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Official letters

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

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…

22/05/2019

GMOs

Open letter to the European Commission - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

17/05/2019

GMOs

Open letter to Spitzenkandidaten - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

Organic infographics and videos

DARWIN - New genomic techniques, new food systems

Factsheets and manuals

The Unfair Trading Practices Directive: a transposition and implementation guide

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

22/06/2009

Soil

Organic - part of the solution! Soil

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

04/01/2009

Biodiversity Fairness & transparency

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

Leaflets

All techniques of genetic modification must be regulated

05/06/2019

GMOs

All techniques of genetic modification must be regulated

Organic farming is GMO-free per definition but is endangered by the development of new techniques of genetic modification. If their…

Reports and studies

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

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

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

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

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

18/02/2009

GMOs Seeds

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

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

18/02/2009

GMOs

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

Press releases

IFOAM Organics Europe and European Citizens' Initiative condemn

30/09/2024

Plant health care

IFOAM Organics Europe and European Citizens' Initiative condemn "fake pesticide reduction"

Methodologies are a political choice: Harmonised Risk-Indicator (HRI-1) misleads EU citizens and harms organic agriculture BRUSSELS/VIENNA, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 –…

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

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…

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

07/02/2024

GMOs

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

BRUSSELS, 07 FEBRUARY 2024 – Today the European Parliament voted on the legislative proposal on so-called “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs).…

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

25/01/2024

GMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

BRUSSELS, 24 JANUARY 2024 – Today, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) voted on the…

07/11/2019

GMOs

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

GMOs Seeds

Library

The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality

Open letter to the European Commission - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

Open letter to Spitzenkandidaten - New GMOs and the work programme of the next European Commission

The Unfair Trading Practices Directive: a transposition and implementation guide

Full Cost Accounting to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems

Organic - part of the solution! Soil

Organic - part of the solution! Externalities

All techniques of genetic modification must be regulated

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

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

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

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

IFOAM Organics Europe and European Citizens' Initiative condemn "fake pesticide reduction"

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

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

Organic food and farming movement asks for immediate action on new genetic engineering techniques

Coalition statement on the IMCO vote on UTPs

The organic movement calls to maintain and correctly implement the GMO legislation

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

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

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

IFOAM EU welcomes the agreement on a new Fertiliser Regulation

Plant Reproductive Material in the new Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848