I forbindelse med en arbejdskonference om jorderosion i Italien i oktober 1982 rapporterede de delegerede om forhold ene i hver af medlemsstaterne, og det blev helt klart, at man ingen steder i EF kan tillade sig at være efterladende. Pro blemets art varierer.
At a workshop on soil erosion held in Italy in October 1982, delegates reported on the subject in each of the Member States and it became quite evident that there are no grounds for complacency in any part of the Community.