Climate and Climate Change
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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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Thematic Group Biodiversity
15 May 2025

Biodiversity actions at scale for sustainable and resilient agriculture

Easily accessible, inspiring documents present the main findings of the Thematic Group on Enhancing Biodiversity on Farmland for Improved Resilience, including good practices from across the EU.

  • CAP Implementation
ARIA 2024 brochure cover image smiling woman with sheep
20 Feb 2025

ARIA2024: on-stage and backstage

The emotions of the Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards - ARIA 2024 continue with a new publication, exclusive backstage interviews with the winners and... even more.

  • CAP Implementation
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19 Feb 2025

Great projects, easier to find

Our good practice database is now easier to browse: easily find information on CAP implementation, examples of policy design and delivery mechanisms, and plenty of inspiring stories from the field.  

  • CAP Implementation

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IALB-EUFRAS-SEASN Conference 2025 in Brussels

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Mediterranean Forest Week

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Press Article - Flemish and Dutch farmers strive for local protein production
Press Articles |

Flemish and Dutch farmers strive for local protein production

From 27 to 28 May 2025, the second meeting of the EU CAP Network focus group 'Production of protein crops under climate change' was held in Seville, Spain. Read how Dutch and Flemish farmers are striving for local protein production.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Event report - Exploring the potential of simulation models for assessing the CAP
Event Reports |

Exploring the potential of simulation models for assessing the CAP

This report summarises the conclusions of the Good Practice Workshop that took place in Bari on 3-4 April 2025, gathering 69 participants from 21 Member States.

  • Evaluation
Executive Summary - Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation potential of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period
Reports |

Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation potential of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period

Based on the CSPs' programming data and average emission and removal effects of farming practices, the study delivers rough estimates of the maximum potential contribution of certain CAP interventions and GAECs to reduce climate change.

  • Evaluation

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

RhoC SOLID

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

Extensification South Limburg

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

Extensification North South Limburg

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Project meeting mainstreambio
Inspirational Idea | 02 May 2025

Bridging local solutions and market potential in the forestry bioeconomy

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Another automated weeding machine prototype in a flat Dutch farm field
Project | 11 Apr 2025

New Dutch agri-technology for automated weeding

  • CAP Implementation
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