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Why is the EU backtracking on green agriculture?

Why is the EU backtracking on green agriculture?

FromThe Land & Climate Podcast


Why is the EU backtracking on green agriculture?

FromThe Land & Climate Podcast

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alasdair speaks to Faustine Bas-Defossez about the relationship between sustainable farming policy and the European farmers' protests.Faustine Bas-Defossez is Director for Nature, Health and Environment at the European Environmental Bureau, a Europe-wide network of environmental citizens' organisations.Alasdair and Faustine discuss the Nature Restoration Law, reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy and what the upcoming European elections might mean for the future of EU agriculture.Audio engineering by Vasko Kostovski.Further reading: NGOs unite against EU’s rollback of green policies for the agrifood sector, EuractivEurope is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks, European Environment Agency Open letter from the ECVC and IFOAM to Ursula Von der Leyen on CAP simplification, European Coordination Via Campesina  European Pact for the Future, European Environmental Bureau Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll, DesmogClick here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.
Released:
May 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (78)

The editorial team from The Land and Climate Review interview thinkers and policymakers in the world of economics, land-use and climate policy. Find more on our site at www.landclimate.org