Now playing Next Nature Euroviews. Governments must back plant farming — there's no two ways about it
Now playing Next Nature Euroviews. Reckless and harsh octopus farming plans must be stopped Not only is factory farming the biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet, it is damaging our planet through pollution, wildlife loss and emissions. We must act now before we eat our way to extinction, Dr Elena Lara writes. 17/04/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Every time you blame cows for climate change, an oil executive laughs Of all the climate solutions out there, maybe we should concentrate on the 97% of industrial emissions that come from fossil fuels, and leave the cows out of it, Eurof Uppington writes. 16/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Soil protection law survives plenary vote, but considerably weakened Legislation designed to bolster the key role of soil in maintaining Europe's biodiversity and climate resilience has been approved by MEPs, but only after the requirements it would place on national governments were significantly lightened. 11/04/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. To overhaul food production, first we have to convince the farmers Actors across the food supply chain need to be more open to experimentation and implementation of sustainability-minded farming techniques and practices, Robin Saluoks writes. 05/04/2024
Now playing Next Living Organic farms increase pesticide use in nearby fields, study suggests Are organic farms ‘pest hot spots’? Study investigates rise in pesticide use in neighbouring fields. 01/04/2024
Now playing Next Nature I went on a hunt to discover the truth about Estonia’s wolf culling Hunters killed up to 40% of Estonia’s wolves this winter, a quota challenged in court. How far will Europeans tolerate the wolf in our landscapes? 24/03/2024
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation AI robots are patrolling Dutch tulip fields to root out viruses Tulip fields in the Netherlands were threatened by viruses until this AI robot rolled in to save the day. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News UN marks World Water Day as droughts plague the globe World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater - yet many parts of the world, including Catalonia, Spain, are observing their worst droughts in decades. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Fate of Nature Restoration Law could be decided in Budapest With seven of the EU's 27 members planning, after months of highly politicised debate, to oppose or abstain over a new law to restore degraded ecosystems to health, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing government could find itself with the deciding vote on Friday. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Commission backs use of farmland for aviation fuel production In a bid to cut the climate impact of flying, the European Commission says agricultural land can be used for aviation biofuel production, providng it does not interfere with food and feed production or damage soils. But questions have been raised over whether sufficient safeguards are in place. 19/03/2024
Now playing Next world news Farmers protest in Madrid despite EU concessions Thousands of Spanish farmers protested with tractors in Madrid on Sunday, as Polish farmers blocked a highway leading to Germany. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Nature Nature-based climate policies have doubled in the last 12 months Companies need to catch up with new rules, the report says. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate Bad news for smokers: El Niño is coming for tobacco Farmers are predicted to lose 20% of their income leaving many to rely on food aid. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. MEPs back law aimed at restoring European soil to health Governments should be required to monitor in detail the ecological status of soil, MEPs have agreed, while stopping short of demanding binding restoration targets or imposing limits on urbanisation. 12/03/2024
Now playing Next world news Talks between Polish farmers and government reach dead end Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to reach an agreement with Polish farmers to end protests against Ukrainian agricultural imports. 09/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate How an Australian beef farm won - and lost - its carbon neutral status The farm has been a beacon of hope for the red meat industry, which is under pressure to show that sustainable farming is possible. 19/02/2024
Now playing Next Czech Republic Hundreds of tractors fill Prague as farmers protest EU policy Farmers across several European countries have taken to the streets in recent weeks as they protest again the EU’s Green Deal. 19/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. In farming, genomic techniques can't afford a repeat of GMO rejection NGTs give us a chance to hit the reset button — and embrace a technology that can make agriculture more climate-conscious, more sustainable, and more fruitful, Onyaole Patience Koku and Diana Lenzi write. 16/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Farmers say they’re being tied up in red tape by EU bureaucracy Farmers have many complaints - from insufficiently regulated cheap imports to overbearing environmental rules- but the reams of red tape set everyone off almost instantly. 15/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Polish farmers block roads nationwide in mass EU policy protests Farmers in Poland have been blocking roads across the country to call out EU environmental policies and unfair competition from non-EU nations. 12/02/2024
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