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Global Nutrient Management Toolbox
The document outlines a webinar about the global nutrient management challenge, presenting the importance of balancing food production with environmental sustainability. It discusses the roles of the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM) in addressing nutrient pollution and promoting sustainable management practices. A toolbox for decision-makers is introduced, featuring best management practices and a policy framework aimed at reducing nutrient over-enrichment and fostering sustainable agriculture.
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- 1. PRESENTED BY THEWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE AND THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (GPNM) GLOBAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX Meet Local and Global Nutrient Goals & Reduce Harm to the Environment MARCH 7, 2019
- 2. WEBINAR OUTLINE • Openingremarks…………………….. • Introduction to the global nutrient challenge……………………………… • Local examples………………………. • Addressing the nutrient challenge….. • Toolbox demonstration………………. • Questions & answers • Closing remarks……………………… Dr. Christopher Cox, UN Environment Prof. N. Raghuram, Int’l Nitrogen Initiative Chair Dr. Sasha Koo-Oshima, UN FAO Dr. Christopher Cox, UN Environment Sara Walker, WRI Dr. Christopher Cox, UN Environment Moderated by Lis Bernhardt, UN Environment
- 3. WELCOME FROM THEGLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Dr. Christopher Cox UN Environment GPNM Secretariat
- 4. Addressing the Global NutrientChallenge The Global Partnership on Nutrient Management
- 5. The Nutrient Challenge •The Nutrient Challenge is mostly about… • The balance between food production and environmental considerations • Around the efficient use of NUTRIENTS! • Issue of…. • too much nutrients going into the environment or • too little nutrients in maintaining healthy productive ecosystems • Sustainable management of…. • Reactive forms of Nitrogen and Phosphorus • Main components of fertilizers and wastewater
- 6. Global Partnership onNutrient Management (GPNM) • Multi-sectoral international partnership • Established under UNEP Global Programme of Action (GPA) in 2009 • Key roles: • Catalyze strategic advocacy and co-operation at the global and regional levels • As a knowledge platform to support science policy interaction and translating science for policy makers
- 7. Global Partnership onNutrient Management (GPNM) • Key roles cont’d: • To provide information and enhance capacities to address the growing problem of nutrient over-enrichment and eutrophication • To position nutrient issues as part of the international sustainable development agenda • advance Sustainable Development Goals, in particular under Goal 14 on conservation of the oceans and Goal 2 on sustainable agriculture
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- 9. THE GLOBAL NUTRIENT CHALLENGE Prof.N. Raghuram International Nitrogen Initiative Chair
- 10. The global concern Nitrogenand phosphorus inputs to the biosphere and oceans “Planetary boundaries” (Johan Rockström et al., 2009) define safe operating space for humanity with respect to the Earth system; associated with the planet's biophysical subsystems or processes Boundary for N is greatly exceeded; Boundary for P is being approached
- 11. Too much nutrients…. Sources Fertilizerexcess runoff Livestock waste runoff Untreated wastewater Air pollution
- 12. Too much nutrients…. Impacts >500eutrophic/hypoxic coastal systems >245,000 km2 of water area worldwide Global loss of ecosystem services =USD 200 billion/year
- 13. Too little nutrients… Poornourishment, social conflict Land degradation Harvest more than is replaced by nutrients - nutrient mining, reduced crop yield and failure
- 14. And on topof all that…. Climate change Bleached corals…further weakened due to nutrient pollution Releases of nitrous oxid Deoxygenation of marine waters
- 15. Setting Goals! Core SDGtargets related to sustainable nutrient management: • Target 2.4 – sustainable food production • Target 6.3 – good ambient water quality • Target 14.1 – reduced nutrient pollution in the marine environment
- 16. The business ofnutrients …can we sell this? •Taking the science talk to money talk! •The Green/Blue Economy • Fertilizer saving – increased efficiency: US$23 bn/yr • Environmental and human health benefits: US$160 bn/yr • Implementation investment costs: US$12 bn/yr •Net Benefit: US$170 bn/yr Source: Our Nutrient World (2013)
- 17. ADDRESSING THE NUTRIENT CHALLENGE Dr.Christopher Cox UN Environment
- 18. Countries stepping up! •Countries are committing to the “nikking the nutrient nuisance” • UN Environment Assembly (UNEA3) resolutions - addressing nutrient pollution - air, soil, water, oceans • Emerging UNEA4 resolution on Sustainable Nitrogen Management • Global coordinated action • Regional and national N assessments • Europe and India
- 19. Countries stepping up! •Support from the Global Environment Facility - UNEP global projects • Global Nutrient Cycle (GNC) • Building knowledge foundations; strengthen GPNM • Toward an International Nitrogen Management System (INMS) • Global/Regional N assessments; policy options
- 20. For more information visitus at http://web.unep.org/gpa/what-we-do/global-partnership-nutrient-management http://www.nutrientchallenge.org/ Join the GPNM http://nutrientchallenge.org/application-form
- 21. DEMONSTRATION OF THEGLOBAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX Sara Walker World Resources Institute
- 22. INTRODUCTION TO THETOOLBOX The purpose of the toolbox is to demonstrate policy and technological options, which offer potential solutions for managing nutrients to decision makers and practitioners alike. http://nutrientchallenge.org/gpnm-toolbox
- 23. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX http://nutrientchallenge.org/bmp-database
- 24. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESDATABASE Agriculture • Conservation buffers • Erosion control • Drainage control • Irrigation management • Grazing management • Wetland creation • Etc. Urban • Detention • Filtration • Infiltration • Septic management • Urban erosion control • Urban stream restoration • Etc. Practices searchable by: sector Practices searchable by: category
- 25. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESDATABASE Arid Semiarid Tropical Temperate Practices searchable by: climatic zone Practices searchable by: land use/agriculture type Animal confinement Fodder Palm oil Pasture Rice Row crop Small grains Practices searchable by: scalability to small farms Only show practices scalable to small farms?
- 26. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESDATABASE
- 27. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESDATABASE
- 28. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX http://nutrientchallenge.org/nutrient-management-policy-framework
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- 30. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX http://nutrientchallenge.org/policy-database
- 31. POLICY DATABASE • Environmentaloutreach & education • Regulatory approaches • Price-based instruments • Market-based instruments • Ecosystem restoration and protection • Institutions & capacity • Research, monitoring, & evaluation Policies searchable by: category
- 32. POLICY DATABASE • Environmentaloutreach & education • Regulatory approaches • Price-based instruments • Market-based instruments • Ecosystem restoration and protection • Institutions & capacity • Research, monitoring, & evaluation Policies searchable by: type -environmental bans and restrictions -environmental standards -environmental caps & limits -regulatory frameworks -ecosystem restoration -protected areas -land purchases -covenants & easements -stewardship agreements
- 33. POLICY DATABASE Asia Europe Middle East NorthAmerica Oceana South America Practices searchable by: region Practices searchable by: sector Agriculture Aquaculture Fisheries Mixed Transport Urban Wastewater
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- 36. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX nutrientchallenge.org/toolbox/gpnm-toolbox
- 37. TOOLBOX CALCULATOR User definesarea of interest: Continent Ocean Sea Basin Step 1
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- 39. TOOLBOX CALCULATOR • Basedon geographic selection, tool provides editable data on: – Land area – Population – Gross domestic product – Agricultural activities – Wastewater Step 2
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- 41. TOOLBOX CALCULATOR User selectsmeasures to run scenarios: • Measures via sliders - increase/decrease agricultural inputs, sewage treatment, etc. OR • Measures via BMPs - increase/decrease BMP implementation Step 3
- 42. TOOLBOX CALCULATOR Select measuresvia sliders
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- 44. TOOLBOX CALCULATOR View results Evaluateprogress toward SDG 14.1 using the Index of Coastal Eutrophication Potential
- 45. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX nutrientchallenge.org/toolbox/gpnm-toolbox
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- 48. ELEMENTS OF THETOOLBOX nutrientchallenge.org/toolbox/gpnm-toolbox
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- 50. SUMMARY • Toolbox servesas a resource for information about nutrient reduction strategies from farm scale to national scale • Farmers and extension agents can use the practice database to learn about conservation practice options • Decision makers can use the policy database and case studies to learn about programs and policies working in other areas
- 51. Access the Toolboxat: nutrientchallenge.org/gpnm-toolbox Questions? Want to contribute to the content? Interested in adapting it in your region? Contact us: christopher.cox@un.org sara.walker@wri.org THANK YOU!
Editor's Notes
- #11 A safe operating space for humanity: Johan Rockström et al., Nature 461, 472-475 (24 September 2009) The inner green shading represents the proposed safe operating space for nine planetary systems. The red wedges represent an estimate of the current position for each variable. The boundaries in three systems (rate of biodiversity loss, climate change and human interference with the nitrogen cycle), have already been exceeded. N cycle (part of a boundary with the P cycle): Parameter: Amt of N2 removed from the atmosphere for human use – mill/tonnes/yr Proposed boundary: 35 mill/tonnes/yr Current status: 121 mill/tonnes/yr P cycle (part of a boundary with the N cycle): Parameter: Amt of P flowing into the oceans – mill/tonnes/yr Proposed boundary: 11 mill/tonnes/yr Current status: 8.5 - 9.5 mill/tonnes/yr
- #23 The purpose of the toolbox is to demonstrate policy and technological options, which offer such potential solutions to decision makers and practitioners alike. the Global Nutrient Management Tool Box (the tool box) is intended to offer” the decision-makers informed and interactive access, to cost effective, replicable tools and approaches to develop and implement nutrient management strategies.” … Steering committee members expressed interested in developing customized tool kits focused on specific issues and geographies to provide access to nutrient management best practices, policies and case studies. The toolbox offers the basic framework for country governments and/or farmers to access the tools and resources required to develop and execute nutrient management strategies and “on-the-ground” actions. Depending on the target audience the toolkit(s) would focus on the steps needed to implement key policies, programs and/or best management practices.
- #40 data from Lex Bowman et al. Global News Model (partly modeled and statistical. Published data at country level but split into basin level by Lex and gang) Global NEWS Model (Nutrient Export from WaterSheds) developed to estimate and compare nutrient export from river basins at regional and global scales. It estimates export from 5,762 watersheds around the world based on data about land use, nutrient inputs, hydrology, and other factors. Results are annual average nutrient yields (kg/km2/year) at basin mouths. Calibrated and validated with measured export near river mouths. Data sources for inputs: literature values, World Bank, WHO/Unicef, FAO