CAP preserving the environment and promoting sustainable agriculture
Since the beginning of the EU the Common Agricultural Policy has always had a massive influence on how the sector has evolved. Accounting for close to 40% of the overall budget and with rules that are unintelligible for most people, the EU’s agricultural policy has always been a source of controversy.
- pollution and over-abstraction of water
- increased greenhouse gas emissions
- decline of farmland biodiversity
- soil erosion and depletion.
CONTACTS
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Sebastien Godinot
Economist
WWF European Policy Office
+32 2 740 09 20
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Tycho Vandermaesen
EU Budget Policy Assistant
WWF European Policy Office
+32 2 743 88 08
LATEST NEWS
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Ministers ignore environment and start money grab at EU Council
Brussels, Belgium – The General Affairs Council met today to discuss the next 7 year EU budget. Considering natural capital underpins successful economic activity it was a surprise that the ...
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Council looks to bury real greening in reformed CAP
Brussels, Belgium –The Agriculture and Fisheries Council discussion this morning was the death knell for many of the greening measures contained in the original Commission proposal for the Common ...
LATEST POSITION PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS
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We are facing a crisis in farming and nature! Now is the time for change
WWF has decided to present the key facts behind the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform in clear graphics for so that the key issues are covered. This gives an introduction to this policy, the ...
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Agri-Myths: Facts behind Europe's Common Agricultural Policy
WWF produced a guide, “Agri Myths” which covers a range of different issues from the impact of Greening the CAP to providing food security for Europe and the Developing world.
So what are the issues?
- The farming sector is responsible for 13% of CO2 Emission;
- On average, 4% of tested food in Europe exceeded the permitted pesticide levels.