Europe’s fiery summer: a climate ‘reality check’?
Wildfires and storms. Rivers at record lows. Parched crops withering in the fields. For many Europeans, this year's scorching summer means climate change is increasingly hard to ignore.
Driest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops
As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent's breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis.
Coronavirus, Defence and security, Economy, Energy, Food and agriculture, Health, Migrants, Infographic
War, hunger, Covid-19 cast gloomy shadow over Europe
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the list of Europe's woes keeps growing as it battles rising food and energy prices and continued disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Can pee help to feed the world?
Human urine may seem like a crude way of fertilising plants in the era of industrial agriculture, but as researchers look for ways to reduce reliance on chemicals, some are growing increasingly interested in the potential of pee
Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 5]
France has always been proud of its countryside. But as the Earth warms, farmers face a battle for water. Episode 5 of AFP's election podcast heads to the Marais Poitevin wetland
EU reaches deal on major farm subsidy overhaul
EU member states and the European Parliament have agreed on a major reform of the bloc's vast farming subsidies, drawing concerns from NGOs that said it was not "green" enough
Bruges shelters canal swans after bird flu outbreaks across Europe
The medieval Belgian city of Bruges has rounded up swans to shelter them from the spread of bird flu after an outbreak of the virus in France, Denmark and the Netherlands
EU adopts ‘life insurance’ biodiversity plan
EU environment ministers have adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate change and reducing the risk of future pandemics
Farmers push ‘veggieburger’ label ban in Europe
Angry European farmers are pushing for a ban on calling vegetarian products a "burger" or a "sausage" that they say mislead consumers into thinking certain products contain meat
Virus highlights plight of Europe’s migrant farm hands
The coronavirus outbreak has thrown the plight of Europe's migrant farm workers into stark relief with the added risk of contagion in overcrowded, unsanitary living quarters