International Agricultural Policy

When only the prime cuts end up on our plates and the rest of the animal is used for energy production or as fertilizer, this has little to do with appreciation. In this “Meat Atlas Extra,” we provide information about the animals you do not eat.

The 2014 Meat Atlas serves up twenty short essays on new topics related to meat consumption. It sheds light on the “big business” of meat and shows that alternatives to large-scale industrial production are possible.

To mark the International Year of Soils, the 2015 Soil Atlas presents facts and figures on the importance and condition of land, soils, and arable land in Germany, Europe, and worldwide. In keeping with tradition, the Soil Atlas offers numerous graphics and articles providing up-to-date insights into the condition and threats to the soils on which we depend.

More and more people want to know how their food, and especially the meat they eat, is produced. The new Meat Atlas 2016 – Germany Regional takes a look at the federal states and shows how social demands and the reality of meat production in many places are far apart.

Food production rarely has anything to do with small-scale farming, traditional craftsmanship, or unspoiled nature. Today, it is primarily a lucrative business run by a few large corporations that divide the fields and markets among themselves.

Unlike previous editions, the 2018 Meat Atlas not only presents the problems facing the meat industry and their causes, but above all opportunities, strategies, and tools for change.

On 50 pages, there are numerous illustrations with data and facts about EU agriculture. The atlas is the result of European networking and aims to strengthen civil society and movements in many EU countries, thereby promoting ecological and social change in agriculture and food production.

The Insect Atlas provides data and facts about beneficial insects and pests in agriculture, criticizes the hesitant political response, and identifies the urgent steps needed to protect insects.

The Peatland Atlas highlights the consequences of the destruction of these unique habitats and shows the opportunities that wet moors and their use offer society, encouraging all stakeholders to take action – “Moors must be wet!”