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Type of documents
 
Year
 
Topic
 
Official letters
05/03/2024
Water

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

Open letter: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait Brussels, 5 March 2024 Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, We…
26/02/2024
EU Green Deal Farm to Fork Plant health care

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

We, the undersigned 125 organisations, condemn the failure of the European Parliament, Council and Commission to deliver on a crucial…
21/06/2021
Biodiversity Plant health care

Beekeeping organisations and civil society concerns on pesticide risk assessment methodology and bees' protection from pesticides

29/04/2021
Biodiversity Soil

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

27/04/2021
Animal welfare Food policy

Ending the use of cages in animal farming

Ending the use of cages in animal farming. “End the cage age” ECI received 1.4 million verified signatures from every…
01/03/2021
Fairness & transparency

Two months left to transpose the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: New proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

26/03/2018
Animal welfare Climate change

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

01/03/2017
CAP Plant health care

Open letter to MEPs to support amendments proposed in the Commission Delegated Regulation 639/2014 to ban pesticides on EFAs

Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
20/04/2021
Knowledge for organic

Intercropping for boosting organic farming in Europe

16/08/2019
Fairness & transparency

The Unfair Trading Practices Directive: a transposition and implementation guide

22/02/2019
Fairness & transparency

Full Cost Accounting to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems

01/08/2018
Climate change Knowledge for organic

Climate-friendly practices on your farm - A practical manual

Extreme temperatures and weather events during the last springs and summers have left no doubt about the relevance of climate…
23/05/2018
Climate change Knowledge for organic

SOLMACC – Policy recommendations

Institute: Ekologiska Landbrukarna, FiBL , Bioland, AIAb and IFOAM EU 
08/12/2009
Climate change Food security

Organic - part of the solution! Food security

22/06/2009
Soil

Organic - part of the solution! Soil

22/06/2009
Water

Organic - part of the solution! Water

18/06/2009
Animal welfare

Organic - part of the solution! Animal welfare

04/01/2009
Biodiversity Fairness & transparency

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

Leaflets
18/11/2021
Biodiversity Plant health care

Plant health care in organic farming - The role of natural substances in a biodiversity-based system approach

One of organic agriculture’s defining traits is its approach towards plant health care, relying mainly on preventive and indirect measures…
16/02/2021
About us Vision

Making Europe more organic - A short overview of IFOAM Organics Europe's past, present & future work

26/06/2019
About us Vision

Making Europe more organic - A short overview of IFOAM EU's past, present and future work

23/05/2018
Climate change Knowledge for organic

SOLMACC - Advocacy leaflet

Institute: Ekologiska Landbrukarna, FiBL , Bioland, AIAb and IFOAM EU 
23/10/2017
Climate change Knowledge for organic

SOLMACC – Viable climate-friendly farming – Socio-economic strategies

Institute: Ekologiska Landbrukarna, FiBL , Bioland, AIAb and IFOAM EU – Authors: Sigrid Griese (Bioland), Lin Bautze (FiBL), Ann-Kathrin Trappenberg (IFOAM EU), Stephen Meredith (IFOAM EU), Eric Gall (IFOAM EU) and…
23/08/2017
Vision

Transforming food and farming - Making it happen, an organic roadmap

Reports and studies
19/07/2021
Biodiversity CAP

Organic farming and biodiversity - Policy options

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 
21/12/2018
Fairness & transparency

Taxation as a tool towards true cost accounting

STUDY ON THE REDUCTION OF VAT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS & INCREASED TAXES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY PESTICIDES
14/11/2018
Animal welfare

Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation

07/05/2018
Plant health care

Strategy for the minimisation of copper in organic farming in Europe

Press releases
18/07/2024
EU Green Deal Fairness & transparency Food systems

Welcome back, Ms von der Leyen. EU organic looks forward to continue transforming our rural areas & food systems

Re-election Ms von der Leyen as President of the EU Commission took place today, 18 July 2024, with 401 votes…
19/07/2021
Biodiversity CAP

New report highlights benefits of organic farming for biodiversity

A new report by IFOAM Organics Europe highlights the contribution of organic farming to protecting Europe’s biodiversity. The report recommends…
22/03/2021
Knowledge for organic Seeds

New router database connects Member States' organic seed databases

24/09/2019
Fairness & transparency

Coalition statement on the IMCO vote on UTPs

15/04/2019
Fairness & transparency

Joint press release: Civil society launches a campaign calling on the next Members of the European Parliament to make Europe more sustainable and fair by 2024

10/04/2019
Fairness & transparency

Taxation can be a tool towards true cost accounting according to new study

12/03/2019
Fairness & transparency

Joint press release: An important step closer to a fairer food chain for everyone

15/02/2019
Knowledge for organic R&I policy

Sharing knowledge and tools for organic farming - Organic Farm Knowledge platform has new design and content

22/01/2019
Organic regulations Plant health care

IFOAM EU welcomes the agreement on a new Fertiliser Regulation

19/12/2018
Fairness & transparency

The organic food and farming movement welcomes the agreement on Unfair Trading Practices – A first step towards protecting the weakest actors in the food chain

07/09/2018
Fairness & transparency

Joint statement on UTPs ahead of SCA

06/09/2018
Fairness & transparency

The organic food and farming movement supports putting an end to unfair trading practices

31/08/2018
Climate change Knowledge for organic

Climate-friendly farming demonstrates benefits for farmers & environment - End of SOLMACC project

28/05/2018
Animal welfare Knowledge for organic Plant health care

Improving inputs in organic farming - new Horizon 2020 project ‘RELACS’ started

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Key step taken to end human suffering in EU supermarket supply chains

12/04/2018
Fairness & transparency

Unfair Trading Practices: new proposal is a step forward but promoting fairness in the whole chain remains a challenge

15/02/2018
Vision

Organic cities & IFOAM EU join forces to bring organic on every table in Europe

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