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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable production intensification*
Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Tom Goddard, Senior
Policy Advisor, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Canada,
regarding:
*UNEP Year Book of Emerging Issues in our Global Environment* – 2014.
Many thanks to Tom.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca
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From: Tom Goddard <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:55 PM
Subject: Contribution for CA-CoP
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
*UNEP Year Book of Emerging Issues in our Global Environment* – 2014.
http://www.unep.org/yearbook/2014/ (released June 23, 2014)
This year’s UNEP Year Book has settled upon a list of 10 global issues,
three of which are important to CA. Here are the list of 10 and below I
have highlighted three that are relevant to CA. CA-CoP members may find
this reference useful to strengthen support for program or project
proposals, policy research or strategic initiatives. A globally respected
UN agency has highlighted the issues and underlined their importance.
Planning and action are everyone’s responsibility.
1 - Excess nitrogen in the environment
2 - Combatting re-emerging infectious diseases
3 - Marine fish and shellfish farming
4 - Illegal wildlife trade
5 - Methane hydrates
6 - Realizing the potential of citizen science
7 - Air pollution
8 - Plastic debris in the ocean
9 - Securing soil carbon benefits
10 - Rapid changes in the Arctic
#1 - *Excess nitrogen* in the environment.
Nitrogen fertilizer management needs to be sufficient only for plant needs
within the related biologic processes of N mineralization and
immobilization. Nitrogen management needs to be addressed in the context
of a systems approach. CA is the best way for agriculture to mitigate
excess N contributions to the environment. One of the more recent tools
for a systems approach to nutrient management is the 4R system.
#6 - Realizing the potential of *citizen science*.
CA has long benefited from citizen science. Farmers and farmer
associations pioneered CA systems. The scientists that followed along and
contributed to CA could not have achieved what they did without
contributions of citizen science. The current explosion of technologies
enable us to consider the ‘impossible’. How science projects are designed
and coordinated needs to change and improve.
#9 – Securing *soil carbon* benefits.
Management of soils is acknowledged to provide multiple benefits to the
environment and society. CA is highlighted as a preferred practice to
maintain and enhance soil C on page 4 of the chapter. A video link is
provided that features CA implementation in Malawi and Zambia. Potential
synergies are mentioned with The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and other
global initiatives. The five pillars of action for GSP are highlighted on
page 5. We hope time will show synergies between initiatives become a
reality.
Best regards,
Tom
Tom Goddard
Senior Policy Advisor
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
#206, 7000 - 113 St., Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada T6H 5T6
ph: 780-427-3067
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