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Full
project title: "Promoting sustainable food
systems and biodiversity under CAP 2020"
Duration:
1 September 2011 to 31 December 2012
Main
funder: MAVA Foundation (http://en.mava-foundation.org/)
Contact
staff at IFOAM EU Group: Stephen Meredith
Main
objective
The general objective is to contribute
to a green Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as an EU policy framework that
shapes agriculture to conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources
sustainably.
Activities
The IFOAM EU Group will engage in the political discussion
on the CAP reform to push for a significantly greener CAP. More ecological
sustainability in the CAP can be reached through greening requirements for
direct payments, the promotion of sustainable farm systems - organic farming
and HNV farming - that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and make
sustainable use of natural resources; in combination with enhanced spending for
targeted agro-environmental measures.
In the first phase, the project focuses on the goal to advocate
for a sustainable EU policy framework in the co-decision process between the EU
institutions through coordinating a position on the CAP legislative proposals,
face to face meetings with core policy makers, a major public conference, press
work and policy recommendations. The second project phase focuses on the
national and regional implementation of the CAP, in this phase, a manual for
best greening practices and Rural Development measures to promote sustainable
farming and biodiversity conservation will be produced and serve as a key tool
for national lobby activities of IFOAM EU members; moreover IFOAM EU provides
advice and coordinates its national member organisations in their lobby
activities. Throughout the project, IFOAM EU will actively coordinate
positions, deliver information to its members and provide a platform for
exchange and discussion; furthermore it will strengthen its alliances with a
broader group of civil society organisations in order to join forces that push
for a significant shift towards sustainable farming. |
