Green Paper on Agriculture and the Environment
Prepared at the RCEN 2006 Annual Conference on the Environment, October 19-22, 2006
Montreal, Quebec
About the Green Paper on Agriculture and the Environment
As part of the RCEN Annual Conference on the Environment held in Montreal from October 19-22nd, 2006, the RCEN Agriculture Caucus prepared a Green Paper titled “Agriculture and Environment – Challenges and Solutions” that examined the interconnections between environmental and agricultural issues in the goal of facilitating productive discussion and providing a starting point for future action.
The Green Paper was used by RCEN members at the Annual Conference to examine present environmental problems related to modern agriculture, and stimulate discussion of best practices, visions, and policy changes required to achieve a sustainable agricultural system. To facilitate co-ordination of ENGO input into the federal Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) review which began in fall 2006, the paper is structured following the four environmental focus areas of water, air, soil, biodiversity, and a fifth heading of energy and climate change.
The Green Paper serves a dual purpose. First, it will be used as a framework for increasing awareness among RCEN ENGO members of agricultural problems and potential solutions. Second, it makes concrete suggestions for policy change and developments, and thereby serves as a position paper for ENGOs to sign-on so it can potentially support future policy development. Consequently, the Green Paper will create opportunities to establish strong relationships with the government.
The RCEN has also produced Agriculture and the Environment: Analysis and Action, a follow-up position paper for sign-on by RCEN members.
For more information, please contact Philana Dollin, RCEN Agriculture Caucus Coordinator , tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223.
Position Paper on “ Agriculture and the Environment: Analysis and Action”
About the Position Paper “ Agriculture and the Environment: Analysis and Action”
In conjunction with the Green Paper on Agriculture and the Environment, the RCEN has also produced Agriculture and the Environment: Analysis and Action, a follow-up position paper for sign-on by RCEN members.
The Green Paper on Agriculture, the Summary of the Green Paper and the Environment and the Position Paper “Agriculture and the Environment: Analysis and Action” were submitted to the public consultations on the Next Generation of Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy, on March 27, 2007.
For more information, please contact Philana Dollin, RCEN Agriculture Caucus Coordinator , tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223.
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