2024-06-162024-06-162014Date: Januhttps://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-3680https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/8855With its reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the EU Commission strives for not only a fairer distribution of agricultural funds but, in particular, for a more environmentally friendly, a “greener” CAP. The dramatic decline in farmland biodiversity, persistently high nutrient deposition in soils and watercourses, and European as well as global biodiversity targets demonstrate the need for a stronger “greening” of the CAP. The core measure designed to meet this objective is the introduction of a “greening” component. Thirty percent of Pillar 1 supports are to be made conditional on compliance with these “agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment”.7 Seitenenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Ecological Focus Areabiodiversityagricultural landscapeCommon Agricultural Policy of the European Unionagricultural policyMonographieAgriculture