Protecting farmers by protecting nature – Preserving wetlands under the Common Agricultural Policy

Published: 12 May 2025
Size: 61.08 MB

This joint policy brief by Wetlands International Europe, BirdLife Europe, WWF European Policy Office, and the European Environmental Bureau outlines vital roles that wetlands and peatlands play for both nature and farming in Europe, illustrating the need to strengthen the protections the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) 2, which focuses on wetlands and peatlands to safeguard their carbon-rich soils.