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French and European soil public policies
Marion Bardy
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Marion Bardy. French and European soil public policies. Master. Interdisciplinary approach of soil
ecological restoration (French and European soil public policies), 2013, 30 p. �hal-02802499�
French and European soil
public policies
Marion Bardy
Inra – InfoSol Unit
French and European soil public
policies
Outline:
Soil: Why should we care?
European and French legislations
Beyond legislation: knowledge on soil, research,
awareness raising, etc.
Soil: many functions
Source : A. Richer de Forges (CA 45)
Biomass and food
production
Source : Infosol (INRA Orléans)
Habitat and gene pool
Source : J. Moulin (CA 36) Source : Infosol (INRA Orléans)
Physical and cultural
environment
Source : C. Schvartz (ISAL)
Storage, filtration,
transformation of OM,
water regulation
(minerals, organic matter, water,
energy, chemicals, gas, etc.)
Source : A. Richer de Forges (CA 45)
Raw materials
Soil: submitted to many threats
Threats
to soil
Biodiversity
© J . S aut er ( A R A A )Contamination
(punctual or diffuse)
Floodings and
landslides
Salinisation
Compaction
Sealing
Organic matter
© D . A rr oua ys ( IN R A O rl éa ns )Erosion
© M . E im b er ck (I N R A O rl éa ns ) © A . B is po ( A d e m e ) © A. Bispo (Ademe) © L. Mignaux (Meddtl) © A . R ue ll an ( R e g a rd s s u r le s o l ) © A . R ue ll anEuropean soil legislation 1/2
• 1972: European Soil Charter
« Soil is one of humanity’s most precious assets »
« Soil is a limited resource which is easily destroyed »
European soil legislation 1/2
• 1972: European Soil Charter
....
• 2002: Communication « Towards
a thematic strategy for soil
protection »
1
st
official recognition of soil
functions and threats
• 2006: Thematic strategy for soil
protection
European soil legislation 2/2
• Thematic strategy for soil protection
European soil legislation 2/2
• Thematic strategy for soil protection
4 pillars
2007: Adopted by the European
Parliament
Up to 2013: No agreement at the EU
Council
European soil legislation 2/2
• Thematic strategy for soil protection
4 pillars
2007: Adopted by the European
Parliament
Up to 2013: No agreement at the EU
Council
Soil is taken into account in policies
regarding:
•
Water (framework directive, nitrates)
•
Air
•
Wastes
•
Habitats
•
Chemicals
•
Industrial emissions
•
Agriculture
No coherent approach
European soil legislation 2/2
• Thematic strategy for soil protection
4 pillars
2007: Adopted by the European
Parliament
Up to 2013: No agreement at the EU
Council
FP7 Calls
Soil is taken into account in policies
regarding:
•
Water (framework directive, nitrates)
•
Air
•
Wastes
•
Habitats
•
Chemicals
•
IPPC
•
Agriculture
No coherent approach
European soil legislation 2/2
• Thematic strategy for soil protection
4 pillars
2007: Adopted by the European
Parliament
Up to 2013: No agreement at the EU
Council
FP7 Calls
Reports
Conferences
Soil is taken into account in policies
regarding:
•
Water (framework directive, nitrates)
•
Air
•
Wastes
•
Habitats
•
Chemicals
•
IPPC
•
Agriculture
No coherent approach
French soil legislation
• Soil taken into account in an indirect manner:
Protection against erosion
Protection against sealing
Protection against contamination
Protection as a habitat
…
No coherent strategy either
•
But… in 2012 the ministries for agriculture and ecology set up a
Beyond legislation: knowledge on soil,
research, awareness raising, etc.
Knowledge on French soils 1/3
• 1990’s: France was quite « late » regarding soil
inventory and monitoring
Knowledge on French soils 1/3
• 1990’s: France was quite « late » regarding soil
inventory and monitoring
• 2001: Set up of the GIS Sol
Building and
enriching the
French Soil
Information
System
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
IGCS
Inventory programmes
Land-use suitability, risks
Erosion hazard
Languedoc-Roussillon
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
RMQS
BDETM
BDAT
Nombre d'analyses 1 - 3594 3595 - 8229 8230 - 15677 15678 - 29545 > 29546Monitoring programmes
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
RMQS
BDETM
BDAT
Nombre d'analyses 1 - 3594 3595 - 8229 8230 - 15677 15678 - 29545 > 29546Monitoring programmes
Mapping soil properties
Trends of evolution
Knowledge on French soils 2/3
• GIS Sol: Soil inventory and monitoring programmes
coordinated by Inra (InfoSol unit)
2011:
First report on the state
of soil in France
Vient de paraître :
Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique Sol, 2011. L'état des sols de France. Gis Sol,188 p.
available online (incl.
English version):
Many requests for
information adressed to the
French national soil data
center
Knowledge on French soils 3/3
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