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The Carbon Navigator

The Carbon Navigator. How can we maximise the adoption of “green” measures?. The Carbon Navigator. Principles: Practical language: Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, mitigation, emission coefficient, … Grazing season length, nitrogen fertiliser rates, etc…

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The Carbon Navigator

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  1. The Carbon Navigator How can we maximise the adoption of “green” measures?

  2. The Carbon Navigator • Principles: • Practical language:Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, mitigation, emission coefficient, …Grazing season length, nitrogen fertiliser rates, etc… • Each farm is unique – which measures are most appropriate on my farm? • “Distance to target” is more important than the carbon footprint

  3. Distance to target Carbon - footprint Distance to target Biophysical minimum footprint

  4. 2014 Rollout in Farmer Discussion Groups Each farm is benchmarked against the most efficient farms on similar soils, in the same region

  5. Beyond 2020

  6. Irish Soil Information System

  7. Public domain • Map viewer • Digital database • New Soil Classification System • Links to JRC & Global Soil Map • Free • Public • 1:250,000 scale • 2015: will including attribute maps

  8. Result: associations

  9. Cannot be used for…

  10. Can be used for…

  11. Can be used for… • Regional / National use • Practical, e.g. farm advice • River Basin District Management Plans (WFD) • Greenhouse gas emissions (towards Tier 3) • Habitats • Soil functions (e.g. SQUARE)

  12. Conserving and enhancing agri-ecology SAC (Habitats Directive) – 10.2% SPA (Birds Directive) - 6.0% Total SAC+SPA – 13 % • Natura 2000 (SAC+SPA+NHA) • Eligible habitats not designated for Natura 2000 • Habitats containing rare or threatened species • High Nature Value Farmland • Common farm habitats • Semi-improved grassland • Improved agriculture/forestry • Conservation • Critical • Strategic • Targeting

  13. Targeting of Conservation Measures • Critical • Specific cost-effective measures • Supported by landowners • Likely to impact on production • Targeted • to specific species/habitats • to specific locations • Habitats Directive, Birds Directive, Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, Water Framework Directive • Pillar 2 of CAP • Proposed GLAS • Strategic • General cost-effective measures • Supported by landowners • Have less impact on production • Less Targeted • to biodiversity • to general locations • Wildlife Act; Biodiversity Action Plan; Biodiversity 2020 • Pillar 1 & 2 CAP, • Proposed GLAS, Greening Measures, Cross Compliance

  14. Impact of conservation prescriptions on landowners Critical Conservation E.g. Corncrake E.g. Freshwater Pearl Mussel E.g. Species-rich Grassland Burren, OileáinÁrann Strategic Conservation Hedgerow maintenance Riparian buffer strips Targeting conservation to marginal areas

  15. Summary • Greenhouse gases • Irish agriculture is very C-efficient • C-Efficiency = reduced cost • Carbon Navigator will assist individual farms in further reducing C-footprint • Irish Soil Information System • Soils are interface between agriculture and the environment • High diversity of soils in Ireland • 2014: harmonized soil map of Ireland • Agro-ecology • Threatened vs mainstream biodiversity • Requires targeted approach (GLAS) • Win:win options are available

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