Sustainable phosphorus management is indispensable for global food security and the conservation of soil and water bodies. Phosphorus governance is rooted in various areas of law, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union as well as European and national soil conservation law, water conservation law, fertilizer law, circular economy law and organic farming law. This article provides an analysis of the extent to which previously identified aspects of sustainable phosphorus management are reflected in the status quo of European agricultural and environmental law. It shows the potential for improvement regarding the integration of phosphorus‐related issues in existing regulation and points out that establishing economic instruments might help to overcome governance deficits of regulatory law.

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欧洲农业和环境法中的可持续磷管理

磷的可持续管理对于全球粮食安全和水土保持至关重要。磷治理根植于法律的各个领域，特别是欧盟的共同农业政策以及欧洲和国家的土壤保护法，水保护法，肥料法，循环经济法和有机农业法。本文对以前确定的可持续磷管理的各个方面在现状中得到反映的程度进行了分析。欧洲农业和环境法。它显示了将磷相关问题纳入现有法规的改进潜力，并指出建立经济手段可能有助于克服法规中的治理缺陷。