Environmental Impacts
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Environmental Impacts

Environmental impacts are linked to the CAP objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources and biodiversity.

Latest news

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
Agronomist looking at a soil sample
25 Nov 2024

Assessing the climate mitigation potential of CAP Strategic Plans: insights on a new quantitative methodology

A new study has been published offering a first quantified estimation of the CAP interventions' potential contribution to GHG emission reduction and removals. The report focused on 18 Member States, corresponding to 19 CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs). A study covering the EU-27 is planned to be published in the first quarter of 2025.

  • Evaluation
View of village with its fortress
18 Nov 2024

LEADER success stories across the CAP

LEADER can co-fund a variety of projects supporting many different CAP objectives and this article shows the scope of LEADER's rural development potential.

  • CAP Implementation

Latest publications

Seminar report: Smart circular farming to address high energy and fertiliser prices
Reports |

Report - Smart circular farming to address high energy and fertiliser prices

The overarching aim of the seminar was knowledge exchange to find and mainstream innovative solutions to respond to decreasing accessibility and affordability of energy and fertilisers.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
EUCAPNetwork_PressArticle_FarmlandPollinators.pdf
Press Articles |

Press article - Protecting farmland pollinators

Irish Operational Group promotes actions to support biodiversity within productive farming system.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agrinnovation Magazine - Issue 9
Magazines |

Agrinnovation Magazine - Issue 9

Innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI under the new EU CAP Network.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest projects

Research and innovation | Ongoing

Circular Bio-Based Business models to create high-value Bio-based products in integrated value chains

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research and innovation | Ongoing

NUTRI-KNOW: Exchanging easy-to-understand nutrient management knowledge with farmers

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research and innovation | Ongoing

The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Fresh peaches
A field of green vegetables growing
Efficient Water Irrigation System in Greenhouse Ensuring Optimal Plant Moisture Levels