Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) currently produces about 10% of global agricultural output, while possessing 25% of the world’s arable land. That said, there is probably less additional agricultural land available than generally assumed, given the trend in rural population density, which is in places c...
The objective of this evaluation study is to carry out ‘an evaluation of the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on habitats, landscapes, and biodiversity’. It aims to evaluate the positive and negative, direct and indirect impacts of the 2014-2020 CAP on biodiversity and landscapes i...
The objective of the study was to carry out an evaluation of the positive and negative, direct and indirect impacts of the 2014-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on biodiversity, habitats and landscapes in areas under the direct influence of the CAP, including protected habitats, using causa...
Agriculture and forestry are battlegrounds in the fight against climate change. Europe is being adversely affected and is taking initiatives in response. The European Union is a frontrunner in tackling climate change, and has the most advanced climate, energy and environmental legislation in the...
The objective of this study was to carry out an evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU-added value in respect of climate action of 24 CAP measures required or made available under the Direct Payments, Rural Development and Horizontal regulations. Climate action ...
This evaluation seeks to understand the impact which certain measures of the CAP have had on reducing GHG emissions, agriculture’s vulnerability to climate change and its ability to provide adaptation and mitigation services to society. Most of the CAP measures analysed do not have climate actio...
