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Climate and Climate Change

Carbon sequestration, reducing emissions and promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, forestry and rural areas can mitigate and help adapt to climate change.

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Nature-inclusive or circular and sustainable agriculture with wild flowers along potato field in the Netherlands, Europe
30 Mar 2026

Enhancing the assessment of green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans

New guidelines and a Good Practice Workshop support Member States in the assessment of the combination of environment and climate instruments.

  • Evaluation
Savvas Maliotis, evaluator in Cyprus
12 Mar 2026

Lessons learned from a pilot evaluation of green architecture in Cyprus

Since Cyprus falls within a region strongly affected by climate change, the Cypriot Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, launched an early evaluation on the green architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan to support administrators and beneficiaries in understanding the concept of green architecture, and the interplay among interventions.

  • Evaluation
Group discussion on water resilience during a Thematic Group meeting of the EU CAP Network
19 Feb 2026

CAP implementation: hot topics and next steps

Topics of recent work on CAP implementation included water resilience, the importance of cooperation, and opportunities for simplification. Here’s a look at what we've learned and what's coming.

  • CAP Implementation

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Improved water resilience in rural areas - Compendium of good practice examples
Briefings |

Improved water resilience in rural areas - Compendium of good practice examples

This briefing presents a selection of CAP Strategic Plan interventions, projects and initiatives that aim to improve water resilience in rural areas through technical solutions, landscape approaches, improved water governance, and knowledge sharing.

  • CAP Implementation
Assessment of the implementation of the green architecture of the  2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan in Cyprus
Member State Evaluation |

Assessment of the implementation of the green architecture of the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan in Cyprus

This evaluation provides early insight into how Cyprus’s CAP Strategic Plan is delivering on its environmental and climate ambitions, with preliminary findings showing limited progress, persistent environmental pressures, and a need for stronger uptake and targeting of green interventions.

  • Evaluation
Healthy roots of plants
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New nursery protocol protects cork oak seedlings from major pathogen

Strengthening the resilience of Mediterranean forests in the context of climate change

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest projects

Research and innovation | Ongoing

Informed Decision-Making for Agroforestry Systems in Africa through a Network of Living Labs

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
EIP-AGRI Operational Group

COrBi - Organic malting barley cultivation in farm breweries

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

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The new green tractor acquired by Thomas Kaligkos
Close-up of a ripe an ear of wheat near Saint Nazaire le Desert, in the Diois region of Drome, south of France