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State of Play of Soil Policy in Europe and possible support
actions for contaminated sites
1st EIONET NRC Soil Ad-hoc Working Group on Contaminated Sites and Brownfields
Joint Research Centre Ispra, Italy, 10.03.2015
Josiane MassonEuropean Commission
Environment Directorate-GeneralUnit ENV.B.1 – Agriculture, Forests and Soil
BU-5, 5/1781049 Brussels
E-mail: [email protected]
State of Play of Soil policy in Europe Possible support actions related to
contaminated sitesLIFE EnvironmentResearch and Innovation – H2020Regional funds
Soil is a non-renewable natural resource It performs crucial ecological, social and economic
functions Soils are being increasingly degraded or irreversibly
lost across the EU - According to SOER 2015 the situation of soils in Europe continues to degrade
Estimated costs of soil degradation reach up to €38bn per year (SEC(2006)620)
A lot of legislation at National and subnational level in particular for soil contamination but…
Only two or three MSs have a comprehensive legislation on soil protection
Trans-boundary impacts – soil contamination, soil-water-marine pollution
Major threats affecting soils in EU Soil sealing: some 1000 km2 per year = 270 ha/day
are taken mainly from agriculture for urban and infrastructure development ... In 10 years an area of the size of Cyprus
Soil erosion: 1.3 million km² in EU-27 estimated to be affected by soil erosion by water
Soil contamination: estimate of 3.5 M sites potentially contaminated with 0.5 M sites really contaminated (2006) – 4.5 M sites, Ernst and Yound study (2013)
Landslides: Over 630,000 landslides currently registered in national databases. Estimated affected surface areas are: 7% Italian territory, 5% Slovakian territory, 1% Portuguese territory
CommunicationCOM(2006)231, 22.9.2006
Proposal for aSoil Framework DirectiveCOM(2006)232, 22.9.2006
Impact AssessmentSEC(2006)1165 & SEC(2006)620, 22.9.2006
The Soil Thematic Strategy
Overall objective is the protection of soil functions and sustainable use of soil, based on the following guiding principles: Prevention of soil degradation Restoration of degraded soils
Sets out the four pillars of EU soil policy
To be implemented by MS 2012 Report from the Commission on
the implementation of the STS COM(2012)46
The Soil Thematic strategy, COM(2006) 231
SealingErosion
Organic matter decline
Compaction
Salinisation+Acidification
Landslides
Contamination
Soil threats considered:
Objective: Protection of soil functions
• Integration in sectoral policies• Precautionary measures• Prevention of contamination• Measures to limit or mitigate sealing
• Programme of Measures
• National Remediation Strategy
• Identification of priority areas for erosion, organic matter decline, compaction, salinisation, acidification, and landslides in 5 years
• Identification of contaminated sites in 25 years
The structure of the proposal for aSoil Framework Directive, COM(2006) 232
Proposal for a Soil Framework Directive, COM(2006) 232
Withdrawal Decision, OJ C 163, 28.5.2014:
"The Commission remains committed to the objective of the protection of soil and will examine options on how to best achieve this. Any further initiative in this respect will however have to be considered by the next college".
The European Parliament adopted its first reading opinion on 14 November 2007 and the Committe of Regions and the Economic and Social Committee delivered their opinion on 13/02/2007 and 25/04/2007
In the Council the proposal was repeatidly discussed but always ran into a blocking minority of 5 Member States (AT, DE, FR, NL and UK)
REFIT Communication(2013) 685, 2,10,2013 The Commission noted that the proposal has been pending for 8 years
during which time no effective action has resulted, and decided to withdraw the proposal.
What has happened to the proposal for a Soil Framework Directive?
The SFD was withdraw but… we are still committed to achieve soil protection The Soil Thematic Strategy is still alive Resource Efficiency Roadmap « by 2020 EU policies take into
account their direct and indirect impact on land use in the EU and globally… with the aim to achieve no net land take by 2050; soil erosion is reduced and the soil organic matter is increased, with remedial work on contaminated sites well underway »
7th EAP provisions on land and soil protection
The Commission will examine options on how to best achieve soil protection including targets on soils and land, based on proportionality and susbsidiarity principles
"The EU and MS should reflect on how soil quality could be adressed using a
targeted and proportionate risk-based
approach within a binding legal framework"
1st steps for a new initative Meeting of the Director General of DG ENV with the
Directors General of Environment in September 2014 – gap analysis of soil legislations and policies needed
A study on soil legislations and policy instruments will be launched in 2015 for knowledge update (IA done in 2006)
For soil contamination regulatory context analysed in details (Ernst and Young study, 2013)
Feed-back required from EIONET WG
Need to improve knowledge e.g. on soil biodiversity, soil contamination etc.
Lessons learnt exercise Network to be rebuilt – objective of this meeting Dialogue with stakeholders – using existing platforms
Publication ‘LIFE and Soil protection’, DG ENV (2014) providing information on LIFE projects on Soil protection (147)
21 projects Soil sealing 13 projects Soil biodiversity 24 projects Soil carbon capture 11 projects Soil monitoring 12 projects Water and soil 43 projects Sustainable agriculture 23 projects Land contamination
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.getProjects&themeID=42&projectList
LIFE Environment
Diverse pollution activities addressed: landfills and waste treatment plants, industrial production, mining and quarying and military use – mainly heavy metals and mineral oil
Remediation techniques BIOSOIL to demonstrate the feasibility of compost bioremediation
technology for the reclamation and sustainable management of brownfields
BioReGen Biomass, remediation, régénération re-using brownfield sites for renewable energy crops
EKOHEMPKON targeted more specific contaminants such as lignite cultivating crops such as hemp to remediate mining site in PL
DEMO-MNA in situ biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbonates in soil contaminates sites
TWIRLS bioremediation of contaminated soils from organic pollutants (PAHs) and heavy metals – 20% increase in soil organic matter
BIOXiSOIL and VOPAK-EXPER03 testing in-situ chemical oxidation of industrial and military sites
LIFE and contamination
Mining and quarrying – projects to remove high concentration of chemicals such as arsenic, sulphuric acid and mercury in soils and water bodies
DIPFOLMINE and MIPOLARE testing phytostabilisation BIOMAN used dealginated seaweed as bioabsorber for toxic
substances cadmium, nickel, zinc and lead from abandonned mines in Wales and Italy
EcoQuarry and LOS TOLLOS focusing on integrating the contaminated areas in the landscape
Landfills and waste management New Life testing innovative method for the
reclamation of soils around landfills, using both chemical and mechanical processes, mixing exhausted soiks with other solid matrices (waste material from quarries and paper mills)
LIFE and contamination
LIFE Calls 2015 indicative tableProvisional Calendar 2015: Summary Table
Grant Type Phase Opening Date Closing Date
Traditional Projects 01 June 201515 September 2015
Preparatory Projects 01 June 201530 October 2015
Technical Assistance Projects
01 June 2015Mid September 2015
Integrated ProjectsConcept Notes 01 June 2015
01 October 2015
Full Proposals Mid April 2016
NGO Framework Partnerships
May 2015 July 2015
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/life2015/index.htm
H2020 Call for Proposals and FUNDING PROJECTS 2014-2015
23
More information http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-climate_en.pdf
SC5: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials.
Deadline: 10/03/2015
European Commission Decision C (2014)4995 of 22 July 2014)
1. SC5-8-2014: Preparing and promoting innovation procurement for soil decontamination (2M€)
2. SC5-10-2014/2015: Coordinating and supporting research and innovation for the management of natural resources (9M€)
a) [2014] Enhancing mapping ecosystems and their services
b) [2014] Structuring research on soil, land-use and land management in Europe
c) [2015] An EU support mechanism for evidence-based policy on biodiversity & ecosystems services.
Societal Challenges (SC5)
Rehabilitation of brownfield sites Within Regional Policy Investment priorities relating to the environment
(Art.5(6) ERDF and Art. 3(c) CF) include Protecting and restoring biodiversity, soil protection and restoration and
promoting ecosystem services including NATURA 2000 and green infrastructures;
Action to improve the urban environment, revitalisation of cities, […] regeneration and decontamination of brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduction of air pollution and promotion of noise-reduction measures;
The objective is to limit land take on Greenfields and recycling of land,
including remediation of contaminated sites. The special ERDF objective is ‘Sustainable urban development’.
Regional policy
Promote the regeneration of brownfield sites and more generally the remediation of contaminated sites, respecting the 'polluter pays' principle