To translate the results in "good farming practices" and advise both farmers and local government on how to integrate the conservation measures in their annual farming plans.

(Objectives extracted from DOW version 18Dec2006)

The datasets and analysis results of the study site areas will be compared and integrated, and common denominators across the study sites of the different countries will be sought. The goal of this is to define more general conservation and remediation strategies, that are commonly applicable in a range of environments. The socio-economic affects of these plans and strategies will be assessed based on a cost-benefit type analysis. More important in this respect is the direct translation of these strategies to define "good farming practices" and advise both farmers and local government on how to integrate the conservation measures in their annual farming plans. The results of the analysis and synthesis will therefore be coupled back and discussed with the stakeholder communities.

The previous workblocks WB1 to WB3 have firmly established stakeholder groups with which a dialog is in place and with which a series of meetings have been held. The results of this workblock will be translated to a series of presentations that show the differences "before and after implementation of the conservation plans". There is a lot of expertise within the group on the nature of such presentations, translating scientific results to clear conclusions in laymans terms, using modern GIS techniques and visualisations. The focus will be on the (dis) advantages of the measures taken and the time and effort spent, and the returns of the efforts. These returns cannot always be translated into economic terms but probably can be presented as good farm management and good environmental management, that is becoming a requirement within the EU. Both farmers communities and local government that have to design and implement such "good agricultural practices" will benefit from the findings of DESIRE, and we will help them define these farm management guidelines.

[Deliverable 4.5.1] Report with a description of common, widely applicable conservation measures and integration of the results across the study site areas. Translation of the results and presentation to the stakeholder communities, assistence in drafting good agricultural practice guidelines.