Validation and Improvement of High Nature Value Identification 1
Author | : Joint Research Centre |
Publisher | : Dictus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 3845456221 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783845456225 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The concept of high nature value (HNV) farmland has been evolving over the last 15 years in Europe. In the European Union this has been closely linked to the aim of integrating environmental concerns in the common agricultural policy. The idea that nature values, environmental qualities, even cultural heritage are linked to or dependent on farming, also underlies and supports the concept of a multifunctional 'European model of farming which provides benefits beyond food production. The objective of this study is to better identify and characterise HNV farmland at national level (the Walloon Region in Belgium) with a farm system approach based on FSS statistical data and specific national surveys, taking into account the whole farm with the total agricultural area and its characteristics. The methodology is built on two different approaches: the natural zones approach and the farm system approach.