The #NEWCAP has significantly increased its environmental ambition.
Almost €100 billion is dedicated to measures for the environment and climate transition covering 90% of agricultural area in the EU.
#EUpollinators
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1643602131969093633
49.5 million hectares will be covered by #NEWCAP measures supporting:
✅the conservation or restoration of biodiversity
✅or reducing the use and risk of pesticides
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1643602794337771521
The #NEWCAP encourages the adoption of more sustainable practices such as:
🌱organic farming
🌱#Agroforestry – EU target is close to cover 623,000 hectares
🌱Integrated Pest Management practices
Find out more: https://europa.eu/!hGxrv6
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1643604851656359936
4% of arable land needs to preserve landscape features and areas, such as:
🟢hedges,
🟢ponds,
🟢fields margins,
🟢flower strips and
🟢fallow land
which are natural habitats for bees and other #EUpollinators
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1643604335966691328