The European Commission proposed on 27 April a ban on the use – in open air – of three neonicotinoids clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.
These substances have already been under partial ban for several years and have been subject of muc…
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Agricultural land prices: France and Europe
New figures out from Eurostat on 21 March show that the most expensive agricultural land in some 20 European Union countries lies in he Netherlands, fetching an average of €63.000 euros per hectare (€791 for rental), and in the region of Liguria in I…
Mapping the world's soil; increasing the world's carbon stocks
[multilanguage_switcher]The world’s soil contains 1.500 billion tonnes of organic carbon. But if we want to ensure food security and climate control these carbon stocks have to increase. Carbon stocks are important because they absorb atmospheri…
Farmers to the rescue: France’s renewables
[multilanguage_switcher]Soil collects and absorbs carbon and farmers can exploit this by adapting their farming methods. Variations in soil organic carbon stocks are important for the Earth’s ecosystem. Soil interacts strongly with climate and land…
GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY, 18 MARCH 2018
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