𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻? 🌍✂️ Europe’s industrialised agriculture is eroding the very ecosystems that farming depends on. Today's #EuropesEnvironment2025 report from the European Environment Agency (🔗in comments) paints a stark picture: ⚠️ Agricultural emissions have only fallen 7% 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 2005 ⚠️ Agriculture drives 93% 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and is a major factor in pollinator decline & soil degradation ⚠️ Fertiliser and pesticide runoff is polluting 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 ⚠️ Grassland abandonment and intensification are destroying habitats for pollinators, farmland birds & biodiversity 🐟 The picture isn't any rosier for fisheries, with 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 🍽️ What we put on our plates matters, too. Meat-heavy diets consume far more land, water, and energy than diverse diets rich in fruit, vegetables, and legumes, the report warns. The solutions are known: ✅ Promote diverse, circular farming systems — agroecology, organic practices ✅ Shift away from industrial animal production and synthetic inputs ✅ Reduce food waste across the supply chain ✅ Serve healthier and sustainable meals in schools and public institutions and boost access to #GoodFood4All There is no single fix. Addressing this challenge demands that policymakers finally start to #ThinkFoodSystems — strategically, comprehensively, and urgently.