Environment
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Environment

To preserve our environment and quality of life, we need to protect biodiverse ecosystems, reduce emissions, and move towards a resource-efficient and competitive circular economy.

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Autumn alpine rural landscape near Brasov, Magura, Transylvania, Romania
21 Aug 2025

Good Practice Workshop on ‘Measuring what matters – Approaches to netting out CAP impacts’

Register to join us in Bucharest, Romania, on 16–17 October 2025 for the 11th CAP Good Practice Workshop.

  • Evaluation
Mosaic people in a group with water landscape
16 Jul 2025

Express your interest in joining our new Thematic Groups!

Two new Thematic Groups will start their activities in September and will focus on Water Resilience, and Cooperation in Farming. Calls for expressions of interest are now open.

  • CAP Implementation
Canola plants and landscape of meadow
18 Jun 2025

Estimating the climate change mitigation potential of the EU’s CAP Strategic Plans

The study, coordinated by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP, provides a meaningful first step in evaluating how the agricultural sector can support the EU’s climate ambitions.

  • Evaluation

Upcoming events

Award ceremony

ARIA 2025 Awards Ceremony

  • CAP Implementation
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Conference

GRASS CEILING Final Showcase Event

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Studies on the Evaluation of the Contriburion of the RDP to management and efficiency of the use of water
Member State Evaluation |

Greek RDP contribution to sustainable water use

The study estimates the contribution of the Greek Rural Development Programme's (RDP) measures to changes in the impacts related to water abstraction in agriculture and water quality.

  • Evaluation
Plant nutrients in drainage water
Member State Evaluation |

Plant nutrients in drainage water

To evaluate the impact on the water environment of the Estonian Rural Development Programme (RDP) and CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), a hydrological study was carried out that integrated surface water flow and fertiliser use.

  • Evaluation
Plant protection residues in the soil
Member State Evaluation |

Impact of agrotechnologies on soil residues of plant protection substances

The aim of the study is to identify residues of plant protection products in soils across different regions and in vegetable-farming soils in Estonia.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

A display features dried apple products and informational posters about a European agricultural program.
Project | 22 Oct 2025

Solar drying apples

  • CAP Implementation
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