Tri-National Initiative to promote Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture and Water Quality

Phase Two - 2006

The objective of the second phase of the Tri-National Initiative on Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture and Water Quality was to examine actions that can be taken to reduce impacts of agriculture on water quality. Three synthesis papers were developed which examine how different farm management practices can prevent the degradation of water quality and how these different approaches are used to encourage farmer utilization of practices that protect water quality, and hence the environment. Examples from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. are used to illustrate the effectiveness of incentives and practices in different climates and different sized agricultural systems.

Phase One - 2004

The workshop's main objective was to generate new ideas and find workable solutions and processes in trilateral governmental collaboration to promote the protection of water quality through agri-environmental and sustainable agriculture practices. Workshop participants shared knowledge on agriculture-related water quality issues and responses in their countries; agreed to establish a basis for, and a commitment to, the promotion of trilateral cooperation on water quality issues; and made specific recommendations for future work.

For more information, please see the detailed report.
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