
- Produce and disseminate relevant and inventive knowledge within the area of manure treatment technologies
- In cooperation with regional stakeholders and policy makers, support the introduction of best available technologies through demonstration plants and facilities.
Fishery:
The purpose of the commitment is twofold:
- through policy work targeted at the Baltic Sea Strategy and the reform of the Common fisheries policy (CFP), promote introduction of regional governance of fisheries in the Baltic sea and ban all sorts of discards
- finance the introduction of the MSC label in the region to help achieve a sustainable Cod Fishery and to enable people around the Baltic Sea to buy and eat Cod that they know is legally fished on stocks that are viable
Pig Production Program:
The “Intensive pig production program”- is a long term commitment that will run until the year 2020. The main objectives are to:
- Achieve a well adapted and functional regional and national legislation regarding the implementation and control of phosphorous and nitrogen norms
- Produce and disseminate relevant and inventive knowledge within the area of manure treatment technologies
- In cooperation with regional stakeholders and policy makers, support the introduction of best available technologies through demonstration plants and facilities.
2010 January 29
Milestones
1st Milestone
2010 January 29
Review of the current situation
2010 May 15
2nd Milestone
2010 December 21
The report identifies available manure treatment technologies that reduce leaching of nutrients from large quantities of pig manure and recommends best available technologies. It was distributed to DG Environment, the EU IPPC bureau and Baltic region members of the IPPC Technical Working Group for intensive rearing of pigs and poultry.
2010 January 15
3rd Milestone
2010 December 21
The report “Cost Effective Phosphorus Management Measures – to reduce leaching from intensive rearing of pigs” was submitted to DG Environment and the EU IPPC Bureau, giving recommendations to introduce Phosphorus management measures in the revision of the guiding documents for pigs and poultry.
2010 May 15
4th Milestone
2010 December 21
The report “Cost Effective Phosphorus Management Measures – to reduce leaching from intensive rearing of livestock” was produced and communicated to national authorities in the region, proposing national regulations for maximum phosphorus loads.
2010 September 15
5th Milestone
2010 December 21
The project aims at recommending and describing economically viable biogas plants solution for industrial pig farming, in the different national contexts of the Baltic Sea.
2010 July 01
6th Milestone
2010 December 21
The project report will include recommendations for biogas plant solutions for industrial pig farms, with minimum leaching of nutrient and viable economic performance for the different national frameworks in the region.
2011 February 15
7th Milestone
2010 December 21
Baltic Sea 2020 will seek cooperation with national authorities, industrial pig farmers, biogas stakeholders and financers in a Baltic Sea country, to establish a demonstration biogas facility digesting large quantities of pig manure, based on recommendations for best available biogas technologies.
2011 December 31
8th Milestone
2010 December 21
Phase1: (Jan-June) Milestone - Ensure progressive formulations in CFP reform proposal which promote the introduction of regional governance of fisheries in the Baltic Sea and ban discards from fisheries in the Baltic Sea
2011 June 30
9th Milestone
2010 December 21
Phase2: Milestone - Ensure that the progressive formulations in CFP reform proposal are maintained when undergoing the first reading in the EP OR if the formulations are not as progressive as to deliver on our commitment, work for amending the text so that EP comments include promotion and introduction of regional governance of fisheries in the Baltic Sea in addition to banning discards from fisheries.
2011 December 31
Details
Björn Carlson, Chairman Baltic Sea 2020 & Conrad Stralka, Executive Director Baltic Sea2020
other
Sweden
Katarina Veem (Fishery), Charlotte Samuelson, (Eutrophication)
maria.maandiREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@balticsea2020.org
+46 708 74 17 56 (Katarina Veem), +46 708 23 87 47 (Charlotte Samuelson)
Maria Maandi
mmREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@balticsea2020.org
+46 707 50 23 31
Baltic Sea 2020
Lilla Frescativägen 4B
Box 50005
104 05 Stockholm
Sweden
Lilla Frescativägen 4B
Box 50005
104 05 Stockholm
Sweden
Contribution
Policy making, financial support, knowledge production
Eutrophication
Biodiversity
a) Fishery,
To achieve a permanent viable cod stock in the Baltic Sea hence improving the water quality of the sea
b) Pig Production Program
To achieve a permanent reduction of nutrient leaching from intensive pig production to the Baltic Sea.
To achieve a permanent viable cod stock in the Baltic Sea hence improving the water quality of the sea
b) Pig Production Program
To achieve a permanent reduction of nutrient leaching from intensive pig production to the Baltic Sea.
The Baltic Sea proper
a) Baltic Sea 2020 welcomes opportunities to cooperating with stakeholders in all areas of the program - from policy making, to research and financing of the MSC introduction.
b) Baltic Sea 2020 welcomes opportunities to cooperating with stakeholders in all of the “Intensive pig production program” areas- from policy making, to research and implementation of test facilities and technologies.
b) Baltic Sea 2020 welcomes opportunities to cooperating with stakeholders in all of the “Intensive pig production program” areas- from policy making, to research and implementation of test facilities and technologies.
Highly significant effort
01/04/2010
other
3-10 years