Land Use and Climate
For more information
on the Land Use and Climate
programme, please contact:
Julia Bognar
Head of Programme
Overview
The rural land using sectors are an essential tool in achieving the EU’s climate and environmental goals. Beyond the marine environment, they represent the only source of natural carbon sinks to help mitigate climate change whilst simultaneously rebuilding natural capital, protecting ecosystems, and ensuring that society can continue to access nature for their health and wellbeing.
As Europe transitions away from fossil and finite resources, there is a growing and implicit dependency on bioresources, which must be considered in the context of the future scale of that bioresource use and the impact it may have.
Our priorities
To ensure that the agri-food sector transitions towards climate-friendly practices and achieves the needed emission reductions towards meeting the EU’s climate targets.
To continue to develop further the approach to agro-ecological practices and their implementation across the EU.
To ensure that the management of EU forests focuses on their wider contribution to society, beyond the material and energy uses of wood.
To ensure that the bioeconomy and the use of bioresources operate at a scale and within the boundaries of our planet.
Latest news
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 ...
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Extreme weather events caused by climate change are raising increasing concerns about the financial burden that Member States may have to face in the future ...
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With emissions trading schemes becoming more established for other sectors, could this approach translate to agriculture and do so in a way that supports a ...
Latest publications
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The next CAP can unlock low-emission farming by scaling up innovation, farmer networks, and targeted incentives for sustainable livestock. ...
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As recognised across several strategic elements of the EU policy framework1, the utilisation of biomass can be a powerful tool in climate mitigation, offering both ...
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This report explores how future EU-level targets and policy measures on climate mitigation, nature restoration, and water protection may shape agricultural land use in the ...
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In July 2023, the European Commission published guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest (CNF) management, outlining key principles, objectives, and intervention tools as a key commitment of ...
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A stable and healthy land carbon sink is crucial for the EU to meet its climate mitigation obligations and ensure resilience against escalating climate impacts. ...