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Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry : Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Title:
Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry : Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Author:
Sutton, William R.
ISBN:
9780821377444
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (91 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Acronyms -- Abbreviations -- 1. Integrating Environment Into Agriculture And Forestry -- 2. Agriculture and Forestry Have Major Impacts on the Environment -- 3. Focusing On The East And On Agriculture -- 4. Improving Awareness Of Sustainability Issues In Agriculture And Forestry -- 5. Building Capacity For Implementation -- 6. Increasing Incentives For Implementation -- 7. Building On Success -- 8. Meeting The Challenges Ahead -- Annex 1: Key Economic, Agricultural, and Forestry Statistics -- Annex 2: Analysis of Questionnaires -- Annex 3: Explanation of Indicators -- Annex 4: The Issue of Abandoned Land -- Annex 5: Sub-Regional Comparisons -- References -- Map: Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry -- Figure 1: Share of Irrigated Area Affected by Moderate to Severe Soil Salinity, Select Countries -- Figure 2: Areas of Organic Production by Country -- Figure 3: Obsolete Pesticide Stocks by Country -- Figure 4: Extent of Forest Certification by Country -- Table 1: Recommendations -- Table 2: Summary of Issues -- Table 3: Reported Trends of Selected Mainstreaming Indicators in EECCA and SEE Countries since 2000 -- Annex Table 1.1: Agriculture and forest indicators of EECCA and SEE countries, various years -- Annex Table 2.1: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Agricultural Sector, EECCA Countries, 2006 -- Annex Table 2.2: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Forestry Sector, EECCA Countries, 2006 -- Annex Table 2.3: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors, SEE Countries, 2006 -- Annex Table 2.4: Combined Table of Questions Common to OECD and World Bank Questionnaires. EECCA and SEE Countries, 2006 -- Annex Table 4.1. Abandoned Farmland across the SEE Region, Various Years.

Box 1: Kazakhstan Shows the Way -- Box 2: Carbon Finance in Moldova -- Box 3: Integrated Pest Management in Uzbekistan -- Box 4: Russia Combats Illegal Logging -- Box 5: Integration and the EU Accession Process -- Box 6: Good Practice from Hungary and Poland -- Box 7: Prospects for Organic Farming -- Box 8: Modernizing Agricultural Extension -- Box 9: Abandoned Farmland: Threat or Opportunity? -- Box 10: Money from Manure in Georgia.
Abstract:
The countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia urgently need to accelerate the integration of environmental concerns into their agricultural and forestry sectors. Policies and laws promoting integration have undoubtedly improved, but implementation is lagging, particularly in the east and in agriculture. Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry raises awareness of the pressing need to step up progress on implementation. Failure to integrate environment into agriculture and forestry will have major economic and human health implications, eg. soil salinity in Uzbekistan is estimated to cost 1 billion per year, while soil erosion is estimated to cost Moldova at least 40 million per year. Agriculture and forestry are also highly sensitive to climate change and it is critical for the countries in the sub-region to build awareness and the capacity to proactively integrate climate change adaptation into agriculture and forestry sector policies, programs and investments. These sectors contribute about 15 percent of GDP and support the 35% of the population who live in rural areas of the sub-region. Report recommendations include: the imperative of using economic cost-benefit analysis as a base for decision making, scaling up of successful pilot projects, and development and implementation of climate change risk management adaptation plans.The report includes a companion CD-ROM which contains 21 in-depth reviews of Eastern European and Central Asian countries.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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