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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
09/03/2023
Climate change GMOs

Key issues for the Environment Council meeting on 16 March 2023 - Letter to Environment Minister

02/12/2021
Climate change

Joint letter on carbon farming in the "Restoring Sustainable Carbon Cycles" initiative

29/04/2021
Biodiversity Soil

IFOAM Organics Europe contribution to the public consultation on new EU Soil Strategy

23/11/2020
Climate change

December 2020 Climate Summit and COP 26 in November 2021 in Glasgow. Food and farming must play their part in meeting the Paris Climate targets

29/05/2019
Organic regulations Seeds

Common letter to the European Commission on the Organic Regulation 2018/848 and the upcoming Delegated Act on "Organic Heterogeneous Materials"

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

Less and better: A call for policy action on animal farming

20/03/2018
GMOs Seeds

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

20/12/2017
Seeds

High number of patent applications for plants and animals

12/07/2017
Seeds

Request for prolongation of the temporary experiment set up by Commission implementing Decision 2014/150/EU providing for certain derogations for the marketing of populations of plant species

16/05/2017
Climate change

Open letter: EU LULUCF rules will set a precedent

27/03/2017
GMOs Seeds

Open letter to the European Commission on agri-business mergers

04/10/2016
Climate change

Open letter to environment ministers on the Effort Sharing and the LULUCF Regulations

13/05/2016
Climate change

Upcoming exchange of views in the Agriculture Council on climate and agriculture (May 17) with particular reference to the forthcoming Effort Sharing Decision and LULUCF proposals

26/04/2016
Seeds

Vote on the McIntyre report in COMAGRI

22/04/2016
Climate change

Letter to ensure that the 2030 Effort Sharing Decision, the EU's largest climate instrument, is fit for purpose

22/02/2016
Climate change

Open letter by 76 public health, environmental, civil society, organic farming and animal welfare organisations on the opening of the trilogue negotiations on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive

03/02/2016
Seeds

Stop patents on conventionally bred seeds, plants and animals

17/12/2015
Seeds

EP Resolution on Patents and Plant Breeders Rights

16/10/2015
Climate change

Vote on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC) on 28 October

16/07/2015
Seeds

Call for an ambitious reform of the EU seed and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) marketing law

18/06/2015
Climate change

EU LULUCF consultation

05/03/2015
Climate change

How to integrate LULUCF emissions in the next climate and energy package

25/02/2014
GMOs Seeds

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

11/12/2013
Biodiversity Seeds

Parliament must stand up for S&PRM law that favours diversity

31/10/2013
GMOs Seeds

On college debate on 6 November on genetically modified maize

17/06/2013
Climate change

EU biofuels policy comes at an unacceptably high economic, social and environmental cost – time to fix a failed policy

Reports and studies
10/11/2023
GMOs Seeds

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes?

Sustainability in organic breeding. Improving the entire system or adjusting some genes? is a briefing providing an overview of the…
27/04/2022
Biodiversity Climate change

Organic agriculture and its benefits for climate and biodiversity

Changing the way we produce food can make a big difference in mitigating climate change, can help farmers to adapt…
28/05/2021
Climate change Food policy

Towards a just transition of food systems - Challenges and policy levers for France

IDDRI “Towards a just transition of food systems – Challenges & policy levers for France”. Aubert, Gardin (IDDRI) & Alliot…
01/12/2019
Climate change Food policy Food security

EU Food and Farming Policy, and Food Security

23/09/2019
Climate change Fairness & transparency Soil Water

Organic Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals – Part of the Solution

Institute: EOSTA and Nature & More – Author: Simon de Schaetzen 
08/08/2019
Climate change Soil

Climate Change and Land - An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems

Institute: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)  – Authors: 107 experts from 52 countries 
01/12/2018
Agroecology Climate change

Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050: what are the issues?

Institute: Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)  – Authors: Pierre-Marie Aubert, Marie-Hélène Schwoob, Xavier Poux 
13/09/2018
Climate change

Demonstrating strategies for organic and low-input farming to mitigate and adapt to climate change

18/02/2017
Climate change

Producción ecológica, mitigación del cambio climático y más: Reduciendo el impacto medioambiental de la producción agraria de la UE

21/06/2016
Climate change

Organic farming, climate change mitigation and beyond: reducing the environmental impacts of EU agriculture

18/04/2015
Climate change

Feeding the people: Agroecology for nourishing the world and transforming the agri-food system

18/02/2015
Climate change

Impacts on the EU 2030 climate target of including LULUCF in the climate and energy policy framework

17/03/2014
Climate change

Mitigating the Impact of agriculture on air quality and climate change: Solutions for Improved Nitrogen Management

18/02/2014
Climate change

Agroecological family agriculture in Latin America in a climate change context (Spanish)

18/02/2012
Climate change

Organic agriculture: A strategy for climate change adaptation

18/02/2010
Climate change

Organic food and farming: A system approach to meet the sustainability challenge

18/02/2009
GMOs Seeds

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

Press releases
19/07/2024
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

24 finalists highlight excellent examples of EU organic from field to fork

BRUSSELS, 19 JULY 2024 – Today the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide…
24/04/2024
Seeds

EU Parliament advances organic plant breeding with new PRM legislation vote

BRUSSELS, 24 APRIL 2024 – Today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation could contribute to a balanced regulation…
19/03/2024
Seeds

IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes AGRI Committee vote on Plant Reproductive Material

BRUSSELS, 19 MARCH 2024 – The European organic movement considers today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation an…
05/10/2023
Farm to Fork GMOs Knowledge for organic Seeds

Six-fold increase in organic seeds needed in the next ten years in Europe - 2nd European Organic Seed Policy Conference shows pathways to make organic seeds a reality

The Spanish Presidency of the European Union put a spotlight on rural areas and agricultural resilience during a High-level Rural…
18/07/2023
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards - Get to know this year's finalists

BRUSSELS, 18 JULY 2023 – Today, the finalists for the annual EU organic awards have been announced. 24 are shortlisted…
30/11/2022
Climate change

Commission proposal on the certification of carbon removals leaves crucial questions unanswered

20/07/2022
EU Organic Awards EU Organic Day

EU Organic Awards – Get to know the finalists

BRUSSELS, 20 JULY 2022 – Today, the finalists for the first annual EU organic awards have been announced. 24 are shortlisted…
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