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Future farming: Healing Lithuania’s peatlands

Célia NyssensJune 9, 2020

Across Europe, diverse ecosystems are being converted into farmland, hurting biodiversity and the climate. The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been a...

AgricultureChemicalsClimateSoilWasteWater 012 min read

What does the EU’s new biodiversity strategy mean for the world?

Khaled DiabMay 25, 2020

The European Union’s ambitious new biodiversity strategy is generally good news for nature in Europe, but for the rest of the world the picture is less clear. ...

AgricultureBiofuelsNatureSustainable DevelopmentTrade 012 min read

Future farming: Poison-free agriculture in Slovenia

Asger MindegaardMay 18, 2020

Farmers use a host of chemicals to combat pests, diseases and competition from weeds. Unfortunately, these chemicals kill more than just the pests they target....

AgricultureFeaturedSoil 113 min read

For the sake of nature and the climate, Europe must not CAP its ambitions

Célia NyssensApril 2, 2020

The European Commission continues to describe the Common Agricultural Policy as “ambitious”, yet its own evaluation of the CAP’s impact reveals that the farm s...

AgricultureNatureOpinion & AnalysisSoilWater 017 min read

The big stink: Europe’s lockdown uncovers a surprising source of air pollution

Roberta ArbinoloApril 2, 2020

The drop in traffic fumes in our cities’ air is making us more sensitive to a source of air pollution too often ignored: emissions from agriculture. But this c...

AgricultureAirClean Air FarmingFeatured 07 min read

Agroecology: Farming for a better future?

Asger MindegaardMarch 24, 2020

With a global pandemic tightening its grip around the world and photos of empty supermarket shelves flooding social media, there’s never been a better time to ...

AgricultureAirChemicalsFuture of EuropeNatureSoilWater 012 min read

EU water law gets clean bill of health

Khaled DiabDecember 12, 2019

A European Commission evaluation has concluded that the European Union’s flagship water legislation is fit for purpose. However, implementation and enforce...

AgricultureNatureWater 05 min read

Green Deal ‘impossible’ without CAP reform

Anton LazarusNovember 6, 2019

Delivering the EU’s flagship ‘Green Deal’ policy will be impossible without the transformation of Europe’s farming policy, environmental campaigners have warne...

Agriculture 03 min read

Thousands of dead fish wash up in protected Spanish lagoon

Emily MacintoshOctober 24, 2019

Overtourism and decades of intensive agriculture have resulted in the shocking sight of thousands of dead fish washing up on the shore at the biggest coas...

Water 03 min read

Nature groups call for dialogue as Dutch farmers protests turn violent

Anton LazarusOctober 17, 2019

Farm protests have turned violent in the Netherlands after the Dutch government announced plans to cut harmful emissions from agriculture. Environmental groups...

AgricultureAir 08 min read