European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform
Budget
€315,607
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
ESPP’s objectives are to promote, facilitate, contribute to and/or implement phosphorus sustainability and nutrient recycling in Europe. These objectives include in particular, but not exclusively, addressing the following issues: - phosphorus as a non-renewable and critical resource for agriculture (food supply) and industry in Europe - sustainable phosphate rock supply, mining and processing, including industrial applications - nutrient re-use, recovery and recycling in synergy with other nutrients/minerals and carbon/energy - phosphorus use effectiveness and efficiency in agriculture (in crop and animal production) and the in the bio-economy (bio-energies and bio-materials production …) - sustainability and safety of the food chain, from farm-to-fork
EU Legislative Interests
Circular Economy Act - Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan (INMAP) - Fertilising Products Regulation - Critical Raw Materials - Circular Economy - Standards for secondary raw materials - Agronomic use of recycled nutrients - Nitrates Directive - Industrial Emissions Directive (BAT BREFs) - Taxonomy - Biorefineries - Animal By-Products Regulations - Algae Initiative - Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive - Groundwater Directive - Sewage sludge Directive - Water Framework Directive - (End-of-Waste) - Agriculture - Environment - Health - International policies - Research & Technology policies - Contaminants (inc pharmaceuticals) in sewage sludge biosolids and in manure - Processed manure - Aquaculture nutrient recycling - Algae
Communication Activities
SCOPE Newsletter - European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference ESPC - ESPP eNews - Summit of the Organic & Organo-Mineral Fertiliser Industries in Europe SOFIE - PERM European Phosphorus Research Meeting - NERM European Nutrient Recycling Meeting
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
partnership with Global phosphorus / nutrient networks: UNEP-GPNM (global), SPA (North America)
Organisation Members
www.phosphorusplatform.eu
Additional Information
Income is 100% from membership fees. Members are companies, research institutes and research projects (including EU-funded project), cities and regions, national nutrient platforms.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.