Climate change and the availability of water resources affect the very future of food production. What is the impact of agriculture in our landscape and the environment? And how can… Read More →
Can the Greek economy start again through its countryside? And how can Europe support the diversity of its farming systems? Prof. Athanasios Tsaftaris is the former Minister of Rural Development… Read More →
Videoblog on CAP | Farming on Crisis? from foodpolitics on Vimeo. Σε τί μέλλον μπορούμε να ελπίζουμε, με μόνο το 7% των Ευρωπαίων αγροτών κάτω των 35 ετών; Η ύπαιθρός… Read More →
Φέτος η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση γιορτάζει τα 50 χρόνια από τη θεσμοθέτηση της Κοινής Γεωργικής Πολιτικής, της ΚΑΠ όπως είναι ευρύτερα γνωστη. Πρόκειται για ένα σύνολο πολιτικών, με τα υπέρ και… Read More →
I recently found out that as a European citizen I pay huge amounts of money for the EU Common Agricultural Policy. This happens so I can have enough and cheap… Read More →
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union is a very influential and important piece of policy. It involves a complex combination of important political strategies which absorb over… Read More →
Εδώ και κάτι παραπάνω από ένα χρόνο, κάθε Πέμπτη, η Αλεξανδρούπολη βιώνει μία ευχάριστη, φρέσκια, αισιόδοξη και εξόχως ελπιδοφόρα κατάληψη. Πρόκειται για τους Ποδηλάτες Αλεξανδρούπολης, μία ομάδα 300 περίπου πολιτών… Read More →
The winner of the 2012 IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award was announced today. It is Diogo Veríssimo, a conservation biologist from Portugal with a passion for science communication. Diogo is currently… Read More →
The second day of Rio+20 is about to finish, with youth demanding their voices to be heard. There is widespread frustration in the air, as the negotiating text on… Read More →
I met Dr. Hans Herren at Rio+20, to talk about IAASTD and the way forward. The 1995 World Food Prize Laureate was clear: “It will take more than just words to change the… Read More →
There is a person that has long pioneered the idea that solutions are in our nature. And he does great in explaining the complexities of the natural world in a… Read More →
Patrick Holden is the founder of the Sustainable Food Trust and has been Director of the Soil Association in the UK for 10 years. In this interview during Rio+20, he… Read More →
There is a huge distance separating the Peoples Summit and the Riocentro convention center where world leaders are meeting for Rio+20. And this distance is not only in terms of… Read More →
The organic movement is here in Rio+20 with a very concrete agenda: to mainstream organic agriculture at all levels. Among them is Dr. Vandana Shiva, who has been fighting for… Read More →
“Agroecology” is one of the words that was heard a lot in discussions on sustainable agriculture in Rio+20. The farming system is very popular with communities in Latin America, as… Read More →
I came in Rio+20 as a youth delegate for the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). Here is my attempt to bring to Rio+20 the voices of the Slow… Read More →
Economically productive, socially cohesive, and environmentally sustainable cities will need organically produced and fresh food and much greater urban-rural linkages for ensuring food security, healty diets and vibrant markets. The… Read More →
An online survey done over several months asked 2000 youth to indicate the most important challenges of humanity today. The results were presented in an open debate organized in the… Read More →
Environmental problems are much more prominent today than 20 years ago. Climate change, erosion of biodiversity and genetic resources, depletion of soil and water resources, desertification and natural disasters… Read More →
Thousands of delegates representing governments, the civil society, the private sector and other groups are coming together in Rio+20. This is one of the most important conferences in the history of… Read More →
Rio+20 is already providing a platform for civil society organisations to form new alliances. Governments, development agencies and businesses are also here. Rio has the potential to be a catalyst for… Read More →
Σήμερα είναι η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Περιβάλλοντος και η Ελλάδα εξακολουθεί να βαδίζει σε ένα πολιτικό γίγνεσθαι του οποίου η ατζέντα και συνεπώς ο λογος δεν εστιάζει καθόλου στα περιβαλλοντικά θέματα. Ενώ… Read More →
Recent media reports on Greece have been dominated by images of civil discontent and unrest. As the country enters its fifth consecutive year of depression, the most severe since the… Read More →
Φανταστείτε ότι ζω σε μία καλύβα στην Αλάσκα. Κάνει κρύο, γι’ αυτό φτιάχνω μία μεγάλη φωτιά και μαζεύω όσο περισσότερα ξύλα μπορώ να βρω από την γύρω περιοχή. Αρχικά, η… Read More →