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Air Quality

• Agricultural NH3 and NOx Emissions in Canada
• The Health of our Air

Biodiversity

• Canadian Biodiversity Strategy- Canada's Response to the Convention on Biological Diversity
• Biodiversity in agriculture -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's action plan
• Biodiversity initiatives -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Biodiversity initiatives -- Canadian Agricultural Producers

Climate Change

• UNCCC brochure: Climate Change and Agriculture (HTML |  PDF brochure | PDF Help)
• Measuring Soil Carbon Stocks: A System for Quantifying and Verifying Change in Soil Carbon Stocks due to Changes in Management Practices on Agricultural Land
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Table on Climate Change
  • Foundation Paper
  • Options Paper
  • Abstracts of other Table papers

Ozone Layer Protection

• Canadian Initiatives in Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emission Control Technologies
• Corrosive Effects of Phosphine, Carbon Dioxide, Heat and Humidity on Electronic Equipment: Canadian Leadership in the Development of Methyl Bromide Alternatives.
• Corrosive Effects of Phosphine, Carbon Dioxide, Heat and Humidity on Electronic Equipment: Phase II.
• Marcotte, M. 1995. Improving Food and Agriculture Productivity - and the Enviroment. Canadian Progress in the Development of Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emission Control Technologies. Prepared for Environment Canada in collaboration wtih Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 37 pp. Available through: Environmental Protection Publications, Technology Transfer Office, Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 for $15
• Marcotte, M., Demianyk, C., Van Ryckeghem, A., Jueller, J. and B. McCarthy. 1996. Heat, Phosphine and CO2 Collaborative Experimental Structural Fumigation. Canadian Leadership in the Development of Methyl Bromide Alternatives. Prepared for Environment Bureau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 38 pp.
• Structural Pest Control: The Use of an Enhanced Diatomaceous Earth Product Combined with Heat Treatment for the Control of Insect Pests in Food Processing Facilities.

Soil and Water Quality

• Health of Our Soil
• Health of Our Water
• Pesticides: Making the Right Choice for the Protection of Health and the Environment. Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. May 2000
• An Inventory of Environmental Technologies for the Hog Industry: Final Report

Appendices

• APPENDIX A: Inventory Of Technologies
• APPENDIX B: Full Listing of Companies Contacted
• APPENDIX C: Classification Document
• APPENDIX D: Information Dissemination Survey Responses
• APPENDIX E: Information Sharing Survey Responses
• APPENDIX F: Evaluation Document
• Suggested Contacts

Agri-Environmental Indicators

• Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Report of the Agri-Environmental Indicator Project. (12MB)
• Summary Report

Sustainable Development Strategy

• Sustainable Agriculture: Our Path Forward [ PDF ]
• Agriculture in harmony with nature II - AAFC's Sustainable development strategy 2001 - 2004
• Agriculture in harmony with nature -- Strategy for environmentally sustainable agriculture and agri-food development in Canada 1997 - 2000
• Profile of production trends and environmental issues in Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector 1997 - 2000

Other AAFC Agri-Environmental Publications

• Cultivating a Secure Future: Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture in Canada.
• Guide to the Environmental Analysis of Agricultural Policies, Plans and Programs

AAFC hardcopy publications are available by contacting:
e-mail: Ulysse Comeau
telephone: (613) 759-6610/6626
fax: (613) 759-6726

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