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Dirección General de Recursos Naturales Renovables

Dirección General de Recursos Naturales Renovables. Securing Healthy Soils and Stopping Land Degradation: Outcomes for Rio+20 SOIL IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES, THE EXPERIENCE OF URUGUAY 17 June 2012. URUGUAY Total land area: 17 millon ha

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Dirección General de Recursos Naturales Renovables

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  1. Dirección General de Recursos Naturales Renovables Securing Healthy Soils and Stopping Land Degradation:Outcomes for Rio+20 SOIL IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES, THE EXPERIENCE OF URUGUAY 17 June 2012

  2. URUGUAY Total land area: 17 millon ha 77% pasture and grassland basis of livestock production 11 millon bovine 7,7 millon ovine 1,25 millon ha rainfeed agriculture 200 miles ha irrigated rice 1 millon ha planted forestry Average annual rainfall 1200mm warm temperate 3.356.584 habitants

  3. Currentscenario The Uruguayan economy is in the process of structural transformation: Increased external openness ratio Increased specialization profile agricultural / agribusiness (intensive NR) Increased Foreign Direct Investment

  4. Agriculturalintensity Croparea Thousandsof hectares Croparea Agriculturalintesnsity Croparea Source: Anuario DIEA, 2011.

  5. (% of thefarm) Property Landrental Fuente: Anuario DIEA, 2011.

  6. Technological and productive indicators for rainfed agriculture 1994/96 - 2008/2010 Source: DIEA

  7. Currentscenario Decreased area of pastureAgricultural crops are the economic backbone of the current situationThe same use and management of soils is performed in many cases, in soils with different use capacities Climate ChangeIncreased vulnerability of agroecosystemsLow sustainabilityIncreased risk

  8. Current erosion Degradation risk Source: MGAP. 2005

  9. FurtherdevelopagriculturalexportwithhigheraddedvalueincludinfamilyagricultureFurtherdevelopagriculturalexportwithhigheraddedvalueincludinfamilyagriculture Policiesforsustainable use of NR and adaptationtoclimatechange The MGAP strategyaimsto…

  10. Through … The General Directorate of Renewable Natural Resourcesisresponsibleforpromoting, regulate and control the use and sustainablemanagement of natural resourcesrelevanttoagriculturalproduction and valuechains.

  11. Legislation … Aimstheresposable and sustainableagriculturaldevelopment in a frame of large and full respectfortheenvironment. Obligation of propietary and holders of lands • Agriculturalactivityisnotdiscretionary of farmersonland use technicalaspects • Thereis a specificregulationfortheacttogrow

  12. Article 5: Decree 405/2008 • Shall require a plan for responsible soil use and management considering: • The soils • Tolerable erosion • Projected production systems • Crop secuencies • Management practices

  13. Plan of soil use and management This plan providesguidelinesonthe use and soilmanagement of anestablishement in ordertocomplywiththstandarsestablished in theregulation of Law Nº 15.239. Theplan´smainobjectiveistoachievesustainableproductionsystemswithgood use, maintenance and reclamation of soils.

  14. Plan of soil use and management Plansmust be submittedwithanagronomysignature Landownercommitment

  15. Scientific knowledge Professional sphere Productive sector MGAP Soil conservation

  16. Tools Universal Soil Loss Equation (Wischmeier, W. H.; Smith, D. D. 1978) Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Renard, K.G. et al 1997) More than 35 years of national research in validation and adaptation of the model

  17. Young: K=0,18 ; slope: 2 a 6% CñN (Cañada Nieto): K=0,34 ; slope: 4 a 10% CC Soja CC Soja-Gramíneas RCP Average annual erosion, Mg/ha Hill y García Préchac, s/p

  18. Number of plans: 30Areainvolved: 29103 hasPureagriculturalcroprotation: 65%Crop pasture rotation: 35%

  19. Considerations • Confirm objetives and tools • Itwasconsideredappropiate and relevanttoextendthepilotphase 1 more yeartogetcoveredwithpreparednessactivities. • Mantaintherequirementsforagreedlocations (Basine of Laguna del Sauce and Rocha LagoonprotectedArea and investementlaw: cleanproduction) • Furtherorganiccarbon

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