International Agricultural Policy

There is hardly any other food that pollutes our environment and the climate as badly as meat. However, no government in the world currently has a concept of how meat consumption and production can be significantly reduced.

The Insect Atlas provides Data and facts about beneficial and harmful insects in agriculture, formulates criticism of the overly hesitant policy and names the urgently needed steps to protect insects.

The Insektenatlas 2020 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 European edition of this atlas combines elements from various already published national editions, giving both an overview of Europe as a whole as well as insights into the agricultural structures in various EU member states. This atlas aims to strengthen civil society and social movements throughout the continent, thereby advancing the ecological and social transformation in our agricultural and food systems.

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.

This report is being issued as  an alert to governments, civil society organisations and grassroots movements. It points to how gene drives, while promoted as a tool for medicine and conservation, will find their real use in food and farming by agribusiness.

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

The top 20 meat and dairy corporations emit more greenhouse gases (GHGs) than Germany. Business as usual growth of meat and diary production makes the Paris Agreement impossible and climate catastrophe inevitable. Our Fact Sheet shows the data and possible solutions.