This chapter focuses on possible transition pathways towards sustainable agriculture through an understanding of the environmental, social, cultural and economic advantages of 'high nature value farming' (HNVF) and its implications for European regions. The overall objective is to explore how the...

This chapter provides an overview of the main environmental and health-related standards that apply to EU agriculture. The most important environmental and health-related issues, which are of major concern in the EU and with high priority in policy are: nutrient enrichment in water by nitrates and...

This chapter is a synthesis of the principal environmental and human health related standards applying to agriculture in the EU, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It provides a comparison of the main environmental and health issues causing concern in the 5 countries, the policy measures and...

Following an introduction, linkages between agriculture, the physical environment, landscape and biodiversity are explored. The responsibility of the CAP in terms of maintaining a healthy environment is discussed and areas of concern associated with the CAP are outlined. The issues of research and...

Following an introduction, sections cover: the protection of plant fluoride ; the new European directive on the protection of Biological invention; the release of genetically modified organisms in the European Union; and the future development of a European gene market.

This chapter on agricultural sector pressure indicators in the EU, tries to build the bridge between environmental scientists and decision-makers. The overall objective of the chapter is to produce a tool that serves environmental policy in a way similar to that of the system of national accounts,...