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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNumerous media sources published articles early last month with provocative titles like \u201cGoing organic harms the climate\u201d.\u00a0The Tages-Anzeiger, for example, published a piece on November 10 titled \u201c100% Organic would increase CO2\u00a0<\/sub>emissions\u201d (\u00ab<\/em>100% Bio erh\u00f6ht den C02-Austoss<\/em><\/a>\u00bb<\/em>).\u00a0The articles presented a new study from England that compares conventional with organic agriculture. The researchers found, in line with many other studies, that organic farming requires a larger area of land than conventional farming to produce the same amount of food, therefore producing more C02<\/sub>. But does organic farming really harm the climate?<\/p> Adrian M\u00fcller from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL came to a different conclusion in his\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0two years ago. His study shows that organic farming can play an important role in a sustainable food system, in combination with reduced consumption of animal products, avoiding concentrated livestock feed and reduced food waste. The world\u2019s food security would be ensured even with over 9 billion people in 2050, agricultural land area would not increase, greenhouse gas emissions would be lowered and the negative effects of today\u2019s intensive food systems, such as nitrogen surplus and high pesticide exposure, would be greatly reduced.\u00a0<\/p> At the end of August, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its first statement on the\u00a0role of agriculture in climate change<\/a>. In a drastic warning to the public, climate experts concluded that limiting warming to within 1.5 degrees of pre-industrial times will not be possible if food systems are not improved quickly. The livelihoods of farmers in the Mediterranean and Africa would be especially threatened by the consequences of climate change. This is why established knowledge about sustainable cultivation methods must be passed on to developing countries as quickly as possible. Biovision fully agrees with this statement, as is outlined in our strategy that we have been successfully implementing for over 20 years. (See a more complete report\u00a0here<\/a>.)<\/p> The FiBL study and the IPCC report cited above, along with other studies by renowned institutes and organisations*, show what is necessary to reduce C02<\/sub>\u00a0emissions in food systems: a rapid change in consumer behaviour. Without this change, we will not be able to chart a favourable course for the climate.<\/p> *<\/strong>For example, the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)\u00a02019 report<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0September 2018 study<\/a> by the independent French research institute IDDRI.<\/p> On December 2, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations, research institutions and civil society will meet at the COP25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid. Biovision will present a new study at several events there. The study examines what small farming families and politicians in sub-Saharan Africa who are affected by the climate crisis can do to secure their food security and their future despite global warming. The study was conducted jointly with the World Food and Agriculture Organization FAO and FiBL. We will present the study in detail at the beginning of 2020 on our website.<\/p>Swiss study creates clarity<\/h2>
Agroecology advocated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/h2>
Our consumption habits hurt the climate!<\/h2>
New Biovision study at COP25 in Madrid<\/h2>
What Biovision does for the climate at home and abroad.<\/h2>
How does agroecology help to protect the climate? How does agar ecology strengthen resilience? The infographics explain the connections and the resulting synergies.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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