Depleted soils and damaged agricultural ecosystems have only a limited capacity to produce sufficient food for the entire EU. This is the position held by the governments of the EU member states.
The European Commission is aware that current agricultural practices are causing massive damage to ecosystems and soils. The costs resulting from the loss of soil quality in the EU alone amount to €50 billion annually.
In a video, nature solidarity shows how a fresh start in EU agricultural policy can succeed: with fair, market-based solutions that price in environmental damage.
According to the IPBES “Biodiversity and Business” report from February 8, $7.3 trillion flows annually into nature-destroying businesses
nature solidarity: Ruckwied has no vision for developing a sustainable, future-proof EU agricultural policy using market-based instruments