Future farming: Healing Lithuania’s peatlands
Across Europe, diverse ecosystems are being converted into farmland, hurting biodiversity and the climate. The EU’s Common Agricultural...
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What does the EU’s new biodiversity strategy mean for the world?
The European Union’s ambitious new biodiversity strategy is generally good news for nature in Europe, but for the...
Future farming: Poison-free agriculture in Slovenia
Farmers use a host of chemicals to combat pests, diseases and competition from weeds. Unfortunately, these chemicals kill...
Future farming: Tree-lined agriculture in Portugal
Trees have traditionally been an integrated part of European farmlands and bringing them back could be part of...
Future farming: Bringing farm closer to fork in Belgium
Good, seasonal food, a nature-friendly approach and a fair price for farmers. Could Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) transform our...
For the sake of nature and the climate, Europe must not CAP its ambitions
The European Commission continues to describe the Common Agricultural Policy as “ambitious”, yet its own evaluation of the...
‘Farm to fork’ strategy must serve up fairer and greener farming – NGOs respond to Green Deal
The European Commission has answered people’s demands for much more action to address the climate emergency, nature loss,...
EU water law gets clean bill of health
A European Commission evaluation has concluded that the European Union’s flagship water legislation is fit for purpose. However,...
Green Deal ‘impossible’ without CAP reform
Delivering the EU’s flagship ‘Green Deal’ policy will be impossible without the transformation of Europe’s farming policy, environmental...
Nature groups call for dialogue as Dutch farmers protests turn violent
Farm protests have turned violent in the Netherlands after the Dutch government announced plans to cut harmful emissions...
