The EU #LivestockStrategy and #ProteinPlan published yesterday by @ec.europa.eu leave us wanting (much) more. Heavy focus on techno-fixes. No concrete measures to promote animal farming systems that rely less on soy imports & to foster healthier (more plant-rich) diets. www.fern.org/publications...

Livestock Strategy and Protein Action Plan: Correct diagnosis – but no cure prescribed

On 7 July 2026, the European Commission published its much-anticipated Livestock Strategy, setting out its vision for the future of Europe’s animal farming s...

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The EU Commission published its vision for the future of Europe's animal farming, alongside an action plan for proteins. Both initiatives fall short of what's needed to boost EU protein autonomy, cut imported deforestation, and deliver a resilient livestock sector. www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

Europe’s cows get a geopolitical upgrade

The EU’s plan to support livestock farmers recasts a climate problem as a strategic asset.

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🔍Correct diagnosis. Wrong prescription. Read @fern.org's reaction to the @ec.europa.eu #LivestockStrategy and #ProteinPlan just out today 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/fern-n...

#foodsystem #soy #biodiversity #climate #farming #deforestation | Fern NGO

🔎 Correct diagnosis. Wrong prescription. The European Commission's new Livestock Strategy and Protein Action Plan acknowledge many of the structural weaknesses in Europe's #FoodSystem:  ▶️ Heavy dep...

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@fern.org joined @iatp.bsky.social and 30+ CSOs to urge @ec.europa.eu not to shy away from addressing methane from industrially farmed animals in its #LivestockStrategy to be unveiled next week. There's no time for accounting tricks that downplay the role of industrial livestock in global warming.

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As Europe suffers under another dangerous heatwave, the EU’s forthcoming Livestock Strategy fails to grapple with the scale of animal farming’s climate impact, or to provide farmers with the support needed to transition away from industrial livestock production. www.iatp.org/open-letter-...

Following Denmark’s lead, the new Dutch coalition government has bold plans to steer its animal farming sector on a more sustainable path - incl. binding emission standards (ammonia and GHG), a cap on cows’ number per hectare and support for extensification 1/2 www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Nieuwe stikstofkoers verdeelt boeren in twee werelden

De impact op de agrarische sector van het stikstofmaatregelenpakket dat het kabinet vrijdag presenteerde is fors. Uit de afdronk van de plannen komt naar voren dat de locatie van een bedrijf bijna net...

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ICYMI 🤓 The power of the public plate in action: better for health & climate! “The local administration boosted its purchases of plant-based proteins like legumes, nuts and seeds by 130% since 2019, alongside a 46% increase in volumes of fruits and vegetables.” www.greenqueen.com.hk/new-york-cit...

Mots très justes de J. Ferrier, invité avec @cecileduflot.bsky.social pour parler d’adaptation de l’urbanisme aux vagues de chaleur: «Ne pas toujours recourir à la technique pour résoudre les problèmes que la technique a elle-même créés.» Vrai aussi en agriculture… www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

Cécile Duflot et Jacques Ferrier

Avec Cécile Duflot, Directrice générale de Oxfam France, ancienne ministre de l'Égalité des territoires et du Logement et Jacques Ferrier, architecte et urbaniste, spécialiste de l’adaptation au récha...

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On July 1st, @ec.europa.eu will publish the EU LIvestock Strategy, i.e. its vision for the future of the EU animal farming sector. Looks like we should manage our expectations … 🙄 1/2 grilledmedia.substack.com/p/leak-eu-lo...

Leak: EU looks to change how livestock climate emissions are measured

The draft Sustainable Livestock Strategy also calls for 'flexibilities' on water pollution rules

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"But the new reforms are already facing major backlash from pork industry lobby groups in Denmark, which have threatened to take the government to court over the changes, and are holding a “crisis” meeting next week." Let's hope the DK government sticks to its guns! www.desmog.com/2026/06/12/d...

Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?

Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a nation with more pigs per capita than anywhere else in th...

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Spotted in a Belgian supermarket: buy 250g of cooked ham, get 500g extra for free... How can this be sustainable? 🤔 👨‍🌾For farmers: were they paid a fair price? 🐖For animals: under what conditions were the pigs raised? 🩺For health: consumption of processed meat is linked to cancer risk.

"As the world’s sixth-largest pork exporter, Denmark has roughly five times more pigs than people, and the environmental impact and animal welfare concerns of its intensive pig industry dominated the election campaign." www.euractiv.com/news/denmark...

Denmark becomes only EU country without farm minister | Euractiv

The new government has appointed a minister for nature and animal welfare instead

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🌲 Europe's land carbon sink is shrinking. Fires, droughts, pests and harvesting have weakened EU forests over the last decade, leaving a projected gap of 40-55 Mt to the 2030 target. 🔗 climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/cl...

Great op-ed by @foodwatch-int.bsky.social's Suzy Sumner. For too long, meat products like sausages, burgers, etc. have benefited from a misleading "naturalness" halo they simply don't deserve. foodwatch's new report sets the record straight. www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/2182...

While Europe debates ultra-processed food, the meat industry hides in plain sight

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"Poverty and inequality are not accidents; they are predictable outcomes of policy choices: how we design tax systems, regulate labour markets, value care, structure public services and decide whose needs and whose voices matter." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

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Alongside 20 other organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals, @fern.org is calling on @ec.europa.eu to take urgent action to create healthier #FoodEnvironments across Europe. 1/3

"In perhaps the biggest change of all, for the first time in 130 years Denmark will not have an agriculture minister. In their place will be a minister for nature and animal welfare, with the agriculture portfolio split between that department and four others." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’

Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farming

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The UK government is planning to tighten its nutrient profiling model - which scores the healthiness of foods and determines which products can be promoted and advertised. The food industry is (expectedly) up in arms against this move, pretexting it will boost inflation. www.ft.com/content/a5b4...

Plan to tighten healthy food rules provokes backlash from UK industry

Businesses warn that proposed changes to ‘nutrient profiling model’ risk stoking inflation and reducing investment

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🎉 Historic news from Denmark - and proof that change can happen when people organise 😉 After years of campaigning, the new government just committed to reshaping its farming system, away from its current intensive & polluting model. How? 🧵

Every food system/climate/animal rights/health advocate and activist who feels a bit down in the current gloomy political climate: please read this 👇 Change can happen - and it *will* if we keep fighting together. 💪

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🎉 Historic news from Denmark - and proof that change can happen when people organise 😉 After years of campaigning, the new government just committed to reshaping its farming system, away from its current intensive & polluting model. How? 🧵

“When she was born in 2013, I felt more optimistic about the possibility of reducing emissions. Now I feel guilty about leaving her in this world [..], and guilty about having played a part in the changing climate. So it’s bleak.” @lisaschipper.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families

A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children

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« La course aux prix bas de l’alimentation ne fait pas disparaître les coûts. Elle les déplace ». Un nouveau rapport publié par @insidetrackuk.bsky.social dénonce un système où la course au prix bas empêche la transition environnementale et sociale. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

L’ONG Inside Track dénonce un système organisé par la grande distribution pour tirer les prix alimentaires vers le bas

S’appuyant sur des témoignages d’actuels ou anciens cadres de l’agroalimentaire et de la distribution, Inside Track France dénonce, dans une étude publiée mardi 2 juin, une « course aux prix bas », da...

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Read their full contribution here 👇 #LivestockStrategy #ThinkFoodSystems foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...

As the "Livestock Workstream" meets today to advise @ec.europa.eu on the Strategy’s content, 17 organisations from the @eufpc.bsky.social have submitted their joint input.

The EU #LivestockStrategy will shape the future of farming. An opportunity for @ec.europa.eu to: 🧑‍🌾 support farmers in transition 🌍 cut pollution 🐄 end factory farming It's time for fair incomes, better animal welfare, healthier food, and a system that protects nature - the foundation of farming ⤵️

Why does a similar headline - encouraging Europeans to eat less but bettermeat (to reduce reliance on imported feed, support climate adaptation and mitigation, and improve public health) still seem completely unimaginable?

This meme would be funny if it weren’t pointing to a looming food price crisis… Fertiliser crisis? Boost supply, compensate farmers, repeat 🙄 Only by transforming #FoodSystems can we truly reduce dependence on fossil fuels and fertilisers - yet we keep repeating the same mistakes.

Haven’t been posting here for a while, but THIS👇 is spot on: “Releasing agriculture from the expectation of delivering evercheaper food is not abandoning food security. It is the only way to ensure food security in the long run.” 🎯 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Releasing agriculture from the food security mandate

The state of food security is achieved if no one has to worry whether or how they can acquire—typically purchase—healthy and nutritious meals. In theory, food security could be addressed from two side...

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We can’t simply techno-fix our way out of the EU agrifood system’s climate impact. A systemic transition is needed. This is one of the key messages in today’s @esabcc.bsky.social report on climate and agriculture. climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/eus-agr...

In a new report released today, EU's top scientific advisers on climate set out a clear roadmap for reducing emissions from agriculture and ensuring EU's agri-food systems prepares for rising climate risks 👇 climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/eus-agr...

EU’s agri-food system must prepare for rising climate risks and accelerate emission reductions

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Family farmers and environmental organisations share far more common ground than is often acknowledged. In Croatia, they are standing together to oppose poultry megafarms owned by Ukrainian oligarchs. www.ouest-france.fr/economie/agr...

En Croatie, défenseurs de l’environnement et professionnels de l’élevage unis contre des projets avicoles ukrainiens

Des milliers de Croates ont protesté dans les rues de leur capitale, Zagreb, contre deux mégaprojets avicoles, portés par des investisseurs ukrainiens. Cette initiative d’un collectif d’associations e...

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