Position paper

Bee health in Europe – Facts & Figures 2013

A decline in the population of honey bees continues to be a source of concern in many regions of the world. It’s no surprise that with so much potentially at […]

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IPM seen from the perspective of Sustainable Use Directive Objectives

Last century has witnessed the biggest changes agriculture has ever seen: the productivity increased enormously and high quality, nutritionally rich and safe agricultural products have been provided by farmers. Plant […]

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Bee-good Bee health in Europe – Facts and Figures

Pollinator declines can result in loss of pollination services which would have important negative ecological and economic impacts and could significantly affect the maintenance of wild plant diversity, wider ecosystem […]

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Agricultural Market Stabilization System – policy instruments to be included in the CAP

This policy recommendation paper developed with the contribution of renowned agricultural economists around Europe describes a policy approach to develop a system for the stabilization of the European agricultural markets. […]

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Multifunctional Landscapes – Why good field margin management is important and how it can be achieved

Over the past decade, the focus of European Agriculture has shifted fundamentally, to focus on farmers providing environmental public goods and services, along with maintaining adequate and secure food supplies. […]

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Bio purification systems-Why on-farm water management is important and how it can be achieved

With the coming into force of the recently adopted European Directive 128/2009/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides it becomes a requirement for all the European Member States to find […]

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Indicators and Quantitative Targets to meet the objectives of the Sustainable Use Directive

The EU Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (Directive 128/2009) requires Member States to develop a legislative framework and National Action Plan (NAP) that includes the aim of reducing the potential […]

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