An expert panel of 12 European scientists in fields related to land abandonment (bio-physical / land suitability, farm structure, farm economics, land market, regional development, socio and economic factors in rural areas) and representative for the EU27 Member States were tasked to identify...

...l’insertion dans la mondialisation pourrait être mieux maîtrisée et, transitoirement, la politique commerciale extérieure commune, en mettant dans une certaine mesure le marché communautaire à l’abri de chocs commerciaux trop forts en provenance de pays tiers, pourrait favoriser la...

This brochure in the EU action on climate change series provides an overview of the many ways in which the EU is assisting developing countries in adapting to the negative effects of climate change and mitigating its causes, with a special focus on cooperation with developing countries in Asia.

The negative external effects of profit orientated businesses on the environment and society are most visible and destructive in developing countries, where compensation measures for adversely affected groups rarely exist and where high corruption rates often impede meaningful enforcement of...

The study investigates the contribution of selected important agricultural production systems and technologies (incl. rainwater harvesting, conservation agriculture, rice intensification system, organic farming, agroforestry systems and transgenic plants) to higher food production and food...

Biofuels have gone from being hailed as a greenalternative to fossil fuels to being accusedof increasing global warming, causing loss offorests and other valuable habitats, and ofincreasing poverty in the developing world. This brief examines some of the key issues surrounding biofuels and...