IRENA: Indicator reporting on the integration of environmental concerns into agricultural policy
 

During each of its meetings, in Cardiff (June 1998), Vienna (December 1998) and Helsinki (December 1999), the European Council requested the Commission to report on the integration of environmental concerns into Community sectoral policies. As a contribution to meeting this requirement for the agricultural sector, it is necessary to develop indicators to monitor such integration, i.e. agri-environmental indicators (AEI). A set of indicators has been identified in a communication from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament (COM(2000) 20), and this set, and the statistics and other information needed to realise the indicators, is the subject of a further Commission communication (COM(2001) 144).

IRENA indicator 32 Landscape State

IRENA indicator 35 Landscape Impact

Objectives

·    Operationalise the 35 indicators identified in COM(2001) 144 final at NUTS 2/3 level.

·     Develop and compile data sets for 35 indicators.

·     Produce an indicator report providing an environmental assessment of European agriculture.

·     Produce a policy assessment report on the integration of environmental concerns into agriculture policy.

Response Indicators:

•           Area under agri-env. support

•           Regional good farming practice

•           Regional environmental targets

•           Area under nature protection

•           Organic prod. price premiums

•           Agric. income organic farmers

•           Holders’ training levels

•           Area under organic farming