Pedosphere15(6):768—777,2005
ISSN1002??0160/CN32--1315/P
⑥2005SCIENCEPRESS,BEIJING
ControllingNon-PointSourcePollutioninAustralian
AgriculturalSystems半1
C.GOURLEYlandA.RIDLEy2
1P^ma聊IndustriesResearchVictoria,2460HazeldeanRd,EUinbank,Victoria3821似ustralia).E—mail:camerongourley@dpi.vic.gov.au
2Co—operativeResearchCentreforPlantBasedManagementofDryIandSalinityandPnm血rⅣIndustriesResearchVictoria.Rutherglen}Victoria3685(Australin)
(ReceivedMay31,2005;revisedSeptember21,2005)
ABSTRACT
’IheAustralianfarmingsectoriscontinuingtointensify,particularlywithin300kmoftheeastandsoutherncoastlines.Inthefuturetherewillbefewerandlargerfarms,whichwillusemorefertilizer,supportmorestock,growmoremonoculturecrops,andutilise
moremarginalsoils.Thisislikelytoincreasethemajorenvironmentalimpactsofsoildegradation,salt,nutrientandsedimentcontaminationofwaterways,andgreenhousegasemissions.Australiannationalwaterpolicycontinuestofocusonland,streamandgroundwatersalinityissues,althoughthereisnowagreaterrecognitionoftheimportanceofnitrogenandphosphoruslossesfromagriculture.Thegeneralphilosophyofpolicyfordealingwithnon—pointsourcepollutionhasbeentowardsavoluntaryratherthanregulatoryapproach,withstateandnationalgovernmentssupportingarangeof
programstoencouragesustainableagriculturalpractices.Acatchment(watershed)basedapproach,throughtheuseofintegratedcatchmentmanagementplans,istheprimarywaythatnon—pointsourcepollutionisaddressedatthefarmandlocallevel.Atanindustrylevel,cotton,grains,meat,sugarcaneanddairyamongstothers,aswellastheAustralianfertilizerindustry,haverespondedtonon-pointsourceissuesbyinvestinginresearchanddevelopment,anddevelopingcodesofpractice
aimedatabatingtheseenvironmentalimpacts.Understandingtheeconomic,social,politicalandculturalcontextsoffarmingaswellastheenvironmentalimpactsofagricultureareveryimportantindeterminingtheappropriatenessofpolicyresponsesforAustralianfarmingsystems.
KeyWords:Australian,control,farmingsystem,non—pointsource
pollution
INTRODUCTl0N
Australianagriculturecontinuestobegloballycompetitiveasaresultoflowcostandefficientfarmingpractices.TotalagriculturalproductioninAustraliahasincreasedbyaround2%perannumforthepast40years,largelyduetoincreasesincroppingarea,livestock
numbersandgeneticpotential,aswellasinputssuchasfertilizerandwater.Despitethissubstantialincreaseinproduction.agriculture’scontributiontotheAustraliangrossdomesticproducthasfallenfrom20%in1960to2.2%in2005(ABARE,2005).Thisdeclineisduetotheevenmorerapideconomicgrowthinothersectors.Australianagricultureislargelyexportfocusedandthetotalvalueofagriculturalexportshascontinuedtoincrease.However.theproportionalcontributionofagriculturalexportshasbeenonasteadydownwardtrend.In1960agriculturalexportscomprised65%oftotalexportearnings.whilein2004/2005thishadfallento22%fABARE,2005).ThenumberoffarmsinAustraliahasalsofallensteadilyoverthesameperiodandnownumbersaround120000withfarmersmakinguponly3.4%oftheAustralianworkforcefABARE,20051.Thevastmajorityoffarmsarefamilyownedandmanaged,thoughthereisanincreasingtrendtolargercorporatefarmswithahigherproportionofemployedlabour.AveragepopulationdensityinAustraliaislow,about3peoplekm_2(ABS,2002),butwithasubstantiallyhigherpopulationdensityaroundthesoutherncoastalregions.
ThehistoricalandchangingroleofagricultureinAustralia.aswell
asincreasedurbanisation.isanimportantfactorinunderstandinggovernmentpolicydevelopmentinnon—pointsourcepollution.Governmentsareconcernedwithpublicgood,andthusseektointervenewhereagricultureiscausing“ProjectsupportedbytheChinaCouncilforInternationalCooperationonEnvironmentandDevelopment(CCICED)
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externalitiesfi.e.,theirimpactsarefeitbysomeoneelseremotefromthefarmineithertimeorspace).Incontrast,industry,suchasfarmersandfertilizercompanies,aremoreconcernedwithprivate-goodissues.suchasmakingsufficientincome.Thisoftenoccursattheexpenseoftheenvironmentft’omthecombinedproblemsofover—fertilizingandover—irrigating.AsaresulttherearegrowingconcernsbysocietyandwaterresourcemanagersaboutthesustainabilityofAustralia’sagriculturalsystems.ItisnowwellrecognizedthatAustralia’sinlandwatersareunderincreasingpressure.Since1996,therehasbeensubstantialincreasesinwaterextraction,eutrophication,continuedclearingofcatchmentandriparianvegetation,increasesintheareaoflandaffectedbydrylandsalinityandincreasesinfertilizerandpesticideuse(ASEC,2001).
AGRICULTURALSYSTEMSANDFERTILIZERUSEINAUSTRALIA
Australianagriculturallandusebroadlyreflectsfavourabletemperature,moistureandseasonalconditionsforplantgrowthfHutchinsoneta1.,2004).MajoragriculturallandUSeSincludeextensive
Mediterraneanandrangelandgrazinginthedrierinlandzones.wheatandsheepproductioninthe
temperatesub—humidzonesfinbothsoutheasternandsouth—westernAustralia),intensivegrazingandhorticultureinthesouthernhighrainfallzonesfusuallywithin100kmofthecoastoronthefoothillsoftheGreatDividingRangel,andsugarcaneandhorticultureinthenorthernsub—tropicalzones.Anothersignificantareaofintensivecropping(cottonandrice),grazingandhorticultureoccursintheMurray—DarlingBasinregionineasternAustraliaduetotheavailabilityofextensiveirrigation.MostAustraliansoilsarehighlyweatheredandhaveinherentlylownutrientlevels,particularlyphosphorus(P)andnitrogen(N).Notsurprisingly,inorganicfertilizershavetraditionallybeenasig—nificantinputformostAustralianagriculturalenterpriseswhererainfaUis>500mmyear一1.TheamountoffertilizerPandNappliedonanannualbasisgenerallydependsonthepotentialproductivityandprofitabilityoftheagriculturalsystem(TableI).Forexample,muchoftherangelandinAustraliareceivesnofertilizerPorNfTableI).Thesesystemsareextensiveandrelyongrazingofnativeplantspecies.Similarly,largeareasintheextensivepasturezonesremainunder—fertilized,withNseldomapplied(1egumepasturesareused)andonlymoderate(<10kgPha_1year_1)levelsofPfertilizerused.Theselowfertilizerrates,coupledwithovergrazing,canlcadtoPoorplantcover,erosionand
economicviability.
poor
TABLEI
Australianfarmingregions,PandNfertilizerinputsandproductionsystems
ClimaticregionsAnnualapplicationProductionsystems
NP
.kgha一1year一1
Desertrangeland00Extensivegrazingonnativepastures
Mediterraneanwheat—sheepzone0<10Mixedcropping,extensivegrazingonannualpasturesCool,wettosub—humiddryland0<10Extensivebeef/sheepgrazingOilimprovedpastures
grazingzones(beef/sheep)
Coolwetclimateszones0<10Extensivebeef/sheeponimprovedpastures
improvedpastures
Irrigatedgrazingzones50-25025—75Intensivedairygrazingon
Broadacrecroppingunderirrigation150—25015—30Irrigatedcotton,rice,tomatoes
Humid。sub.humidtropics150—25015—30Sugarcane,vegetablecrops,fruit
Coolwetclimatehorticulturezones150-30050—100Vegetablecrops,fruit
Inotheragriculturalzones,thecost—pricesqueeze,intensificationandmarketsignalsforhigherqua-
thepastdecade.Forex-lityanduniformproductshavestimulatedasignificantriseinfertilizeruseover
ample,withintheMediterraneanandtemperatesub—humidagro—climaticzones,whichhavetraditionallyreliedonlegumestosupplyNinputs(Ridleyeta1.,2004),fertilizerNisnowappliedascroppingrota。tionsintensifyandstockingratesincrease.Phosphorusfertilizercontinuestobewidelyusedforboth
770C.GOURLEYANDA.RIDLEYpastureandcropproduction,whiletheapplicationofNfertilizerisrapidlyincreasing(Reid,1990;
Eckardeta1.,2003).In1990/1991Australianagricultureconsumedtheequivalentof580ktofP205and439ktofNasfertilizers,whilein2001/2002,thishadincreasedto1108ktand1049kt,respectively(ABARE,2005).
On—farmmanagementoffertilizerisofmajoreconomicsignificance,basedonexpenditureonfertilizerandthehigherfarmproductivitythatfertilizerusesupports.Howevertheapplicationoffertilizercontinuestobeaninexactandinefflcientprocess(Gourleyeta1.,2005;Peverilleta1.,1999;GourleyandJames,1997).Forinstance<10%ofPappliedinfertilizermaybeutilisedbythepastureorcrop,withtheremainderlargelyaccumulatinginpoorlyavailableforms(Burkitteta1.,2004).Similarly,theuseofNfertilizerscanbehighlyinefficient.Forexample,annualNleachinglossesfromdairysystemsareestimatedbetween20%一40%ofthatappliedinfertilizer(Eckardeta1.,2001).Inaddition,formoreintensiveindustriessuchasdairyproduction,vegetablecrops,irrigatedhorticultureandsugarcane,theinputsofNandP(infertilizersandpurchasedfeed)canfarexceedtheoutputofthesenutrientsviaanimalorplantproducts(Reuter,2001).Theseagriculturalindustriesarepredominantlyinthecool,wetclimatesandirrigatedregionsofsouthernAustraliaandthepotentialforenvironmentalconflictishi曲,giventhattheseregionsalsosupportthegreatesturbanpopulationandsomeofAustralia’smajorwaterways.
NON—POINTSOURCEPOLLUTIONOFINLANDWATER:WAYSINAUSTRALIAEutroDhicationandconsequentblue.greenalgalbloomshavebecomearegularfeatureofwaterstorageandriversystemsinAustralia(ASEC,2001).InthestateofVictoria,30to50blue—greenalgalbloomshaveoccurredeachyearsince1996.InNewSouth%les.persistentblue—greenalgalblooms
Windamere,Toonumbar,occurinmajorriversandstoragesfi.e.、theHawkesbury-NepeanRiverandin
Carcoar,LostockandBurrinjuckdams).InQueensland,blue—greenalgalbloomswerepresentatleast25%ofthetimein14waterstoragesbetween1997and1999.TheBlackwood,Vasse,Serpentineand
WesternAustraliahavealsobeenaffectedbyregularblue-?greenalgalbloomsSwan..Canningriversin
(ASEC,2001).
Thenlajorfactorsthatcauseblue—greenalgalbloomsarenutrientenrichmentandreducedwaterflow
with65%-95%ofnutrientsdeliveredasdiffuse(non-pointsource)pollution.PhosphoruslevelsregularlyexceedstateandterritorywaterqualityobjectivesinallriversystemsoftheMurray—DarlingBasin(excepttheCondamineRiver)andsomecoastalriversystemsinwesternVictoria,Sydney,northernNewSouth、vales,south-eastQueensland,northernQueenslandandWesternAustralia.Therehasbeen
evidenceofanybroadscalereductionindiflusesourcepollutionsince1996(ASEC,2001).
no
Themajordiflusenutrientsourceappearstobederivedfromsoilerosion,fertilizerlosses,andgroundwaterinflow(ChudleighandSimpson,2000).ImprovedfertilizermanagementisseenasanimportantstrategytoreducediffusenutrientlossesinAustralia.ThisisespeciallysoforPfertilizersfNashandHalliwell,1999;Mellandeta1.,2001;BushandAustin,2001).TheuseofNfertilizerhasalsobeenlinkedtotheriskofnitratecontaminationofwatersuppliesandgroundwater(SingletonandMcLay,2001;Ridleyeta1.,2004)andisnowalsorecognisedasasignificantfactorcontributingtogreenhousegasemissionsfromagriculturalproduction(DalaiandWang,2003).
Alarge—scalewaterqualitymonitoringstudyin1998inVictoria.providesanexampleofhowin—frequentlywaterqualityachievedEnvironmentProtectionAuthorityguidelines(EPAVictoria,2000)(TableII).Acrosseightregions,surfacewaterqualitywasthelowestinCorangamite(south—westVic—toria),North-CentralandtheGoulburn—Broken(north—eastVictoria)catchments,whereover50%ofsamplesdidnotreachwaterqualitybenchmarks.InCorangamite63%ofthe27monitoringstationsnevermetNqualityguidelines(Anon,2002).WhilstitisnotpossibletobecertainaboutthesourcesofNcontributingtoelevatedstreamNconcentrations,legume—basedsystemswerethemajorenterprises(beef,sheep,somecropping)implicatedinthesub—catchmentsatfourofthe27monitoringstations.Townstormwater/sewerage,potatoproductionanddairying(effluent,Nfertilizerandpasturelegumes)
CONTROLLINGNoN—PoINTSoURCEPoLLUTIoN
wereprobablecausesintheremainder(Ridleyeta1.,2004).
TABLEII
771
CompliancewithEnvironmentProtectionAuthority(EPA)surfacewaterguidelinesforNin1998for8catchmentregionsinVictoria(Ridleyeta1.,2004)
CatchmentmanagementregionSamplesneverreachingEPAguidelines
Corangamite(n=27)
Glenelg∽=22)
westGippsland(n=22)
EastGippsland∽=26)North.Eastfn=241
Goulburn—Broken(n=31)NorthCentralfn=341
Wimmera(n=12)
Totalfn=1981%
63a)14
32
23
8
52
56
17
36
8)Percentageofthetotalstreamstationsmonitored
POLICYAPPROACHESFORREDUCINGNON—PoINTSOURCEPOLLUTIONFROMAGRICUL.TURALSYSTEMSINAUSTRALIA
Non—pointsourcepollutionproblemsinAustralianagricultureleadtoexternalitiesandareoftenoutsidetheindividualfarmer’Sshort—termfinancialcapacitytoaddress.Amajorresponsibilityof
governmentisthereforetoaddresssuchenvironmentalissuesaspartofitscommitmenttosustainabledevelopmentandthewellbeingofallcitizens.Governmentsseektoaddresspublic—good(off-site)issuesusingoneor
moremechanismsincludingincentives,penalties,extension,researchanddevelopment,directinterventionornoaction.Therearevariousoptionswithineachcategory,andthemajoroptionsaresummarizedinTableIII.Thechoiceofpolicyoptionorthemixofpolicytoolswilldependuponmanyfactors,includingtheprioritythegovernmentplacesontheparticularproblemandthecapacityofparticularpolicyinstrumentstohavethedesiredimpact.Pannelleta1.(2004)discussedtheseissuesf1】rther.
TABLEIII
Majorpolicyresponseoptionsformanagementofnon-pointsourcepollutioninAustralia(RidleyandPannell,2005)
PolicyresponseExplanation
ResearchandInvestindevelopmentorimprovementoftechnologicaloptionsformanagementoflanddegradationdevelopmentproblems,particularlythosethatmakemoreprofitforindividuallandholders.Thecategorymayalsoincludeinvestment.ininfrastructure,marketinstitutions,etc.
Extension
Incentives
Penalties
Direct
interventionTechnologytransfer,education,capacitybuilding.Thisisrelevantforpromotionofexistingtechnolo-gieswheretheyareattractivetolandmanagers.
Positivefinancialincentivestoencourageachangeofmanagement.Examplesincludesubsidies,mar—ketbasedinstruments,cost—sharing.Thisisrelevanttopromotionofexistinglandmanagementprac-ticesforagricultureinsomecircumstances.Itcanalsobeusedtoencouragelandretirementwherethereisnoprofitableagriculturallanduseandwheretherearepositivenaturalresourcemanagementbenefits.
Negativeincentivestodiscourageapracticeorlanduse.Forexample,requiringthepurchaseofwaterrights,imposingregulationonlanduseorregulationondrainageinstallation.Thisisrelevanttothediscouragementofexistinglandusesorpractices.
Directinterventionthroughengineeringoptionsisusedinsituationswherealternativeoptionsarein—effectiveornotrelevantandwheretherearelargebenefitstosocietyinintervention.
NoactionNoresponseisjustifiedbecausethecostsofinterventionoutweighthebenefits.
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Inthecaseofcontrollingnon.pointsourcepollution.keyissuesincludethelargenumberoffamilybasedfarmsinAustraliaandthevalueoftheassetsbeingprotectedfroInpolicyintervention.Essentially,therearetwomainquestionswhichmanygovernmentsoftenthinkaboutinchoosingthepolicymix:1)Aretherelevantmarketsinefficient?21Dothebenefitsexceedthecosts?
InAustraliathereareveryfewmarketdriversforfarmerstocontrolnon—pointsourcepollution.andthusgovernmentsbelievethatbetterenvironmentaloutcomesaremore1ikelytoarisefromtheuseofpolicytools.ThepolicycontextinAustraliaalsoneedstobeconsideredwiththerecognitionthatAustraliahasanextremelylowpopulationdensityoverall,butwithasubstantiallyhigherpopulationdensityaroundthesoutherncoastalregions(ABS,2002).Inaddition,over80%ofAustralia’sagri—culturallandisprivatelymanaged(ANAO,1997).Giventhislowpopulationdensityandlargedegreeofprivateownershipofland,therearesimplynotenoughpeopleorresourcestoassess,monitorandmanagetheenvironment(ASEC,2001).Alowpopulationdensityalsomakesanyregulation—basednaturalresourcemanagement(NRM)policydi伍culttoenforce.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatself-regulatingandvoluntaryapproachesarepreferredbyAustraliangovernments,astheyareperceivedasbeingpracticalaswellasmoreappealingtofarmersthanregulation.
Inbroadterms,policyinAustraliaisdictatedbybothcommonwealthandstategovernments.andisinfluencedbyinternationalagreements.Localgovernmentandcatchmentmanagementbodiesareresponsibleforplanningandimplementationatthelocallevel.
Commonwealthgovernmentpolicy
Theevolvingpolicyapproachtoreducing
fromagriculturalsystemsin
non-pointsourcepollution
AustraliahasbeensummarisedbyPannelleta1.(2004).Atthecommonwealth1eveltheNationalLandcareProgram(NLP)emergedinthelate1980sinresponsetoarangeoflanddegradationproblems.
Thephilosophywas,andstillis,forlocalparticipationand
prioritysetting,landholderco—operationandjointaction.By1997therewere3250locallybasedLandcaregroups(Rae,1998).whilstNLPhasbeenextremelysuccessfulinraisingawarenessoflanddegradationissues.therearenowissueswithvolunteerismreachingitslimits(CurtisandVanNouhuys,1999),andalsoitisnowbecomingclearthatthesmallscaleeffortsinLandcarehavenotbeeneffectiveinpreventingcontinuing1anddegradation.In1997theNaturalHeritageTrust(NHT)wasformed,partlyinresponsetotheconcernssurround—ingtheNLPregardinginsufficientchangeontheground.UndertheNHTthereisagreateremphasistowardspartialsubsidiesforon—groundworks,inrelationtothepublicandprivatebenefitstothelandholder(thelandholderpaysfortheprivatebenefits,andthepartialsubsidyispaidforthepublicbenefits).CommonwealthpolicyfurtherevolvedwiththelaunchoftheNationalActionPlanforSalinityandWaterQuality(NAP)in2001,inrecognitionofNHTfundsnotbeingsufficientlywelltargeted,andarecognitionthatsomeregionshavemoreurgent(andsometimesmorepoliticallyimportant)problemsthanothers.WhilsttheNAPisfocussedonbothsalinityandwaterquality,todateitisalmostentirely
directedtowardssalinity.ThroughtheNAPtherehasbeena
greaterdevolutionofpowerstoregionsthroughcatchmentmanagementbodies.
Stategovernmentpolicy
Thereis
astrongrelationship(andsometimestension)betweenindividualstateandcommonwealthgovernmentsinAustralia.InadditiontothecommonwealthinitiatedNLP,NHTandNAP.Stategovernmentshavealsodevelopedtheirownpolicyprogramswithrespecttonon-pointsourcepollution.Stateprogramsarecomplementarywithcommonwealthprograms,andalsorelyonvolunteeractivitybyindividuallandholders.Thestategovernmentsalsoprovidethemajorityofresearchandextensionsstaffinvolvedinnaturalresourcemanagementissues.
Legislation(regulation)approachesarecontrolledatthestategovernmentlevelandthusitisthestatesthatcanimposeregulation,shouldtheychoosetodoso.Moststategovernmentsarehoweverreluctanttoimposeregulation,asitisextremelycostlyaswellasresultinginanegativepoliticalimage.
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StatesarealsoresponsiblefordecidingthelevelofdevolutionofpowertoCatchmentManagementbodiesandthishaspotentiallyimportantimplicationsfortheroleofthelocalcommunityindecidinghowtodealwithnon—pointsourcepollution.
CatchmentManagement
Todate,naturalresourcemanagementinAustraliahasbeendeliveredusingarangeofactivitiesbasedaroundcatchments(watersheds),collectivelytermedIntegratedCatchmentManagement(ICM).ICMisacoordinatedwaytomanagelandandwaterresourcesbasedonregions.Itinvolvesco—operation
orpartnershipsbetweenlandholders,othercommunitygroupsandgovernmentagencies(BellamyandJohnson,2000;Ewing,2003).
AlthoughICMisacceptedasanimportantprocessthroughoutAustralia,thearrangementvariesbetweenstates,astheyallhaveslightlydifierentrelationshipsbetweenthestategovernmentandcatch—mentbodies.TheICMframeworkinVictoriaisthemostdevelopedofallthestates.OnlyinVictoriadotheCatchmentManagementAuthorities(CMAs)haveformalstructures,powerandfunding(Ewing,2003),howeverotherstatesarenowmovingtoasimilarmodel(SeymourandRidley,2005).Withincatchmentmanagementregions,priorityareasforactionareidentifiedthroughtheRegionalCatchmentStrategy.Landcaregroupscarryoutmuchoftheon—groundworkidentifiedinRegionalCatchmentStrategies.Thegroupsobtainfundingforon—groundworksviaapplicationstoaRegionalAssessmentPanelfwhichisafunctionoftheCMA).InotherstatesofAustraliaabroadlysimilarframeworkforICMisusedbutusuallywithlessstatutorypowers.
INDUSTRYANDRESEARCHAPPROACHEST0ADDRESSNON—POINTSOURCEPOLLUTl0NNutrientmanagementtoolsandmodels
Arisingfromtheine伍cienciesoffertilizeruseandtherecognitionofassociatedadverseenvironmental
consequencesthereisapressingneedtoimprovefertilizermanagementpractices.Atafarm1evel,theimprovedadoptionandapplicationofevensimpletoolslikesoiltestingcansubstantiallyimprovenutrientuseemciencywhilereducingadverseenvironmentalimpacts.Advancesinanalyticalmethodsandproceduresarecontinuingtorefinefertilizerrecommendationsandreducetestingcosts,whilespatialmappingofnutrientdistributioncanprovideagreatercapacityfor‘whole—farm’nutrientplanning.Nutrientbudgetsffarmbasedrecordsallowingnutrientinputsandoutputstobecalculatedatapaddockfarmscalelarealsogainingacceptanceasanindicatorofmoresustainablenutrientpractices.
or
Therearealsoarangeoftoolsthatcanbeusedtoextendtheprinciplesofnutrientcyclingandloss
measurableparameters.Someofthetoolsthathavepathwaystoawidergeographicalareausingeasily
beendevelopedtoidentifypaddocks,regionsandmanagementpracticesthatrepresentgreaterrisksfornutrientandsoillossinclude:11guidelinesforbestnutrientmanagementpracticesintheextensiveandintensivegrazingindustries(Eckard,1999;HarrisandRidley,2000);2)conceptualmodelsthatidentify
frompastures(HaygarthandHeathwaite,2000;hydrologicalpathwaysandprocessesofNandPlosses
HeathwaiteandDils,2000);3)processmodelsthatestimaterunoff,drainageandnutrientlossesbasedonmechanisticnutrientandwaterinteractions(Hook,1997;Stormeta1.;1988);4)empiricalrelationshipsbetweennutrientloadsandconcentrationsinrunofffromhilMopecatchmentstomeasuredmanagement,soilandclimaticvariables(Flemingeta1.,2001;Nasheta1.,2000);and5)indicesandinterpretation
informationsuchasthePlossindex(Bramleyeta1.,2003;Sharpleyetapproachesthatusegeospatial
a1.,2003),andlowresolutionparameterssuchasstreamnutrientconcentrations(JordanetaI.,2001;MeFarlandandHauck,19991.
Nutrientlossorriskassessmentindices,areonesuchmanagementaidthatiscurrentlywidelyadoptedinternationally.SignificantreviewsofP—indiceshaverecentlybeenpresentedfromaEuropeanperspective(Heathwaiteeta1.,2003)andaUnitedStatesperspective(Sharpleyeta1.,2003).InAustraliatherehasbeensomewhatlessexplorationoftherolethatenvironmentalriskassessmentindicesi11ay
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playinimprovednutrientmanagementsystems,althoughstructuredframeworksorindicesarebeingexamined(Bramleyeta1.,2003;Mellandeta1.,2004).Suchindicesneedtobedefinedacrosssoiltypes,landscapecharacteristicsandclimaticconditionsandmappedataregional,catchmentandfarmscale.Thiswillallowfarmersandadviserstoidentifyspecificsensitivitieswithinthelandscapetheymanage,andselectappropriatenutrientmanagementpractices.
Environmentalmanagementsystems
InAustralia.asinotherpartsoftheworld.themoreintensiveagriculturalindustriesinparticulararebecomingveryconsciousoftheirenvironmentalimpactsandresDonsibilities.Inresponsetoconcernthatgovernmentmayimposeregulationuponthem,andtheneedtobeseentobepro—activeinreducingexternalities,agriculturalindustriesaremovingtowardsself-regulation.InAustralia,theindustrieswhichhavebeenthemostrapidtodeveloppro—activeapproacheshavebeenthosewithrelativelystrongdriverseitherintermsofnegativepublicperceptionsabouttheirperformanceorbecausetheyperceiveinternationalpressuretojustifytheirenvironmentalperformance.EachofthefollowingindustriesinAustralianowhasanindustry—lednationalapproachtoraisingenvironmentalawarenessandintroducingstandardsofbestpracticewhichmayultimatelyleadtowardsaformalisedEnvironmentalManagementSystemfEMS).TheEMsapproachismoreencompassingthanthedecisionsupportapproachasoutlinedabove——butbotharecomplementary.DecisionsupporttoolscanbeusedtosupportonecomponentofamoreholisticEMS.Whilstitremainstobeseenwhetherindustry—developedEMSschemeswillbesuccessfulinreducingnon—pointsourcepollution.andwhethertheseapproachesare‘toolittle,toolate’,boththecurrentfederalandstategovernmentsaresupportingtheseself-regulatingandvoluntaryapproaches,withsignificantgovernmentfundingforresearchandextension.Someexamplesofwhole—of-industryapproachesleadingtowardsdevelopmentofEMSinclude:
Cotton.TheCotton‘BestManagementPractices’ManualandsubsequentdevelopmentsinEMSwereintroducedduetoissuesofpesticidecontaminationandnegativepublicperceptions.Pork.Theporkindustryhasrecentlydevelopedawholeofindustryapproachtomanagingwaste.Sugarcane.ThesugarindustryhasrespondedtolargepublicpressuresabouthealthoftheGreatBarrierReefandothercoastalzoneswithanationalprogramtoraiseenvironmentalawarenessamongstcaneproducersandhasintroduceda‘sustainabilityinsugar’checklist.
Horticulture.Thehorticultureindustryhasrelativelystronginternationaldriverstowardsprod—uctqualityandfoodsafetyandhadembarkedonaddinganenvironmentalcomponenttoitsQualityAssuranceapproachthrough‘Freshcare’.
Dairy.TheAustraliandairyindustryhasrecentlydevelopedanationalstandardforon-farmenvironmentalmanagementusingaself-assessmentapproach.
Inaddition,thebeef,lambandgrainsindustriesarealsointheprocessofdevelopingnationalapproachestobothOualityAssuranceandEMS.
CONCLUSIONSANDFUTUREOPPORTUNITIES
TherearesignificantnutrientlossproblemsacrosslargenumbersoffarmsinAustralia.Inpolicytermsthiscreatessubstantialchallenges.Smalltomediumsizedenterprisesinanyindustry(notonlyagriculture)arecharacterisedbyanumberofissuesashavebeensummarisedbyGunninghamandSinclairf2002).Theseinclude:1)lackofresources;2)lackofenvironmentalawarenessandexpertise;3)lackofexposuretopublicperceptionsabouttheirperformance;4)lackofreceptivitytoenvironmentalissues;and5)sheerlargenumbersofenterprises.
Indrawingfromvariousinternationalexperience.inbothagriculturalandnon—agriculturalsmall
tomediumsizedenterprises,GunninghamandSinclair(2002)suggestthatamixtureofthefollowingapproachesarelikelytobeneeded.giventhediversityofsmalltomediumsizedenterprisesandthespecialchallengesthatthispresents.Thepolicysuiteislikelytoincludecomponentsof:
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Removalofanyperversemarketsignals.
fertilizersubsidies),theseshouldberemoved775
Iftherearecurrentlyinappropriatemarketsignals(e.g
Educationandtraining.Thisisessentialiffarmersaretounderstandandimprovetheirenviron—mentalperformance.
Underpinningregulation.Itisimportanttohaveregulationthatcanbeusedespeciallyforpeoplewhodonotparticipateinmorevoluntarymeasures.Regulationshouldbereservedforaminorityof
cases,particularlyforthosewhoarecausingmajorenvironmentalproblems.Regulationisusedtohelpcompliancewithminimumstandardsbutdoesnotrewardpeopleforbehavingbetterthanaminimumstandard.
Rewardperformance.Examplescouldbetorewardandencouragepro—activeapproachesbyindustries,particularlythosethatinvolveself-regulationsuchasindustryinspectionandauditing.Arangeofincentivescanbeusedtochangebehaviour.
Asystematicapproachtoenvironmentalperformance.Thisshouldbebasedoncontinuousim—provement(perhapssimpleformsofEMSsuchasthosecurrentlybeingdevelopedandpromotedinAustralial.Solutionsneedtobeinexpensiveandsensitivetothe1imitationsofsmallenterprises,co—operative,locallybased,user—friendlyandflexible.
Wealsoneedtoadoptthesestrategieswitharealisticexpectationofoutcomes.Manymitigationmeasuresrequirewidespreadchangesinlandmanagement(e.g.,revegetation),andthereforesignifi—cantreductionsinnon—pointsourcepollutioncontributionsshouldnotbeexpectedintheshort—term.AdditionallytherewillbealageffectasaccumulatedNandPmayprovideasourceofnutrientsfordecadesintothefutureandthereforedegradedwaterqualitywillcontinuetooccurdespite1andbasedimprovements.Nevertheless,thereareanumberofpositiveopportunitiesthatcanbeadoptedtoaddressnon-pointsourcepollutionfromfarmingsystemsandsignificantlearningthatcanbesharednotonlyfromAustralia,butfromaroundtheglobe.Continuedorimprovedprofitability,enhancedknowledge,institutionalsupport,newandinnovativetechnologies,andaccesstoexpertiseallappeartobeessentialingredients.
Bc'lencewmcontinuetoplayakeyroleindevelopingsolutionsandoptionsforcontrollingnon—point
pollution,aswillmuchbroadergovernmentprioritiesandcommunityconcerns.ThelargenumberoffarmsinAustralia,thevalueofnaturalresourceassetsthreatened(1and,waterandvegetationassets)andtheexpectationsofthecommunity(bothlocallyandinternationally)arekeyconsiderationsthatgovernmentsneedtothinkaboutindecidingtheappropriateandaffordablepolicy
mixindealingwiththecomplexissuesassociatedwithnon—pointsourcepollutionfromagriculture.
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Controlling Non-Point Source Pollution in Australian
Agricultural Systems
作者: C. GOURLEY, A. RIDLEY
作者单位: C. GOURLEY(Primary Industries Research Victoria, 2460 Hazeldean Rd, Ellinbank, Victoria 3821 (Australia)), A. RIDLEY(Co-operative Research Centre for Plant
Based Management of DryIand Salinity and Primary Industries Research Victoria,
Rutherglen, Victoria 3685 (Australia))
刊名:
土壤圈(意译名)
英文刊名:PEDOSPHERE AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
年,卷(期):2005,15(6)
被引用次数:2次
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