Ain Kendra - Vilnius - 14.09.2004
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AP - purposes
1.To co-ordinate agricultural and water management activities in the field of preservation of soil fertility and water management.
2.To support through information dissemination and training the use of all the manure for fertilising.
3.To guide agricultural land use so that the soil fertility would be preserved.
4.To find out, based on pilot studies, the possibilities of applying best from the point of view of soil and water protection available technologies and agricultural practices as well as optimal support schemes in nitrate sensitive areas.
5.To preserve the mostly good status of groundwater.
6.To preserve the mostly good status of surface waters.
7.To preserve the habitats of salmonids in watercourses.
8.To assist in supplying the population with healthy drinking water.
9.To ensure the required control, assessment, and databases of environmental monitoring and reporting.
10.To achieve a better compatibility in the next implementation period between agricultural and water management development plans, Estonian National Development Plan and Development plan of Estonian rural regions for the years 2004 to 2006