Can the 'greening' be greener?
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 14:21
in Earth & Climate
The EU introduced the new 'greening' instrument into the Common Agricultural Policy in 2015, with the intention to slow the rapid loss of biodiversity in agricultural areas. A group of scientists examined how effective the flagship greening measure called 'Ecological Focus Areas' actually is. Their conclusions are sobering: Ecological Focus Areas are implemented in a way that provides little benefit for biodiversity or farmers, and yet come at a high price to tax payers.