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Biomass is very much centre stage in the European Green Deal. Forests, the seas, freshwater and agricultural systems, are expected to simultaneously mitigate climate change, accommodate...

Portugal is one of the top three European suppliers of octopus, making this fishery an important source of income for many fishers on the Algarve coast. Octopus fishery is excluded from EU...

At the 4th global conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Global Alliance for the Future and Food, GIST Impact and Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming...

The European Union (EU) uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand and supply of biomass have environmental, social, and economic impacts...

Highlights: Part II of the report focuses on agricultural subsidies. Chapter 6 analyses their size, scope and composition. Chapter 7 documents their economic and...

Wildlife and environmental health are often neglected by policy makers, with insufficient human and financial resources allocated. This webinar will focus on the case for investment to improve environment...

Highlights: The report showcases the following policy highlights, based on the numerical highlights presented in the box below: Increasing women’s empowerment is essential for women’s well-being and has...

Report (2019) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

A new report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES) offers insights, analysis and tools to establish more sustainable use of wild species...

This article highlights the need for assessing the effects of policy measures to address deforestation, pollution and child labour in global supply chains, in particular through due-diligence requirements. It...