Outputs from TFRN-13, 11th-12th October 2018, Ottawa, Canada
Thank you to everyone for a successful TFRN-13 meeting!
In the end, we had 58 people representing 22 countries attend the meeting.
Please see below for an updated list of participants and the presentations from the meeting. The meeting minutes will be sent out by email for review before being posted to the website. We will send these out shortly.
Presentations from the INMS North American Regional Demo Field Visit will also be posted on the INMS website very soon.
If you received Meeting Attendance Support, please send your expense claim information to tfrn@ceh.ac.uk as soon as possible.
Please contact tfrn@ceh.ac.uk with any queries.
Updated List of Participants & Agenda
- Updated List of Participants as of 09/11/18
- Agenda as of 08/10/18
Presentations from Plenary: Thursday 11th October, 2018
Session A: Introduction; Chair: Tommy Dalgaard
- Opening Address, Jennifer Kerr, Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Recent Developments Under the Air Convention, Alina Novikova, UNECE
- Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen: Achievements, Current Actions & Future Priorities, Mark Sutton, INMS, INI & Co-Chair of TFRN
- Summary - Ammonia Workshop, October 10th, 2018, Maygan McGuire, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Session B: Presentations on National Perspectives on Ammonia Mitigation, Emergence of Policies and Latest Measurements, Europe & UNECE; Chair: Cláudia Cordovil
- Ammonia Regulation in Denmark - in a European Perspective, Jesper Bak, Aarhus University & UNECE WGE Vice-Chair & Heidi Ravnborg, Danish Ministry of Environment and Food
- ALFAM2: A Database and Model for Ammonia Emission from Field-Applied Slurry, David Pelster, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on behalf of Sasha D. Hafner, Aarhus University
- German Policy Activities on Nitrogen Abatement and Management with a Focus on Ammonia and Agriculture, Till Spranger, German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Referral of the French Health and Environmental Agency on Inhibitors Used in Agriculture: Presentation and Discussions, Lionel Launois, French Ministry of Agriculture
- National Experiences on Ammonia Mitigation and Implementation of the Gothenburg Protocol, Avril Rothwell, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division, DAFM, Ireland (via video-link)
- EPN-EECCA Activity Report 2017/2018 - Focus: Status of Ammonia Policy and Implementation in EECCA Region, Natalia Kozlova, Institute for Engineering and Environmental Problems in Agricultural Production, Russia
Session C: Presentations on National Perspectives on Ammonia Mitigation, Emergence of Policies and Latest Measurements, South Asia; Chair: Mark Sutton
- Overview of Nitrogen in South Asia, Tapan Kumar Adhya, South Asia Nitrogen Centre (INI) & Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
- Dynamics of Ammonium Nitrogen in Soils Under Different Management Practices in Bangladesh, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
- Advancing Knowledge on Ammonia in the Atmosphere Contrasting Canada & India, Saumya Singh, University of Toronto
- NH3 Emissions from China: Reevaluation, Validation and Mitigation, Xiuming Zhang, University of Melbourne
Session D: Presentations on Regional and Global Perspectives on Ammonia Mitigation, Emergence of Policies and Latest Measurements, Including Partnership Projects and Industry; Chair: Tommy Dalgaard
- 4R Nutrient Stewardship for Mitigation of Ammonia Losses, Tom Bruulsema, International Plant Nutrition Institute
- Reducing Ammonia Losses on the Farm Through Fertilizer Best Management Practices, Lara Moody, The Fertilizer Institute
- Ammonia Progress in the European Union, Roald Wolters, European Commission, DG Environment
- Nutrient Flows and Associated Environmental Impacts: Guidelines for Assessment, Aimable Uwizeye, FAO
- Portuguese Strategy to Comply with the Nitrates and the Ceilings Directives, Cláudia Marques-dos-Santos Cordovil, NitroPortugal and Instituto Superior de Agronomia
- Spatialized N Surplus in the Tagus NVZ: Efficacy of the Measures, Maria do Rosário Cameira, NitroPortugal and University of Lisbon
Presentations from Plenary: Friday 12th October, 2018
Session A: Focus on Management of N in Agriculture, TFRN & INMS; Chair: Cláudia Cordovil
- Update on the Work of EPMAN, Shabtai Bittman, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
- UNECE CLRTAP - EPMAN: "Framework Code on Good Agricultural Practice" Recommendations for Action and Illustration of Ammonia Reduction Techniques, Gabriele Wechsung, UBA (German Environment Agency)
- Activity 2.3: Developing Joined-Up Guidance for Good Nitrogen Management, Will Brownlie, INMS
- Best Available Techniques for Intensive Livestock Farming in Russia: Results of the German-Russian Project, Natalia Kozlova, Institute for Engineering and Environmental Problems in Agricultural Production, Russia & Gabriele Wechsung, UBA (German Environment Agency)
- Lignite Reduces NH3 Emissions from Cattle Manure in Australia, Mei Bei, The University of Melbourne
Session B: Updates from TFRN Panels; Chair: Tommy Dalgaard
- Expert Panel on Nitrogen and Food: Progress Report, Cláudia Marques-dos-Santos Cordovil, NitroPortugal on behalf of Adrian Leip, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate Sustainable Resources
- Expert Panel on Nitrogen in EECCA Countries, Natalia Kozlova, Institute for Engineering and Environmental Problems in Agricultural Production, Russia
- EPNB - Current Status and Expectations, Wilfried Winiwarter, IIASA (via video-link)
Additional Presentations
- Prospects of Trace Gas Emission Measurement/Nutrient (NPK) Balance in Urban Agriculture of Kabul, Zikrullah Safi, Kabul University (via video-link)
- AQMEII 4 Planning, Donna Schwede, US EPA
- Quick Overview: 2019 Refinement of 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Doug MacDonald, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Session C: TFRN Workplan and Future Development; Chair: Mark Sutton