Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
On this day in 1962, Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" at great personal risk and against tremendous backlash, as she was dying, catalyzing the modern environmental movement with her bravery of speaking inconvenient truth to power https://t.co/DduFDTJmFK pic.twitter.com/ZHgJndIUd4
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) September 27, 2020
“The number of animals is far too great…ultimately it’s affecting water quality. It’s shocking”
Devastating report on impacts of industrialised farming in Ireland by @ellamcsweeney
https://t.co/wqRxlJBSwr— John Gibbons (@think_or_swim) September 28, 2020
For the avoidance of any doubt my Department has absolutely no plans for a general cull of seals as stated in the PQ response of Sept 15th & 23rd & I would not sign off on any pilot scheme which would involve fishermen shooting seals from a boat.
— Darragh O'Brien (@DarraghOBrienTD) September 28, 2020
"How is it that 30% of food is wasted globally and unhealthy food is fuelling obesity and diabetes, while 820 million people don’t have enough to eat? Why are millions being 'forced to choose between hunger or COVID-19'?"https://t.co/Gj7s3dXKKH
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) September 28, 2020
Percy Schmeiser, the Canadian farmer who won a Supreme Court case against Monsanto for planting his own seeds, is now the story of a Hollywood film coming out in October:https://t.co/CyD1a4VWZlhttps://t.co/g1b9shjseu pic.twitter.com/7s8YyrAi88
— GRAIN (@GRAIN_org) September 28, 2020
The EU must overhaul its farming policy to save the Green Deal https://t.co/ciFkdyBJjp
— Social Europe (@socialeurope) September 29, 2020
The Common Agricultural Policy 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 be aligned with the #EUGreenDeal, for the sake of
🧑🏽🌾farming communities
🐝the environment
🫂 future generationsIn her @socialeurope OpEd, @CeliaNysss explains why and how 👉https://t.co/LoBVPfOXoL#EUFarm2Fork #futureofCAP pic.twitter.com/sQCOchr0GJ
— EEB (@Green_Europe) September 29, 2020
The massive use of #pesticides not only amounts to risks for #pollinators but also human #health. @PublicEyeSuisse found that more than 81.000 tonnes of banned pesticides in the EU were exported to other countries, revealing a problem of double standards: https://t.co/KViwSNGjJ9 pic.twitter.com/wK1x9VejO9
— BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination (@BeeLifeEU) September 29, 2020
In this video, a comedian urges French citizens to be involved in the public debate on the CAP. A message to be spread everywhere. https://t.co/95WdkEwGUE
— Matteo Metta (@matteometta) September 29, 2020
Have you seen this 2020 meta-analysis on 50yrs of holistic management research?
Gosnell, H., Grimm, K. & Goldstein, B.E. A half century of Holistic Management: what does the evidence reveal?. Agric Hum Values 37, 849–867 (2020). https://t.co/hw29mVQZkf
— Bobby Gill (@b0bby_gill) September 25, 2020
@IEEP_eu together with @biconsortium developed a tool to measure #Bioeconomy's contribution to #SDGs. Placing social and environmental sustainability so centrally on industry's agenda is a key achievement of the bioeconomy. https://t.co/qlcDbMy1Uv
— Laura Jalasjoki (@Laura_ENRD) September 30, 2020
This is definitely worth a watch if you're interested in the role of seed in building resilient food systems! https://t.co/DlovYi1nhb
— London Freedom Seed Bank (@freedomseedbank) September 30, 2020
Engagement and really collaborative work throughout the entire #innovation process are key factors for the transition from #FAS to #AKIS. We discussed about it in the online seminar on #futureofCAP Strategic Plans.
Full info in the @EIPAGRI_SP event page! https://t.co/Q5FIqnqfNI pic.twitter.com/mmuoJCOeov— Víctor Falguera (@victorfalguera) September 26, 2020
Amazing work by colleagues at @EP_ThinkTank!👏
Check this animated infographic to learn about the Just Transition Fund, which aims at helping regions reliant on fossil fuel and high-emission industry in their 'green' transition.#EUGreenDeal #ClimateActionhttps://t.co/3pT8iUEIVn— Rachele Rossi (@RakelReds) September 30, 2020
EU budget negotiations on the 2021 budget go to the wire, complicated by the absence of an MFF agreement. The issues at stake for the CAP budget are discussed in my blog post https://t.co/c5HZDaRPLf
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) October 1, 2020
Last Friday, we showcased video messages from 50 organic farmers who directly addressed citizens and policymakers about issues that matter to them. Discover all of their incredible messages with the #IGrowYourFood playlist 🌱https://t.co/XPFB6EAHFd #LuvOrganic
— IFOAM 🌱💚 (@IFOAMorganic) September 30, 2020
In open📩to @vonderleyen @AngelaMerkeICDU @EP_President, the food, farming, dev., climate, environmental & #publichealth movements across🇪🇺 sound alarm at #CAPreform's current failure to reflect the #EUGreenDeal priorities#FutureofCAP #EU2020DE 🌍⌛️⏰🚨🆘https://t.co/fIDJnrhdYS https://t.co/BqNmdIGb4Y
— PAN Europe (@EuropePAN) October 1, 2020
The pandemic exposed the cruelty of the system that got us into this crisis, but it also provided the inspiration to build a better world. https://t.co/oJyjEUwvfr #MessageFromTheFuture
Presented in partnership with @TheLeap_Org. pic.twitter.com/GmhFUurf4P
— The Intercept (@theintercept) October 1, 2020
How can the post-2020 #CAP help deliver the #EUGreenDeal? Here are some ideas to make EU agri-food systems more #sustainable 👇👇 https://t.co/eyIWntzZtI
— IEEP (@IEEP_eu) October 1, 2020
Découvrez #RÉCOLTE la plateforme pour préserver les terres agricoles ! Lancée par @Terredeliens et @INRAE_France elle consacre un projet de sciences participatives au service de la transition agricole et alimentaire des territoires. https://t.co/QDUoLqT0Go https://t.co/uzLTsHzuxH pic.twitter.com/63icGNJRjt
— Terre de Liens (@Terredeliens) October 1, 2020
Today, in violations of the Hatch Act… https://t.co/96IONN7zol
— SMITH (@strangerworks) October 1, 2020
1) Overselling regenerative agriculture could be the demise of an otherwise promising movement. Can regen ag reverse climate change? NO. Can it sequester C & do other good things? YES YES YES.
But it is maddening to see such BS around its benefits. https://t.co/GINDuW9EWU
— Paige Stanley (@paigestanley_ag) October 1, 2020
👩🌾 We want CAP reform to work for farmers & the planet, but we’re up against the @EPP & its friends in agribusiness.
😡 Their proposals are bad news for rural communities, animals & #ClimateAction.
🤫 They’re keeping that part quiet, so we thought we’d offer them a free ad. pic.twitter.com/j8naIm0Am8
— The Left in the European Parliament (@GUENGL) October 1, 2020
Last Friday, we showcased video messages from 50 organic farmers who directly addressed citizens and policymakers about issues that matter to them. Discover all of their incredible messages with the #IGrowYourFood playlist 🌱https://t.co/XPFB6EAHFd #LuvOrganic
— IFOAM 🌱💚 (@IFOAMorganic) September 30, 2020
It's so hard to describe how emotional this makes me feel. I remember being openly scoffed at when I first introduced the term 'ecosystem services' & its potential for significant policy change to tenured colleagues during my PhD in 2007. "Go on ya good thing"!!! #NobelPeacePrize https://t.co/mVtAyDTB6K
— Marcus Collier (@marcus_collier) October 1, 2020
Thanks for the whisky @GraceO_Reilly. It was a very quick 5 years. Delighted to have organic whisky that was grown on the farm !! pic.twitter.com/MpeIqS6GuC
— Alan Jackson (@alanjackson141) October 1, 2020
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This is so important. Overselling comes with a price.1/14#fafdlstorm https://t.co/Dw8CMahwTG
— Marc Brazeau (@eatcookwrite) October 1, 2020