As Europe experiences more extreme weather events, the European Union has seen major economic losses in the farming industry. And in a report, the European Environmental Agency (EEA)
The European Union has a long-running battle with the controversial weed killer, glyphosate. And now, the German government has announced that it plans to ban it altogether by
In February, a group of 400 EU stakeholders in the agricultural industry called for the creation of a new body for introducing sustainable food systems, or a “Common
Health campaigners have warned that the number of measles cases will continue to rise if vaccination isn’t brought back up to previous levels. And in a recent report,
As we’ve all seen in the news, wildfires have been breaking out at record speed this year. Most famously, the Amazon rainforest has been burning rapidly, as have
According to an EU spokesperson, EU member states should be on high alert as African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread through Asia and Eastern Europe. ASF is
The oceans play an important role as a climate regulator. However, today, the oceans are threatened by various factors, including pollution, acidification caused by large quantities of CO2
Luxembourg has become the first EU country to legalise the production and consumption of cannabis. Within the next two years, residents over the age of 18 will be
In the last few years, the EU has vowed to get tougher on single-use plastics. According to its research, over 150,000 tonnes of plastic is disposed of in
In the last decade, new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) have emerged as an agricultural solution. These innovative solutions are designed to allow the development of new varieties of