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Library
Official letters
![Nature-based water resilience cannot wait](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
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…
![Ending the use of cages in animal farming](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/04/end_cage_age-420x540.jpg)
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…
Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
![Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/11/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_healthysoils-420x540.jpg)
04/07/2023
Soil
Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils
Organic farming benefits for agricultural soils. Soil health is a cornerstone of organic farming and health is one of the…
![Organic - part of the solution! Soil](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2009/06/ifoameu_factsheet_organic_part_of_the_solution_soil_thumbnail-420x540.png)
22/06/2009
Soil
Organic - part of the solution! Soil
![Organic - part of the solution! Water](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2009/06/ifoameu_factsheet_organic_part_of_the_solution_water_thumbnail-420x540.png)
22/06/2009
Water
Organic - part of the solution! Water
Reports and studies
![Organic Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals – Part of the Solution](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/EOSTA-SDG-Organic-420x540.jpg)
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](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/IPCC-climate-change-and-land-420x540.jpg)
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
Press releases
![ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners [English + French press release]](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
04/06/2024
Labelling
ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners [English + French press release]
ECOSCORE: organic farming organisations reach an agreement ending legal procedures with ADEME, YUKA and its partners BRUSSELS, PARIS, 4 JUNE…
![Parliament's vote on Green Claims Directive: IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes efforts to curb greenwashing and the acknowledgement of specific environmental assessment needs for agri-food](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
Parliament's vote on Green Claims Directive: IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes efforts to curb greenwashing and the acknowledgement of specific environmental assessment needs for agri-food
BRUSSELS, 12 MARCH 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today’s plenary vote on the directive on green claims. This directive…
![Green claims: organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF's shortcomings for agrifood](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2024/01/Sustainable-labelling_Small-420x540.jpg)
Green claims: organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF's shortcomings for agrifood
BRUSSELS, 14 FEBRUARY 2024 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today’s vote on green claims as it underscores the limitations of…
![Green Claims: Organics Europe highlights Product Environmental Footprint method's shortcomings for agri-food](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
Green Claims: Organics Europe highlights Product Environmental Footprint method's shortcomings for agri-food
BRUSSELS, 23 JANUARY 2024 – As compromise amendment negotiations on the Green Claims Directive proposal are taking place within the…
![EU organic movement warns against greenwashing](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/10/comm_website_THUMBNAILS_sustainability_labelling-420x540.jpg)
EU organic movement warns against greenwashing
BRUSSELS, 13 FEBRUARY 2023 – IFOAM Organics Europe warns against the misuse of claims, labels, or communication initiatives about food…
Position papers
![IFOAM Organics Europe’s position paper on animal welfare practices and labelling](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2021/11/comm_website_THUMBNAILS-3-420x540.jpg)
07/12/2023
Animal welfare
IFOAM Organics Europe’s position paper on animal welfare practices and labelling
Explore our latest position paper outlining the status quo of organic farming’s view on animal welfare and current challenges in…
![Organic textiles - Protecting the credibility of the organic label](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2022/08/organic_textiles_position_paper-420x540.png)
03/08/2022
Textiles
Organic textiles - Protecting the credibility of the organic label
In the European Union (EU), the use of the term “organic” in relation to textiles is not protected the same…