‘The Carbon Footprint of Agriculture’ Meeting Notes
On Tuesday 13th November 2018, the APPG on Agroecology hosted a panel on ‘The Carbon Footprint of Agriculture’. The event was convened, in light of the IPCC’s recent report, to discuss how industrial agriculture and…
2018 AGM Minutes and Financial Report
Attached below is the complete minutes of the APPG on Agroecology’s AGM on Wednesday 5th September 2018, and a summary of the financial report for the year 2017-18.
‘The Rise of Intensive Agriculture’ briefing paper
Attached below is the meeting notes and briefing paper for the APPG’s panel on ‘The Rise of Intensive Agriculture’.
The Environmental Watchdog: The Legal Status of Post-Brexit Environmental Principles
Attached below is the report from the APPG on Agroecology’s meeting on the 4th July 2018 on the Environmental Watchdog.
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 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…
APPG Submission to the Consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper
Attached below is the APPG on Agroecology’s submission to Defra’s ‘Health and Harmony’ consultation on the Agriculture Bill’s Command Paper. APPG on Agroecology Submission to Health and Harmony
APPG Briefings on the Precautionary Principle (Climate Change and Animal Welfare)
The APPG on Agreocology for Sustainable Food and Farming is pleased to have provided an additional two briefings, written in collaboration with Dr Rupert Read of the University of East Anglia, on the importance of maintaining the Precautionary…
APPG Briefing on the Precautionary Principle: Lords and the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
The APPG on Agreocology for Sustainable Food and Farming is pleased to have provided a briefing, written in collaboration with Dr Rupert Read of the University of East Anglia, on the importance of maintaining the Precautionary Principle after…