Avoiding diffuse pollution of agricultural chemicals

Synonyms:

Reducing fugitive emissions from farming

Implementation:

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends identification and application of such best environmental practices so as to avoid diffuse pollution through a limited, rational and planned use of nitrogenous fertilizers and other agrochemicals (pesticides, herbicides) in agricultural practice.

Broader:

Avoiding
Reducing

Facilitates:

Protecting aquatic ecosystems
Protecting the environment from contamination

Facilitated by:

Promoting alternatives to persistent organic pollutants

Problems:

Fugitive emissions

Values:

Avoidance
Pollution
Emissions
Diffuseness

Subjects:

Fundamental Sciences → Chemicals
Societal Problems → Pollution
Societal Problems → Effluent
Societal Problems → Detention
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture
Agriculture, Fisheries → Farming

Type Classification:

E: Emanations of other strategies

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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