EPMAN

The EPMAN-3 meeting has already taken place. The background documents for that meeting can be found here.  

 Outline

EPMAN is the Expert Panel on Mitigating Agricultural Nitrogen, set up under the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen. This panel will develop the work previously covered by the former Ammonia Expert Group, reflecting the request from the Executive Body of the Convention. The immediate tasks are:

• To prepare a basis for updating the code of good practice (document EB.AIR/WG.5/2001/7) for reducing ammonia emissions
  
• To review the Guidance document on reducing ammonia emissions (document ECE/EB.AIR/WG.5/2007/13), especially in the light of other nitrogen interactions (e.g. N₂O, nitrate interactions etc)
  
• To prepare options to form a basis for discussion on revision of Annex IX of the Gothenburg Protocol (this link is for Annex IX only). These options (of varying ambition) would then be presented to the Working Group on Strategies and Review (WGSR) for their consideration and feedback. [The whole Gothenburg Protocol document can be downloaded from this link]

In the longer term, the group will further develop work on a wider intergrated approach to mitigating nitrogen losses from agriculture, in particular relating transboundary air pollution to the other threat issues.

We are very grateful that Canada and the Czech Republic have agreed to support Shabtai Bittman and Martin Dedina as co-chairs of this Expert Panel. Of course we are also grateful in advance to Shabtai and Martin for agreeing to take on this role.

 If you are interested in getting involved inthe work of EPMAN, please contact trfn@ceh.ac.uk to register your interest.

A list of current EPMAN members and their contact details can be found on the EPMAN Members and Contact Details Page. Members Only