Dr. Katharina Reuter

Which are the current challenges of the Common Agricultural Policy (#CAP) 2023-27, where will the future CAP go, what are the 14 recommendation of the CAP Strategic Dialogue?  Team leader Dr. Olaf Heidelbach from European Commission's DG Agriculture and EU Member States’ agricultural counsellors in London discussed the recent developments for the European Union’s farming and food sector. Many of the rather complex challenges of the farming and food sector are common and discussed in the UK and elsewhere, e.g. how to ensure sustainable food production, how to provide for affordable and healthy food, how to make the sector appealing to young people. We all agreed that evidence based information and constructive dialogue are key to find workable solutions. ℹ For more information visit: CAP 2023-27: https://lnkd.in/etnqfZuj CAP Strategic Dialogue: https://lnkd.in/dntGRGex

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Great news from the Bonn Climate Change Conference! our submission on Non-Market Approaches is mentioned on page 4 of this text: https://lnkd.in/eEWXGt2j under the category of "Forests and forest ecosystems" This is also from our submission, where we noted: "Hence, any further spinoff groups should place emphasis on implementation-oriented discussions intended to support enhanced and scaled-up support for NMA. "The spin-off groups should also be aligned with the outcome of the First Global Stocktake (GST1)." 🔗 Read our Non-Market Approaches submission here: https://lnkd.in/e2VA4gyW 🔗 Also catch up on our previous submissions: https://t.co/i6z6Y8cY5C #SB60 Aditi Mukherji

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What did civil society and frontline leaders think of the progress made at the recent Bonn Climate Conference? 💭 For Fabrício Muriana, co-founder of Instituto Regenera, it was an important moment to see negotiations on agriculture picking up following the stalemate in discussions at COP28, and meet with Brazilian negotiators. 💭 “The Bonn Climate Conference is not just about technicalities but about geopolitics and power.” said Sena ALOUKA, food sovereignty activist from Togo and Chair of the Climate Change Working Group of AFSA, “For many developing countries and civil society leaders from the Global South this is an important fora to raise our concerns. Food systems need to be higher on the priorities for climate action.” 💭 Proscovier Nnanyonjo Vikman, Chairperson Climate Action Network Uganda, said her highlight was observing the negotiations between the G77 China and the EU and USA, which sometimes grew heated while finding consensus on issues. 💭 Rosinah Mbenya, country coordinator for PELUM, Kenya, was keenly following discussions on gender and protein diversification. She said, “There is a need to support livestock transition in Africa as this is a major source of livelihood and we cannot just condemn livestock without proper alternatives of livelihoods.” Read more from the frontline leaders: https://bit.ly/3YlYmO4 #BonnClimateConference #COP28 #COP29 #foodsystems

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Heartwarming webinar today about shared values and principles within four movements: Organic, Agroecology, Nature-Based Solutions and (serious) Regenerative Agriculture. Over 300 participants! Thank you Agroecology Coalition for organizing this, and to speakers from IFOAM - Organics International, WWF, Regeneration International and CIFOR-ICRAF for sharing perspectives, analysis and hope for future collaboration! We are part of one family, share principles and practices and can learn and inspire each other. Together we are the alternative to degenerative food systems! We must stand together in support of our farmers, foresters, pastoralists and fisherfolk working for truly regenerative food systems worldwide, and creating supportive policies, research and market development! And together we can call out the widespread greenwashing as some corporate interests tweek their production of food, fiber, pesticides or fertilizers and re-brand themselves as "sustainable" or "regenerative." I share some key takeaways from dialogue earlier this year among organic, regenerative and agroecology leaders here: https://lnkd.in/d8-KV4db #agroecology #regenerativeagriculture #organicfarming #naturebasedsolutions

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EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products Cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm-oil, soy, wood, rubber, charcoal and printed paper products are covered by the new rules Human rights and the rights of indigenous people added as additional requirements To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation. While no country or commodity will be banned, companies will only be allowed to sell products in the EU if the supplier of the product has issued a so-called “due diligence” statement confirming that the product does not come from deforested land or has led to forest degradation, including of irreplaceable primary forests, after 31 December 2020. As requested by Parliament, companies will also have to verify that these products comply with relevant legislation of the country of production, including on human rights, and that the rights of affected indigenous people have been respected. From December 2024, importers and exporters trading with the EU must prove that these goods, or their derived products, do not come from recently deforested areas or cause forest degradation. More: https://lnkd.in/gf3jzCS7

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The rise of the ecosystemic incentives in order to fix the whole value chain.

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