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#SoilMatters Part 3 | Soil, Carbon and Policy – where now for 4p1000?

March 18, 2018 Oliver Moore

The role of farming in climate change mitigation is controversial and fraught. The UN COP (Conference of Parties) Climate Change has tentatively introduced soil and carbon sequestration into its workings, via 4 pour 1000. However the role of particular agronomic practices involving livestock is under special scrutiny. Does livestock release more than it sequesters, or does the farming model matter? What about deep carbon storage? And how will policy makers work with new research and 4p1000? […]

CAP Greening Measures Ineffective ECA Report Finds

March 11, 2018 Helene Schulze

Greening measures found to be ineffective in enhancing the CAPs environmental performance, a report by the European Court of Auditors finds. As well as critique of the current greening measures, the ECA report provided a set of recommendations to improve environmental performance in the upcoming CAP reform. […]

#SoilMatters part 2 | Mario Catizzone and Sustainable Soil Management

February 28, 2018 Mario Catizzone

As his opening contribution to #SoilMatters, Soil Scientist Mario Catizzone outlines some immutable soil facts, while introducing the UN FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on Sustainable Soil Management […]

#SoilMatters | Part 1: Andrea Beste on humus, soil structures & the limits of no-till

February 17, 2018 Andrea Beste

Soil Scientist Dr. Andrea Beste opens our #SoilMatters debate by telling us about humus, soil structures & the limits of no-till. […]

#SoilMatters | Debate Opener

February 13, 2018 ARC

#SoilMatters – so how best to treat it? In this debate we welcome both big and broad takes on best approaches, as well as detailed analysis of specific agri-industrial inputs and their soil impacts. We will feature soil experts, farmers, stakeholders of varying styles and approaches in this #SoilMatters debate. We aim for a wide range of perspectives. Join in now! […]

Part 1 “Pour une autre PAC” – the French CAP Platform

January 17, 2018 Aurélie Catallo

The platform Pour une autre PAC (For Another Common Agricultural Policy) is a French inter-association body created for a common reflection and action regarding the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this exclusive for ARC2020, platform coordinator Auréile Catallo introduces its history, its composition and its functioning. […]

Does the Gove fit? Radical Shake up for UK Farming & Food after CAP & Brexit?

January 12, 2018 Aron Marshall

UK Ag minister Micheal Gove has claimed Brexit is a golden opportunity to create an independent, public goods focused national agri-food policy. This policy position has been praised by many, from environmentalists to the NFU. However, is he speaking with a forked tongue? And if not, then what might this potentially radical rupture signal for the EU and CAP? […]

EU | Fertilizers, Permanent Grasslands and EFAs – Brussels Briefing

January 8, 2018 ARC

From 1st January, a series of changes in the Common Agriculture Policy have been in effect. Agreed on 12th December, the so-called Omnibus was entered into the official EU record on 29th December. These changes are variously described as simplifications or improvements. But are they? […]

4 Instruments, 1 Pillar & a Move to Food – EEB on CAP

September 12, 2017 ARC

Four new policy instruments have been proposed by the EEB – the European Environmental Bureau – for a future CAP. These instruments are put forward for use in the areas of ecosystems, rural development, healthy food and sustainable farming. […]

Towards a New Paradigm for Nature in the EU

August 20, 2017 ARC

Adopting rights of nature in EU law and policy would not only help to deal with current environmental issues but also induce a profound change in the way that nature in Europe is perceived and protected in the future, argues Mumta Ito. […]

How “open source” seed producers are changing global food production

January 3, 2017 ARC

Around the world, plant breeders are resisting what they see as corporate control of the food supply by making seeds available for other breeders to use. […]

France | Pesticide ‘Probation’ Sees Tensions Rise

September 12, 2016 Peter Crosskey

A fascinating power play is emerging in France around pesticides. Some noteworthy and challenging pesticide reduction policies policies, such as Ecophyto 2, have emerged. Meanwhile, major politicians are clashing and occasionally out flanking each other. Peter Crosskey unpacks the story for us, in an exclusive article. […]

CAP Cuts E1 Billion From Environmentally Friendly Farming

February 17, 2016 Oliver Moore

Despite the rhetoric, this CAP is less green than the last one. Here’s why. […]

Calculating livestock’s environmental footprint is complex – but other questions are simple. #LivestockDebate.

January 17, 2016 Oliver de Schutter

Olivier De Schutter, Hans Herren and Emile Frison (on behalf of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) give ARC2020 the first contribution to the livestock debate – encompassing climate, sustainable diets and morals – we are running. […]

UK’s Environment Ministry is Cutting Itself into Oblivion

November 15, 2015 Peter Crosskey

In the bizarre world of ideologically-driven Tory self-harm, DEFRA is cutting itself into oblivion. How and why is this happening? Peter Crosskey investigates. […]