Abatement of ammonia emissions from livestock housing fine-tuned according to impact on protected habitats

Pue, David De; Bral, Andreas; Buysse, Jeroen

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102667

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“…Lastly, on the regional level of Flanders, the aggregated emission, impact and revenue is calculated. The model in the current paper differs from the one described in De Pue et al, 2019 in that respect that it allows to study and visualize the impact in each hectare of protected land, instead of merely evaluating the impact on an aggregated scale through the Aggregate Deposition Score (De Pue et al, 2019, 2017. Furthermore, it allows to include scenarios where a good status of all habitats is a prerequisite (see below).…”

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Safeguarding Natura 2000 habitats from nitrogen deposition by tackling ammonia emissions from livestock facilities

Pue

Buysse

2020

Environmental Science & Policy

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Nitrogen deposition is one of the main environmental threats to the conservation goals in areas protected by the European Habitats Directive, a problem that is quite pronounced in the livestockrich region of Flanders, Belgium. Livestock farms are often located close to Natura 2000 areas. Therefore, ammonia emissions from livestock housing and manure storage have a high contribution to the deposition in these nearby protected habitats. In order to control this problem, the Flemish government imposes restrictions on livestock farms with a high impact on protected habitats. Using an integrated spatially-explicit modeling approach, we were able to show that the effectiveness of this spatially-differentiated policy is rather limited in terms of the percentage of habitats in exceedance of the critical load for nitrogen. In order to obtain a good status in all habitats, emission abatement efforts should extend beyond the livestock sector. Furthermore, the policy affects some livestock subsectors more than others, while similar discrepancies are unveiled on the level of different habitat types. By means of 4 different habitat classes, the effectiveness of different policy scenarios can be easily assessed on the level of individual habitats.

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Safeguarding Natura 2000 habitats from nitrogen deposition by tackling ammonia emissions from livestock facilities

Pue

Buysse

2020

Environmental Science & Policy

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“…This cost-efficiency is argued to be low [11,12]. Differentiation of application standards according to the sensitivity of the agricultural system to nutrient losses [11] and proximity of sensitive high value ecosystems [13] is put forward as potential solution, while also incentivizing the adoption of measures adhering this societal constraint by farmers [14]. Spatial explicit internalization of emission impacts according to receptor response is therefore able to further reduce societal costs in a cost-effective way equaling an increased return on investment of 3.4.…”

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Minimising the societal costs of manure management: Modelling the optimal strategy and location for nutrient recycling

Vingerhoets,

Spiller,

Ravi

et al. 2024

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Nutrient leaching from agriculture significantly impacts livestock-dominated regions, surpassing local tipping points. Current nutrient policies are insufficient and cost-inefficient. We addressed this by combining spatial damage internalization with model-based manure and fertilization strategy optimisation. Our findings emphasize the need for additional manure treatment in sensitive regions to lower societal costs. Despite reducing societal costs, greenhouse gas emissions doubled, and private costs tripled, highlighting conflicts between environmental, climate, and economic goals.

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“…279 Farming animals is a major driver of biodiversity loss -being the biggest source of nitrogen pollution (leading to oxygen depleted 'dead zones' in rivers and oceans through the process of eutrophication), ammonia deposition in landscapes, and land use and land use change, including deforestation. 280 For example, cattle farming is the single largest direct cause of deforestation, and soy production is the third largest (76% of soy production is used for animal feed, mostly to feed pigs and chickens). 281 Biodiversity loss also occurs through the killing of animals that are considered detrimental to livestock farming, for example through predation or spread of disease.…”

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Environmental sustainability of food production and consumption in the Nordic and Baltic region – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023

Harwatt,

Benton,

Bengtsson

et al. 2024

Food & Nutrition Research

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In Press/Preprint This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review. It is currently undergoing copyediting and typesetting. Although final publication galleys will be added at a later stage, the article is fully citable using the DOI number. This scoping review examines environmental impacts related to food production and consumption in Nordic and Baltic countries. The overarching advice to all Nordic and Baltic countries, in line with the current body of scientific literature, is to shift to a more plant based dietary pattern and avoid food waste. Taking into account current consumption patterns, there is a high potential and necessity to shift food consumption across the countries to minimize its environmental impact. More specifically, a substantial reduction in meat and dairy consumption and increased consumption of legumes/pulses, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds is suggested as a priority intervention. Reducing the environmental impacts of seafoods is also key and suggestions include a shift to seafoods with lower environmental impacts such as seaweed and bivalves. As part of the suggested transition to a more plant-based diet, the scope for increasing the provision of plant-based foods through increasing the cultivation of legumes/pulses, vegetables and grains and through feed-to-food shifts within the region should be explored.

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Abatement of ammonia emissions from livestock housing fine-tuned according to impact on protected habitats

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Safeguarding Natura 2000 habitats from nitrogen deposition by tackling ammonia emissions from livestock facilities

Safeguarding Natura 2000 habitats from nitrogen deposition by tackling ammonia emissions from livestock facilities

Minimising the societal costs of manure management: Modelling the optimal strategy and location for nutrient recycling

Environmental sustainability of food production and consumption in the Nordic and Baltic region – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023

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