Integrating Environment Into Agriculture and Forestry : Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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. Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Executive Summary......Page 14 Acronyms......Page 20 Abbreviations......Page 21 1. Integrating Environment Into Agriculture And Forestry......Page 22 2. Agriculture and Forestry Have Major Impacts on the Environment......Page 26 Box 3: Integrated Pest Management in Uzbekistan......Page 34 4. Improving Awareness Of Sustainability Issues In Agriculture And Forestry......Page 40 5. Building Capacity For Implementation......Page 44 6. Increasing Incentives For Implementation......Page 48 7. Building On Success......Page 52 8. Meeting The Challenges Ahead......Page 54 Annex 1: Key Economic, Agricultural, and Forestry Statistics......Page 56 Annex 2: Analysis of Questionnaires......Page 60 Annex 3: Explanation of Indicators......Page 72 Annex 4: The Issue of Abandoned Land......Page 78 Annex 5: Sub-Regional Comparisons......Page 84 References......Page 86 Map: Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry......Page 90 Figure 1: Share of Irrigated Area Affected by Moderate to Severe Soil Salinity, Select Countries......Page 32 Box 6: Good Practice from Hungary and Poland......Page 37 Figure 3: Obsolete Pesticide Stocks by Country......Page 41 Figure 4: Extent of Forest Certification by Country......Page 50 Table 1: Recommendations......Page 18 Table 2: Summary of Issues......Page 28 Table 3: Reported Trends of Selected Mainstreaming Indicators in EECCA and SEE Countries since 2000......Page 31 Annex Table 1.1: Agriculture and forest indicators of EECCA and SEE countries, various years......Page 57 Annex Table 2.1: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Agricultural Sector, EECCA Countries, 2006......Page 63 Annex Table 2.2: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Forestry Sector, EECCA Countries, 2006......Page 65 Annex Table 2.3: Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors, SEE Countries, 2006......Page 66 Annex Table 2.4: Combined Table of Questions Common to OECD and World Bank Questionnaires. EECCA and SEE Countries, 2006......Page 69 Annex Table 4.1. Abandoned Farmland across the SEE Region, Various Years......Page 79 Box 1: Kazakhstan Shows the Way......Page 23 Box 2: Carbon Finance in Moldova......Page 24 Box 4: Russia Combats Illegal Logging......Page 35 Box 5: Integration and the EU Accession Process......Page 36 Box 7: Prospects for Organic Farming......Page 38 Box 8: Modernizing Agricultural Extension......Page 42 Box 9: Abandoned Farmland: Threat or Opportunity?......Page 51 Box 10: Money from Manure in Georgia......Page 53 "In the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, environmental considerations are lagging behind other factors in the agriculture and forestry sectors. The cost of increasing soil salinity in one country is estimated at $1 billion per year, the cost of soil erosion in another at $40 million per year. Agriculture and forestry will also be highly sensitive to changes in climate. There is therefore a critical need for the countries in this region to proactively integrate environmental concerns into policies, programs, and investments in the agriculture and forestry sectors." "According to a World Bank study, this critical need has arisen from inadequate policy incentives, insufficient human and institutional capacities, and lack of funding,7Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry: Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents 10 recommendations for local and international stakeholders on how to address these problems. Among the recommendations are the need to advance to full-scale implementation of strategic documents,the imperative of using economic cost-benefit analysis as a basis for decision making, and the urgency of scaling up successful pilot projects. Included with the book is a CD containing a compilation of 21 in-depth reviews of environmental integration in agriculture and forestry in Eastern European and Central Asian countries." --Résumé de l'éditeur "In the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, environmental considerations are lagging behind other factors in the agriculture and forestry sectors. The cost of increasing soil salinity in one country is estimated at $1 billion per year, the cost of soil erosion in another at $40 million per year. Agriculture and forestry will also be highly sensitive to changes in climate. There is therefore a critical need for the countries in this region to proactively integrate environmental concerns into policies, programs, and investments in the agriculture and forestry sectors." "According to a World Bank study, this critical need has arisen from inadequate policy incentives, insufficient human and institutional capacities, and lack of funding,7Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry: Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents 10 recommendations for local and international stakeholders on how to address these problems. Among the recommendations are the need to advance to full-scale implementation of strategic documents, the imperative of using economic cost-benefit analysis as a basis for decision making, and the urgency of scaling up successful pilot projects. Included with the book is a CD containing a compilation of 21 in-depth reviews of environmental integration in agriculture and forestry in Eastern European and Central Asian countries."--Jacket Integrating environment into agriculture and forestry Agriculture and forestry have major impacts on the environment Focusing on the East and on agriculture Improving awareness of sustainability issues in agriculture and forestry Building capacity for implementation Increasing incentives for implementation Building on success Meeting the challenges ahead.