Sustainable Agriculture

EU Parliament asks farmers to gradually end caged farming

MEPs back "End the Cage Age" European Citizens’ Initiative in Brussels and ask farmers to gradually end caged farming in…

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SDGs will address ‘three planetary crises’ harming life on Earth

The “three planetary crises” on earth of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are reinforcing each other and driving further…

4 years ago

Forests will restore our relationship with the natural world

Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief…

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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago

New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, said the UN Food and…

4 years ago

What does water mean to you? Join the EU debate!

Water means different things to different people and all the different ways water value benefits our lives and talk about…

4 years ago

Global food prices rise for 10th month in a row – FAO report

Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and dairy…

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EU-Africa partnership for sustainable and inclusive development

Africa and the EU establish a renewed EU-Africa partnership as equals, focusing on people's needs and adjusting to the needs…

4 years ago

EU, Norway and the UK agreed on post Brexit North Sea fisheries access

In a post Brexit trilateral format EU, Norway and the United Kingdom agreed on the management of fisheries access in…

4 years ago

Climate adaptation: Green Deal Going Local to adapt to global warming

The involvement of local and regional authorities in the Climate adaptation agenda will also be reinforced through key EU programmes.…

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EU secures a toxic-free environment with the EU Chemicals Strategy

The Council of the European Union endorsed a new chemicals strategy securing a toxic-free environment, through a long-term vision for…

4 years ago

Food is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions

More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity can be attributed to the way we produce,…

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EU-US negotiations on agricultural quotas agreement

The European Union and the United States have concluded negotiations to adjust the European Union's World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural…

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African swine fever: devising an ‘exit strategy’ for affected countries

African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious lethal disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar and in 2020 it has…

4 years ago

Food waste just feeds climate change

More than 930 million tonnes of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to new UN research, in…

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Climate expert debates New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change

Climate expert debates the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the…

4 years ago

Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, health and food systems

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public…

4 years ago

Copernicus and Climate policy: What’s the connection?

Copernicus is an EU programme providing citizens with new public services to improve climate policy, protect and sustain our environment.…

4 years ago

Rural Agenda should be transformed into a concrete policy framework

The European Committee of the Regions urges the Parliament to support the role of the regional authorities to prepare a…

4 years ago

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