It’s encouraging to see natural fibres highlighted in the strategy. Organic ones build on this momentum, offering greater environmental and health benefits by avoiding hazardous substances and protecting biodiversity. 🌿
📊 More in our infographic: www.organicseurope.bio/news/new-inf...

Update of #PEF to improve how bio-based materials/products are assessed & compared is a positive step, but we call to explore & acknowledge assessment methods other than #LCA that properly consider externalities.
Read more in this joint letter 👉 www.organicseurope.bio/content/uplo...

@arche-noah.bsky.social @eurovia.org @slowfoodhq.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @demeterint.bsky.social @paneurope.bsky.social @generationsfutures.fr @natprobe.bsky.social @seaeagroecologia.bsky.social @voedsel-anders-nl.bsky.social

We stand with @paneurope.bsky.social and all organisations defending science-based regulation, citizen health and biodiversity.
#PesticideReduction 🌱
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Discover our vision for pesticide reduction and our demands on biocontrol:
👉 Position paper: organicseurope.bio/content/uplo...
👉 #StopHarm campaign: organicseurope.bio/what-we-do/p...
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Instead, the Commission should prioritise making safer alternatives accessible and supporting farmers in the transition to sustainable plant health care.
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Proposals to grant unlimited approvals, ignore the latest science in risk assessments, or extend grace periods for banned substances would mark a serious step backward for public health and the environment. These ideas must be reconsidered.
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IFOAM Organics Europe supports improving access to natural biocontrol substances. But this must never become a pretext to weaken the evaluation of synthetic pesticides - major drivers of health impacts, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
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We thank MEPs Nardella, @christopheclergeau.bsky.social, and S&D's president @iratxegarper.bsky.social for organising this timely event, and fellow panelists Andoni García Arriola @eurovia.org Celia Nyssens @eufpc.bsky.social Enrico Somaglia @effat.org for a rich and constructive discussion.
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The message from today is clear: supporting organic farming is not only an environmental necessity - it is a strategic investment in Europe’s farmers, citizens and long-term resilience.
#CAP #MakeCAPwork #OrganicDelivers #EUorganic
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