Recommendations of European scientists to improve performance for biodiversity through the instruments and implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy

Recommendations of European scientists to improve performance for biodiversity through implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy were presented at an online meeting on 19 May 2021 with over 230 participants.

The Bulgarian contribution was presented by Dr. Yanka Kazakova, Department of Economics of Natural Resources, UNWE and Mrs. Vyara Stefanova, STEP.

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Wojciechowksi, welcomed the initiative and the cooperation established between scientists and leaders of the European institutions with a view to formulating and implementing science-based policies in the field of agriculture and biodiversity conservation.

The initiative, led by Dr. Guy Peyer (iDiv / Thunen), is a voluntary collaboration between European scientists (ecologists, economists, sociologists, political scientists, etc.) to conserve biodiversity in EU agriculture by improving the instruments of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and their implementation at national level. The recommendations were developed as a result of discussions held at national workshops in 13 Member States and through online questionnaires involving over 300 scientists.

The organizers of the Bulgarian workshop were the Department of Economics of Natural Resources, UNWE and the Society for Territorial and Environmental Prosperity, STEP. The workshop was attended by 16 scientists and researchers from 11 universities, scientific institutes, advisory service and non-governmental organizations.

The results are presented in three documents (in English):

Vol 1: Full synthesis report:

https://www.thuenen.de/media/publikationen/thuenen-workingpaper/ThuenenWorkingPaper_175_Vol1.pdf

Vol 2: Member State workshop reports and outcomes of online survey regarding comments on Eco-schemes flagship

https://www.thuenen.de/media/publikationen/thuenen-workingpaper/ThuenenWorkingPaper_175_Vol2.pdf

Vol 3: Policy brief

https://www.thuenen.de/media/publikationen/thuenen-workingpaper/ThuenenWorkingPaper_175_Vol3.pdf