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SoCo Policy Seminar in Brussels, Belgium: 28 May 2009
Plenary Session - Opening
- Opening remarks by the Chair (M.A. Benítez Salas)
- SoCo project: background and objectives (M. Scheele)
Session 1: Soil degradation processes - agricultural perspective
- SoCo: European overview on soil degradation processes related to agriculture (E. Rusco, L. Montanarella, B. Maréchal)
- Identifying soil degradation processes (T. Stuczynski)
- How to adapt European agriculture to the challenges of a changing world? (J. F. Sarreau)
- Effective agricultural soil policy tailored to local-level conditions (M. Kibblewhite)
Session 2: Adequate Farming practices relevant for soil conservation
- SoCo: Review of farming systems and practices (P. Prosperi, J.M. Terres)
- Conservation agriculture: A farmer's perspective (UK) (A.J. Bullock)
- Conservation agriculture: its deliverables for an effective Soil Conservation and comments on the SoCo findings (G. Basch)
- Soil conservation agricultural practices and farming systems adapted to local conditions (Italy) (M. Tiberi, G. Ciabocco)
Session 3: Keynote addresses
- Keynote address by Deputy DG L. Dormal-Marino
- Keynote address by MEP S. Le Foll
- Main results and recommendations of the SoCo Project (S.H. Gay, G. Louwagie)
Session 4: Existing legislation and policy instruments (including case-study results and national implementation
- Policy instruments and implementation: SoCo case studies (J. Schuler, K. Helming, K. Prager
- La préservation des sols agricoles dans la politique du Ministère de l'Agriculture (D. Rat)
- Success stories in implementing policies (D. Baldock, T. Cooper)
Plenary Session - Closing / Presentation of main findings by each Session Rapporteur
Other Workshops
- EU-wide Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels, Belgium: 22 May 2008
- Macroregional Workshop for the Mediterranean in Murcia, Spain: 1 - 2 July 2008
- Macroregional Workshop for Eastern and Central Europe in Berlin, Germany: 8 - 9 July 2008
- Regional Workshop for Midi-Pyrénées in Toulouse, France: 3 - 4 September 2008
- Regional Workshop for the Marche in Ancona, Italy: 11 - 12 September 2008
- Macroregional Workshop for Northern Europe in Bristol, United Kingdom: 15 - 16 September 2008
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