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EU Commission backs weakening of EU deforestation law
The European Commission has announced a plan to amend the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to weaken reporting requirements for EU traders (a category that includes manufacturers and retailers, regardless of their size) and small and micro companies that produce commodities and products in the scope of the law.
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European shops imported beef newly linked to illegal cattle ranching on Indigenous Amazon lands
Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant JBS, a new study by Greenpeace Brasil has revealed.
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EU Commission sounds second retreat to make way for corporations profiting from nature destruction
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will once again delay the application of the EU deforestation regulation. As a result, European consumers will continue to unwittingly contribute to the destruction of precious habitats across the planet.
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CAP: from flawed proposal to real transition
Joint recommendations for the next Common Agricultural Policy by Birdlife, European Environmental Bureau, Greenpeace and WWF.
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EU Commission strips farming plan of money for climate and nature
Brussels – The European Commission has removed dedicated funding to help farmers move to nature-friendly methods in its long-term budget and proposed update to the EU’s farming policy, published today…
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Time for farmers and nature to thrive – policy briefing
Europe is facing escalating climate shocks – heatwaves, droughts, and floods – that threaten food production and expose the fragility of the current food system. These extreme weather events already…
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New GMOs: sorting spin from facts – media briefing
The European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on Tuesday to start the final phase of negotiations on a controversial draft EU law on a new breed of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These GMOs are produced with new genomic techniques (NGT). European governments and the European Parliament are divided and the political fight is expected to…
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EU Commission’s tunnel vision on food and farming
Brussels – New European Commission plans for the European agri-food sector, published today, do little to curtail the environmental, climate and socioeconomic threats facing most farmers, and ignore the findings…
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200+ environment and farmer groups: new GMOs, old problems
Brussels, 11 February 2025 – European countries must protect farmers, small- and medium-sized seed breeders, and the organic and GM-free sectors from threats to their business posed by the deregulation…
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Joint Statement: Protect the business of small and medium size breeders, farmers, and the organic and non GMO sectors in the EU
Download the full joint briefing here.