A report by the European Commission shows that habitat and wildlife protection targets across Europe will be missed, with nine out of 10 UK habitats found to be in 'unfavourable' condition
… member states, with Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Portugal rapped for classifying as ‘unknown’ … condition, at 29 per cent, followed by Portugal (21 per cent), Denmark (19 per cent), …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… a third of all EU farmers. Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece are the largest producers; … desertification in Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal. In 2001, the European Commission …
Eco-labelled wine corks have just hit the market in a move to protect cork forests, which are threatened by a switch to metal screw top and plastic stoppers
… tree intact. Cork forests in Italy, Spain, Portugal and North Africa are home to Barbary …
With the deadline for EU countries who wish to ban genetically GM crops drawing near, writes Oliver Tickell, Poland is the latest to register with the European Commission to go GM-free. Now the division of the EU into pro and anti-GM zones may test the single market beyond its limits.
… 2015 News GMOs EU Regulation Law maize-portugal-cut.jpg With the deadline for EU …
Following a disgraceful EU stitch-up, the European Parliament today passed a law permitting EU-wide GMO crop cultivation. With regulation and safeguards devolved to member states, and only limited 'opt-out' rights, it is a recipe for chaos that GM corporations will ruthlessly exploit.
… Authority, EFSA. Within the EU, Only Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic currently …
Few Americans are aware that their country's horses are being exported and slaughtered abroad - often in appalling conditions - to supply European taste for a meat that's shunned at home. Andrew Wasley reports
… burgers containing horsemeat being sold in Portugal. Previously, horsemeat in Switzerland …
The European Commission has proposed new rules on foods derived from GMOs that would allow EU countries to opt out from the Europe-wide approval system - a move that has attracted strong criticism from all parties in the GMO debate.
… Europe, Monsanto's maize MON810, in Spain and Portugal. This article is a synthesis of …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… balustrades, and flaking plaster—old Portugal preserved in her former colony. …