Initial Response to the Agriculture Bill
The APPG on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming welcomes the Agriculture Bill’s focus on future agricultural policy being directed by ‘public money for public goods’, and its broad perspective on what constitutes a public…
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…
10 elements of agroecology that can guide us toward sustainable food systems (FAO)
This article was originally published by the FAO here. More with less. This is the challenge and the mantra for our future. There will be many more of us in the years to come.…
APPG Annual Report for 2014 published
The APPG has published its annual report with a round up of the work done over the past year. Click the link below to read the report: APPG Annual Report 2014
Environmental Audit Committee to examine Defra’s National Pollinator Strategy
Environmental Audit Committee announces inquiry into Defra’s‘National Pollinator Strategy’ in the light of the Committee’s April 2013 report on Pollinators and Pesticides. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs National Pollinator Strategy Environmental Audit…
A national pollinator strategy
Agroecology provides a much-needed new approach to food and farming by looking at the systems as a whole. This includes the social and economic as well as environmental context of food production systems. The Centre…
Environmental audit committee publication
Excerpt > The Report, Biodiversity Offsetting: Government Response to the Committee’ Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 will be published in one volume as the Environmental Audit Committee’s Ninth Special Report of Session 2013-14, HC 1195, at 10.00am on Friday 28 March 2014.
National pollinator strategy consultation
Excerpt text The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will take evidence on the recent flooding events from the Chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Chris Smith and the Secretary of State for Environment
Defra Consultation on National Pollinator Action Plan
A consultation on the National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England Overview Defra is seeking views on a proposed national pollinator strategy for bees and other pollinators in England. The strategy sets…
Briefing 3: Pesticides and Pollinators
APPG on Agroecology Briefing – A Countryside Fit for Pollinators The Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on British Pollinators Summary A decline in pollinators, especially wild species, represents an environmental and ecological threat, both to commercial farming…