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Establishment of an Impact Assessment Procedure as a tool for sustainability of agro-ecosystem: THE CASE OF MEDITERRANEAN OLIVES SAGE10 Duration: October 2010- June 2014 Budget: 2 .139. 970 EC Contribution: 1. 067. 485 Athens 5/12/2012 E. Markellou & Ε. Mantzouni

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Establishment of an Impact Assessment Procedure as a tool for sustainability of agro-ecosystem:THE CASE OF MEDITERRANEAN OLIVES

SAGE10

Duration:

October 2010- June 2014

Budget:

2 .139. 970 €

EC Contribution:

1. 067. 485 €

Athens 5/12/2012

E. Markellou & Ε. Mantzouni

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„DEMETER‟ Directorate of Research

Land Reclamation Institute

Benaki PhytopathologicalInstitute

The Goulandris Natural History Museum

Greek Biotope-Wetland Centre

Rodax LtdQuality Systems

CoordinatorCrop Protection & Safety

Soil and Water Management, Fertilisation

Biodiversity

NEW BENEFICIARY Athens 5/12/2012

Crop Management Consultancy

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TARGET

Improvement of cultural practices applied in

olive groves taking into account environmental

impacts and parcel production capacity

STRATEGY

• Development of an “Impact AssessmentProcedure” (IAP) for justified and objectiveevaluation of potential impacts of agriculturalpractices on environment, as a tool for ISO 14001/EMAS planning in primary agriculture

• Incorporation of IAP as the core process of anadvisory system aiming to propose to farmers‟ themost efficient use of their resources, with theobjective to achieve long term sustainability of theagro-ecosystem, including a systematic upgradeto organic agriculture

600 INDIVIDUAL OLIVE GROVES

SAGE10

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Environmental

Impact

Production Capacity

Target:

Olive products with minimum

environmental impacts &

at low cost‟, attractive to the

consumer

PARCEL‟S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE –ΙΑΡ

the specific characteristics of the

different regions/areas

Considering

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ΙΑΡ- “Impact Assessment Procedure” for assessing environmental impacts ofall agricultural practices, and prioritizing them at field, site, location, arealevel. The method is to be available as a software, as well as in paper, withfull instructions of use

Specifications of ΙΑΡ:

1. Scientifically sound

2. Extrapolatable and applicable to other crops

3. Upgradable

4. Simple to use, starting from maximum complexity

5. Objective without any interference of personal opinion

6. Cost-efficient in order to be applied in agricultural practice

Reference: every individual parcel and grower

The method “ΙΑΡ” ...

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ΙΑΡ

DEVELOPMENT STEPS

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Agricultural activities (e.g. crop protection, pruning, fertilization, irrigation, soil management, harvesting, establishment of a new grove, storing of ppp’s) which have an environmental or humaneffect

Impacts of aspects on different environmental compartments:e.g. surface water pollution, changes in biodiversity, soil acidity, health risks for workers in groves κ.α

Biotic and abiotic environment (water bodies, soil, birds…), Humans (operator, worker, by stander )

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ASPECT

IMPACT

COMPARTMENT

ΙΑΡ: TRIPLETS

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The parameters are divided into:

1. Simple or Complex2. Parameters of the Environment or Producer

WEIGHTING AND VALUE CLASSES OF PARAMETERS

The severity of an Impact (High/ Moderate/ Low)

depends on the value/class of different

Parameters that define it

The Parameters of a Triplet are different in terms of

significance or weight in relation to the Impact

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Producers Parameters (Ρ): define the possibility and severity of an Impact

based on grower’s decisions

Environmental Paramenters (Ε): define the vulnerability of a compartment

to an impact, based on its characteristics

(soil type, area climatic conditions,

inclination of the soil, proximity to surface

water etc)

ASPECT

IMPACT

COMPARTMENT

ΙΑΡ: TRIPLETS & PARAMETERS

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The severity of an impact is estimated by the Score of the relevant

Triplet and is calculated using the values of the different parameters’

classes and the weight of each parameter

IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCEDUREWeight and value classes of parameters

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In the frame of SAGE10 the

following have been defined

1. Simple and complex parameters,

2. Uncertainty related to their

measurement/monitoring,

3. Weighting of different parameters based on expert

judgment and on a DELPHI

procedure

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IAP Software

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

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ΙΑΡ-Software DELEP-99 indicators of Environmental Performance

SAGE10Prioritizing of suggested improvements

Environmental Product Declaration (LCI, LCA)

Database Environmental Management System (EMS)

RANKING

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INDICATORS OF IMPACTS

The environmental profile of each olivegrove is described with a set ofEnvironmental Indicators

The same indicators can be used toassess “Environmental Performance” as aresult of change agricultural activities

INDICATORS FACILITATE MONITORING of

“Environmental Performance”

e.g. - content of organic matter in soil

- nitrogen inputs per area unit

Biodiversity Indicators: 1) Shannon-Wiener 2) evenness and 3) Simpson

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0,000,100,200,300,400,500,600,70

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Which aspects of the producer‟s cultural

activities have the major impacts on the

compartments (environment and human

health)?

Which compartments (environment and human

health) are more susceptible to the producer‟s

cultural activities?

The environmental perspective

The cultural perspective

The ΙΑΡ results:

Average triplets score by

Aspect

Average triplets score by

Compartment

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Compartments

PARCEL‟S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE – The ΙΑΡ results:

The whole picture:

Which Compartments (environment and human health) are more susceptible and which of the producer’s cultural activities (Aspects) are driving the pattern ?

Plot of the average triplet score by compartment, where the points are transformed to pies, representing the relative contribution of each aspect to the impact on each compartment

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Crop protection (BPI, AUA)

1. Management of insect pests

2. Pruning – organic management systems

3. Weed Management

4. Diseases of olives

5. Spatial dispersal of insects– mass trapping

6. Beneficial arthropods

7. Spray drift management parameters

8. Protection of aquatic organisms

9. Sprays – spraying equipments and nozzles

10. Pesticide storage, transport and handling parameters

solid waste , spraying remnants and empty containers

TRAINING ON PARAMETERS MEASUREMENTS/ ASSESSMENTS: ΙΑΡ

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Soil and water (LRI)

1. Sampling Manual & SOPs

2. Training on sampling procedures

3. Training on important parameters of fertilization, irrigation and soil management

TRAINING ON PARAMETERS MEASUREMENTS/ ASSESSMENTS: ΙΑΡ

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ΔΡΑΣΗ 3: Design of IAP

Biodiversity (EKBY-Greek Biotope-Wetland Centre)

TRAINING ON PARAMETERS MEASUREMENTS/ ASSESSMENTS: ΙΑΡ

1. Training on :

• Monitoring the abundance and diversity of fauna and flora,

• Identification of important species (bio -indicators),

• Monitoring of parameters/indicators,

• Use of equipment

2. Assessment in situ and quality control of parameter collection

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BPI: Guidelines are issued related to:

Methods of pest management,

Protection of beneficial arthropods,

Storage conditions and principles,

Spray Remnant Management,

Rational use of pesticides (operator/worker),

Visual inspections of spraying equipment/check points

PARCEL ASSESSMENT-GUIDELINES

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PARCEL ASSESSMENT-GUIDELINES

LRI:Guidelines for fertilisation (each

individual parcel)

Publication of General Principles related to fertilization

and water use (for the growers

and the agronomists)

Identification of site specific

problems-proposal for

improvements

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EKBY: Identification of activities which

have a negative impact on biodiversity following impact assessment of the common Greek cultural activities .

Guidelines have been issued for:

1. Cultural activities that do not affect wild fauna and flora

2. Compliance of growers with good agricultural practices related to biodiversity preservation/ protection

PARCEL ASSESSMENT-GUIDELINES

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SOIL-WATER

1. WaterpH, EC, NO3, NH4, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SO4, P, Ca, Mg, Na, K, B, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, Ni, Cd, Pb)Per sample: 21TOTAL: 924 analyses

2. SoilSoil texture, pH, EC, organic matter, CaCO3, CEC, SAR, ESP, Nkjeldahl, …..

TOTAL: 14.164 analyses -706 Samples

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ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE OF THE AREA

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1. Herbicide glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA (soil and water)

2. 210 active substances of pesticides-correlation with inputs (water)

3. 20 active substances of pesticides–assessment of their e-fate in

relation to the time of application

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SOIL-WATER (pesticides and relevant metabolites)

ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE OF THE AREA

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Establishment of an Impact Assessment Procedure as a tool for sustainability of agro-ecosystem:

THE CASE OF MEDITERRANEAN OLIVES

Main Deliverables

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1. ΙΑΡ Method for impact assessment

2. Training Material (in situ parameter

assessment/measurement,

environmental friendly cultural

practices and the IAP Method)

3. Guidelines (site and parcel specific)

4. Environmental Performance Indicators aimed at supporting Greek oil

marketing