Europe must act on intensive farming to save wildlife, scientists say
Written by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
EU’s agriculture policy needs urgent reform, organisations tell incoming commission president
The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) should be overhauled urgently to stop the intensification of farming practices that is leading to a steep decline in wildlife, scientists from across the bloc have urged.
Five organisations representing more than 2,500 experts have written to Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming president of the European commission, and the European parliament, to demand major changes to the way the CAP operates.
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