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Farming is the planet’s biggest driver of deforestation, and beef and soya production the prime culprits. The lion’s share of deforestation caused by these commodities is in Latin America, and Germany’s responsibility is considerable.
17/01/2019
On December 14, NGOs wrote to all agriculture Ministers regarding the development of plant proteins in the European Union.
15/12/2018
On October 18, European NGOs and networks, including Fern, sent an open letter to the Permanent Representation of Austria, on the occasion of the Austrian presidency, to make recommendations on the EU's upcoming protein plan. They...
22/10/2018
Environmental and animal welfare NGOs have slammed a new legislative proposal for the EU’s farm policy, published 1 June 2018. The proposal defines the direction of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) post 2020 and is the first...
18/06/2018
On May 29, European NGOs, including Fern, sent an open letter to the EU Commission for Agriculture Phil Hogan to make recommendations on the EU's upcoming protein plan. They include: Reducing EU production and consumption of...
29/05/2018
In this open letter to the Presidents of the three main institutions of the European Union, civil society organisations, including Fern, call for more European policy action on animal farming. They ask the European Union to step...
28/03/2018
La "crisis evitable" es una investigación que revela las consecuencias desastrosas de la producción de la soya en Argentina y Paraguay. La soya luego se envía a los procesadores de alimentos y carne y se utiliza para criar los...
26/03/2018
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On March 8, NGOs sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calling them on standing up for forests, people and animals when voting on the EU Protein Plan for...
14/03/2018
This publication shows how existing national and international legal frameworks can support sustainable agriculture in Brazil, thereby reducing pressure to convert forests to large plantations. Small-scale farmers are increasingly...
10/01/2018
The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is fuelling tropical deforestation, according to a new report published by Fern at an event in the European Parliament yesterday. The event was hosted by MEP Maria Noichl...
04/05/2017
