APPG hosts panel on the Environmental Watchdog
On the 4th July 2018, the APPG on Agroecology hosted a panel discussion on ‘The Environmental Watchdog: The Legal Status of Post-Brexit Environmental Principles’ in Parliament. Our panel consisted of Ali Plummer (Senior Policy Advisor…
Environmental principles in UK law after Brexit (Client Earth)
The EU environmental principles offer protection to our natural world. They act as guidance for judges and decision-makers, giving laws shape and meaning. This report (attached below) identifies the current role and value of the…
A New Nature and Environment Commission (Client Earth)
The UK Government is consulting on plans “to set up a world-leading environmental watchdog, an independent, statutory body to hold Government to account for upholding environmental standards.” In this report (attached below) ClientEarth outline the…
Agroforestry Incentive Package: A Framework for Future Arable Farming (Food&Forest)
This incentive package proposal for an alley cropping grant was written by Charles Tebbutt, Director of Food&Forest, which supplies agroforestry produce to London’s Borough Market Monday to Saturday. For more information view their website here.…
Defra needs to encourage agroforestry to boost farmers’ incomes post-Brexit (Farmers Guardian)
This article was originally published by Farmers Guardian, and can be read here. __ Farmers can boost food production and their incomes by planting more trees, but Defra’s policy consultation largely overlooked the opportunities…
Agroforestry in England: Benefits, Barriers and Opportunities (Soil Association and Woodland Trust)
Attached below is the Soil Association and Woodland Trust’s briefing (June 2018) on ‘Agroforestry in England: Benefits, Barriers and Opportunities’, which was launched and presented with a panel at an APPG on Agroecology event in…
Agroforestry trials needed to improve farm productivity post-Brexit (Farming UK)
This article was originally posted by Farming UK, and can be read here. __ Major agroforestry trials should be established during the EU withdrawal period to improve agricultural productivity and environmental protection, according to a…
APPG co-hosts panel on agroforestry with the Soil Association and Woodland Trust
On Tuesday 12th June, the APPG on Agroecology co-hosted a panel in Parliament on ‘Agroforestry: Improving Productivity and Delivering Public Goods’, with the Soil Association and the Woodland Trust. The panel, Chaired by Baroness Young…
The food system at a turning point: now is the time for agroecology (Oxfam)
This article was originally published by Oxfam, which you can access here. ______ In September 2014, at the 1st International FAO Symposium on Agroecology, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said: “Today, a Window was…
Inquiry on Defra’s Environmental Watchdog consultation (EAC)
Environmental Audit Committee Select Committee Announcement New inquiry: Environmental Governance Consultation Paper The Environmental Audit Committee is launching an inquiry into the Government’s proposals for a new environmental watchdog and its proposals to bring environmental…