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CAP post 2013 - last call for sustainability?
On September 23rd the French Presidency is hosting an informal EU Agriculture Council dedicated to the future of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. This is a precious opportunity to rethink one of Europe's most important policy. BirdLife believes that in order to tackle the mounting sustainability crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, water shortage), Europe desperately needs a different Agricultural Policy focused on the environment. More »
President Sarkozy's test: sustainability revolution or business as usual?
French President Nicholas Sarkozy has promised to bring Europe closer to the interests of citizens during his Presidency of the EU during the second half of 2008. To fulfil this promise the French EU Presidency must show leadership not only in tackling climate change but also in reforming the CAP. More »
Why the EU needs to drop its biofuel target
Current first-generation biofuels produced from food crops like maize, sugarcane, rapeseed and soybean oil are unsustainable and are causing worldwide habitats destruction. More »
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