The potential of European Union policies to address soil degradation in agriculture

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-17

  Louwagie, G ^a   Gay, S H ^a   Sammeth, F ^a   Ratinger, T ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common Agricultural Policy; Environmental public goods; European agriculture; Soil degradation processes; Soil friendly farming practices; Soil relevant EU policies

Indexed keywords

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EU LEGISLATION; EU POLICY; EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; EUROPEAN UNION POLICY; FARM MANAGEMENT; MEMBER STATE; POLICY INTERVENTION; PUBLIC GOODS; REFERENCE LEVELS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL DEGRADATION PROCESS; SOIL DEGRADATION PROCESSES; SOIL PROTECTION; SOIL QUALITY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

AGRICULTURE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN UNION; PUBLIC GOODS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 79251509956     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1028     Document Type: Article

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