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#Farming

Industrial farming has a huge impact on the climate, the local environment and our health. Synthetic pesticides and fertilizers pollute our soil and the air we breathe, while deforestation to make space for intensive farming and meat production fuels greenhouse gas emissions. It's time to shift to a sustainable farming system that works with nature, not against it.

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NATURE & FOOD

Farming GMOs

Commission fails to regulate new GMOs after intense US lobbying

Brussels – The European Commission has shelved a legal opinion confirming that a new breed of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must undergo rigorous safety testing and labelling. This follows intense…

Greenpeace European Unit

21/04/2016
NATURE & FOOD

Farming

NGOs call for a Fitness Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

107 NGOs are calling on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to initiate an in-depth review of food production and consumption in Europe by conducting a Fitness Check of the…

Greenpeace European Unit

23/03/2016