CAP Strategic Plans Shadow Assessment of Environmental Needs

Germany

Publication: Report
Citation: Frelih-Larsen, A., S. Ittner and E. Kollenda (2021) ‘CAP Strategic Plans shadow assessment of environmental needs: Germany’, Ecologic Institute and Institute for European Environmental Policy

This report aims at 1) providing German and EU stakeholders and decision-makers with evidence-based material to inform Germany's CAP strategic plan intervention logic, and 2) providing a reference point for the evaluation of the German government's own needs assessment in their CAP strategic plan.

This report begins with an evidence-based evaluation of the state of the environment and climate in Germany. This evaluation looks at past trends, future outlook, and relevant policy objectives/targets in five key areas: climate, biodiversity, water, soil, and air quality. Then, the report introduces a list of needs in the farming sector based on that evaluation. The report then moves to priority actions, followed by suggestions for intervention measures and insights into harmful measures.

Finally, the report outlines the Green Deal objectives that relate to the needs and actions identified in the report.

Similar reports have been drafted for other EU Member States, including France, Spain and Hungary.

CAP Strategic Plans Shadow Assessment of Environmental Needs in Germany

Jun 2021

Language: English
Authorship: Ana Frelih-Larsen

Sophie Ittner

Elisa Kollenda (IEEP)
Credits: We gratefully acknowledge helpful reviews and comments from Faustine Bas-Defossez, Kaley Hart and Harriet Bradley.
Funding: European Environment Agency (EEA), International
Published by: Institute for European Environmental Policy, Brussels (IEEP), Belgium
Year: 2021
Dimension: 45 pp.
Project: CAP Strategic Plans Shadow Assessment of Environmental Needs in Germany
Project ID: 50056
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

Introduction
State of the environment
2.1 Climate
2.1.1 Mitigation
2.1.2 Adaptation
2.2 Biodiversity
2.2.1 Common species farmland bird index and wild pollinators
2.2.2 Protected species and habitats
2.3 Water
2.3.1 Water quality
2.3.2 Water quantity
2.4 Soil
2.4.1 Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
2.4.2 Loss of soil biodiversity
2.4.3 Soil erosion
2.5 Air
3. Summary of the needs per issue: Climate, biodiversity, water, soil
3.1 Climate
3.2 Biodiversity
3.3 Water
3.4 Soil
3.5 Air
4. List of most relevant management practices responding to the needs
4.1 Climate mitigation and adaptation
4.2 Biodiversity
4.3 Water
4.4 Soil
4.5 Air
5. Intervention mechanisms – Examples (new green architecture)
6. Alignment between recommended measures and the Green Deal
7. Bibliography
Keywords: Agriculture

Germany

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