agri-environmental

Agri-environmental health is likely to be maintained or enhanced over time.

The third Department’s specific competence is to cover all agri-environmental aspects.

We should therefore strengthen all agri-environmental measures along these lines.

Agri-environmental health is at low risk of being significantly degraded.

The initiative will include support for educational institutions which provide training related to agri-environmental studies.

The relative importance of these two processes under different agri-environmental conditions is not clear.

Previous chapters of this report focus on individual agri-environmental indicators.

That is why we need to provide remuneration for agri-environmental measures.

There are a number of different ways to classify agri-environmental policy instruments.

What should be important characteristics of an EG&S agri­environmental policy?

To what extent have agri-environmental measures contributed to improving the environment?

To only make the agri-environmental measure mandatory is an extreme weakness.

As an example, we have improved our ability to report on agriculture's environmental performance with the development of 14 agri-environmental indicators.

Work is underway to prepare an inventory of agri-environmental policies.

In 2000, we published the first agri-environmental indicator report.

I would ask the Commissioner to explain why there is only a 5 % increase in the amounts for agri-environmental measures.

The program will also contribute to agri-environmental indicators and increasing public awareness.

The problem is exacerbated by the spatial dimension of most agri-environmental problems.

Work on agri-environmental indicators involves a process of continuous improvement.

The Union's agri-environmental measures can provide an incentive here.

The severity of these negative aspects varies with local agri-environmental conditions.

I will be seeking additional funds for agri-environmental schemes in the 2000 spending review.

On the other hand the farmers can help protect the environment by certain actions, for which purpose the agri-environmental measures have been put in place.

Agri-environmental measures are the only compulsory measure to be included in the rural development programmes.

How could an EG&S agri­ environmental policy differ from current agri­environmental policies?