ESBN General Assembly, 24-25 November 2004 Update on JRC-Soil and Waste Unit Work Programme 2005 Giovanni Bidoglio.

ESBN General Assembly, 24-25 November 2004

Update on JRC-Soil and Waste Unit Work Programme 2005

Giovanni Bidoglio


Streamlining the flow of policy relevant soil data from data collection to final reporting

To maintain, extend and update the European Soil Information System (EUSIS) in collaboration with ESBN, including:

an up-dated geometry of EUSIS based on the 90m DTM (SRTM) mosaic for Eurasia

the semantic component of EUSIS with level II Soil Profile Analytical Data (SPADE II)

a revised Manual of Procedure for Soil and TERrain database (SOTER), and a revised SOTER database for Europe

extension of the geographic coverage of EUSIS to include the Mediterranean basin countries and Eurasia

extension of the meta-database with a European Archive of Digital Soil Maps including the original National soil maps contributing to the system


• Topical and Timely Publication

• Raise awareness of soils and EU Strategy

• Unique reference on soils of European

• Informative, easy to read, graphically

stimulating, high level authors

• Publicise the work of the JRC and ESB Network

• Quality Product

2005 Major Deliverable: Soil Atlas of Europe


Support the development of an European Soil Monitoring System

Develop criteria for the representativity analysis of existing national monitoring networks in Member States

Study the feasibility of a stratified approach to soil monitoring in a selected pilot area

Establish a working group of experts for the selection of parameters to be monitored for the different threats in EU soils

(based on the outcomes of the TWG Soil Monitoring)(based on the outcomes of the TWG Soil Monitoring)


Develop and test the GMES ground segment for soil monitoring, develop new approaches towards digital soil functional mapping for the delineation of areas performing relevant soil functions, and develop techniques for monitoring of changes of Soil Organic Carbon by remote sensing

Application of statistical model for OM of degraded semi-arid soils to Landsat TM in the Guadalentin catchment SE-Spain

Use of Spectral Reflectance Measurements for the Assessment of Soil Organic Matter Content

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Development of Soil Pilot Projects

• Testing the INSPIRE principles in soil monitoring systems developed in selected test areas, e.g. ALPSIS

• Contributing to the forest soil monitoring activities (FOREST FOCUS) and testing approaches for soil monitoring in burnt areas

• Supporting the implementation of

the LUCAS field survey by EUROSTAT by developing guidelines (manuals) and informatic tools (palmtop, GPS) for in-situ soil visual assessment in Europe (ESVA) New Soil Portal: http://eusoils.jrc.it


Soil Information System of the Danube River Basin

SIS-Danube, focus on new Member States

Construction of the database, based on: • The Georeferenced Soil Database for Europe. Manual of

Procedures, Version 1.1• LISFLOOD, a distributed water-balance, flood simulation and

flood inundation model, Version 1.0 (Ad de Roo et al., EC/JRC, 2002)

• Procedures and experiences developed in the pilot project creating the soil digital database for the Odra basin at the scale 1:250,000 (Warsaw, 2001)

Database structure (based on soil and landscape data for three levels):

• Soil region• Soil scape• Soil body


Harmonization procedures and analytical capacities for soils

• Establish a reference point for the harmonised sampling, field measurement and laboratory analytical methods in the context of the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection and related policy fields

• Organise intercomparison trials and QA/QC exercises in support to the ESBN and in collaboration with IRMM-Geel

• Explore research in support to emerging topics in soil monitoring through the application of innovative approaches and measurement techniques in selected pilot areas

• Develop and validate across-matrix, horizontal EN-standards

DG ENVTechnical Annexes of EU-

Directives

(Sewage Sludge and Biowaste Directives, Soil Monitoring

Directive)


Actions on multi-country level requires Actions on multi-country level requires harmonised criteria and harmonised criteria and procedures procedures to classify and compare environmental impacts to classify and compare environmental impacts

(outcome of the TWG Soil Contamination, link to the E&H Strategy)(outcome of the TWG Soil Contamination, link to the E&H Strategy)

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Concepts for Assessment and Ranking of Contaminated Sites


INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY

New perspectives for FP6 and beyondNew perspectives for FP6 and beyond

Supporting the JRC Strategy on Sustainable Agriculture

Good Farming Practices as condition to eligibility for LFA compensatory allowance and baseline

for AE measures

Targeted Agri-Environmental (AE)

measures

Minimum environmental standardsRural Development

pillar 2

• Set aside premium• Extensification

premium

Environmental requirements

(cross compliance)

Market Policy

pillar 1

Environmental targetsEnvironmental ref. level


New Challenges

Agri-environmental Measures and Cross-compliance

• Are minimum environmental standard requirements implemented?

• Do Rural Development programmes deliver what they promise?

• What is a Good Farming Practice (for soil, water, land management)?


Land assessment• Land suitability - Environmental constraints on agricultural production• Characterisation of Rural Areas

Scientific support on farming practices

CAP and land-use / cover / landscapes

Building capabilities supporting the assessment of Rural Development

programmes

A geo-spatial analysis tool to target geographically the efficiency of Community policy related to agriculture, environment and rural development: a Land Information System for Agri-Environment


Environmental Database

Spatial Reference Systems(e.g., River and Catchments, NUTS,

Landscape units)

including environmental attributes and pressure indicators

Land Surface

Processes(surface energy balance, ETR,

soil erosion, sediments, land

degradation)

Hydrological Model

(nitrates, pesticides,

water quantity…)

Land Cover/Use

Model(land cover/use

change scenarios, LUC

diversity)

Landscape and

Surface Drainage

Model(river networks,

catchment boundaries, …)

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Reference Data Sets, Reports, Maps, Expertise

DG ENV: CCM rivers and catchments, nitrate maps, …EEA: EWN stations and catchments, proxy pressure indicators, …

DG AGRI: land use change scenarios and effects on landscapes, land degradation, soils, …

Terrain Model

(slope, aspect, wetness indices,

…)

CAP WFD


Scenario analysis

(agricultural practices)

Scenario analysis

(agricultural practices)

Results, reports, maps,

recommendations

Results, reports, maps,

recommendations

Policy Questions:

•Agro-Environmental schemes

•Land-use changes

•Water framework directive, Nitrate Directive

Policy Support

Policy Questions:

•Agro-Environmental schemes

•Land-use changes

•Water framework directive, Nitrate Directive

Policy Support

Europe-wide Harmonized Geographical

Database

Europe-wide Harmonized Geographical

Database

Assessment procedures (nested

approach)

Assessment procedures (nested

approach)

Fate of Agrochemicals in

Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe

A joint project with EEA


Delineation of Less Favoured Areas intermediate class

Identification of environmental constraints on agricultural

production (soil, slope, altitude, climate) which potentially could be

used to define the future LFAs

Testing the link of marginal agriculture and geographical variables

Contribution to the design of new Less Favoured Areas

(programming period 2007-2013)

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Crop Specific Climatic indices• Temperature Satisfaction (vernal, germ, flow,

rip)• Frost Risk • Heat Stress Risk

Pedological parameters• Available Water Capacity• Texture• Soil depth

Morphological information• Elevation• Slope

Water Balance Computation• Crop Water Satisfaction Index

Agro-Pedo-Climatological Zoning – Land suitabilityMethodology: matching crop requirements data with matching crop requirements data with

meteorological, morphological and pedological conditions using a meteorological, morphological and pedological conditions using a GIS environmentGIS environment


Spatial impacts assessments of environmental components of Rural

Development

Contribution to the definition of indicators of output, results and implementation of Rural Development Plans and establishing land use scenarios by combining geo-physical and socio-economic information

Assessment of policy impacts on High Nature Value Farmland (collaboration with EEA), landscape diversity and Good Farming Practices

Establishment of an observational network of pilot study areas for testing of indicators and the appraisal of impact of measures aimed at promoting rural development and improving linking across various agricultural and environmental management policies


• Integration of soil, land and water protection initiatives and legislative frameworks as a key of environmental strategies for sustainability

Linking CAP with Soil and Water Directives

WATERSHEDS AS ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT UNITS

• Linking rural development and land degradation mitigation with river basin management plans (from understanding to management)


Actions as disciplinary clusters for implementation of Work Programme

In 2005:

MOSES - Monitoring the State of European Soils (2132)

AGRI ENV - Integration of Environmental Concerns into Agriculture (2153)

ENSURE - Environmental Assessment of European Wastes and the Sustainable Management of Resources (2131)

Co-operation with ESBN strategic for the Unit and the Institute

ESBN General Assembly, 24-25 November 2004 Update on JRC-Soil and Waste Unit Work Programme 2005 Giovanni Bidoglio.

Documents

forest soil

soil protection

soil digital database

twg soil monitoring

georeferenced soil database

soil organic carbon

soil atlas of europe

twg soil contamination