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European protein diversification is increasingly gaining momentum as a pathway to reach Europe’s 2040 climate targets, improve food security, mitigate environmental crises and enable healthy ...
CAP and Food
For more information
on the CAP and Food
programme, please contact:
Melanie Muro
Acting Head of programme
Overview
Food and farming systems have a critical role to play in addressing the key environmental challenges of our time. European food systems are currently unsustainable and transforming them will be key to limiting climate change, reversing biodiversity loss, limiting water and air pollution and preserving resources such as water and soil. Addressing these challenges will in turn support resilience of EU food production and hence contribute to long term food availability. Both production and consumption need to be addressed in a complementary way if this transition is to take place without simply transferring the EU’s environmental “foodprint” overseas.
IEEP has been closely involved in seeking to improve the environmental focus of EU agriculture policy, including the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) since the 1980s. We provide informed analysis and innovative thinking to stimulate debates, building on our in-depth understanding of this policy area.
Key priorities
Refocusing the CAP towards environmental objectives
Stepping up policy action on sustainable consumption, both at EU and Member State level
Defining policies that can promote a just transition for rural communities and producers
Latest news
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The Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), in collaboration with the European Landowners Organisation (ELO), is organising a science-policy conference to explore the crucial yet often ...
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With the recent publication of the European climate risk assessment, the European Environment Agency (EEA) recalled the major risks that climate change (and unsustainable land ...
IEEP announces the appointment of Antoine Oger as Interim Executive Director as of 1 January 2025. ...
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In this podcast we explore the challenges of financing the transition towards sustainable agri-food systems and the existing tools and policy instruments that could support ...
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Around 40% of land worldwide is already considered degraded and so is at risk of, or already suffering from, desertification. Research is therefore crucial for ...
Latest publications
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This report addresses the dual role of nitrogen in food systems: as an essential nutrient for all life forms, and as a polluter and contributor ...
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One of the biggest inefficiencies of the agri-food chain is food waste, a fast-growing phenomenon whose very existence seriously challenges planetary boundaries. One-third of all ...
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With the recent publication of the European climate risk assessment, the European Environment Agency (EEA) recalled the major risks that climate change (and unsustainable land ...
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Europe’s agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges, from global food crises to the pressure of transitioning towards a more sustainable and healthy food system. This ...
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Crop diversification can enhance agricultural productivity, ecosystem services and resilience in EU farming systems. A review of the research outcomes from nine EU-funded projects showcases ...
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Addressing the challenges of sustainable food systems in Africa requires not only groundbreaking research but also effective mechanisms for the uptake and scaling of innovations. ...
