OECD Workshop on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Agriculture: Towards Coherent Approaches

Cows grazing near conifer forest in mountains. Lovely rural landscape in Summer - Biodiversity Workshop 25 October 2017:
This workshop, held on 25 October 2017 at the OECD in Paris, examined how to consider, in a coherent manner, two environmental challenges - biodiversity loss and climate change - and the inter-relationships with agricultural productivity.

Drawing on insights from a range of OECD countries, the aim was to share experiences, challenges and good practice insights to improve alignment and effectiveness of policies across these three areas.

The workshop brought together government representatives from two policy committees (environment and agriculture), academia and other international organisations.

MEETING DOCUMENTS

Powerpoint presentations

Opening Session
Session I: Biodiversity impacts of excessive input using agriculture and policy responses
Session II: Climate impacts of agricultural practices and policy responses
Session III: Misalignments, trade-offs and synergies

OPENING SESSION

Introductory presentation - Simon Buckle, OECD

SESSION 1: BIODIVERSITY IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE INPUT USE IN AGRICULTURE AND POLICY RESPONSES

1.1 An Overview of Pesticide and Fertiliser Trends and Policies in OECD Countries - Megha Sud	1.2 Pesticides Pollution and Experience with Policies in Sweden - Agenta Sundgren	1.3 The Danish Policy Mix to Address the Environmental Impacts of Fertilisers - Bror Andreas Christensen
1.4 Biodiversity Impacts of Fertilisers and Policy Responses in the United States - Shawn Carter

SESSION 2: CLIMATE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND POLICY RESPONSES

2.1 Land Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Co-Benefits - Professor John Porter	2.2 Soil Carbon Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development in Japan - Masayasu Asai	2.3 Agriculture and Climate Change: Effectiveness of Mitigation Policies in the Netherlands - Elmas Theune & Jasper Dalhuisen
2.4 Agriculture's Role in Global Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Towards the Below 2 degrees celsius warming objective - Ben Henderson

SESSION 3: MISALIGNMENTS, TRADE-OFFS AND SYNERGIES - AND WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

3.1 Integrating Trade-Offs and Synergies Into Land Use Decision Making - Professor Ian Bateman	3.2 Agricultural Productivity, Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity: The Example of Agro-Ecology In France - Aline Boy	3.3 Agriculture, Climate and Biodiversity: Synergies and Policy Misalignment in Mexico - Miguel Narvaez
3.4 Synergies And Trade-Offs Between Agricultural Productivity, Climate Mitigation And Adaption, Water Quality And Biodiversity - Jussi Lankoski	3.5 Policy Coherence For Climate, Land-Use, Ecosystems and Food - Jane Ellis & Katia Karousakis

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