Laura Villadiego

BRUSSELS – The link between agriculture and nature is a contested arena in Europe. Over the past decades, the European Union has become one of the leading producers and exporters of agricultural products in the world. But this has come at a great cost for Europe’s ecosystems.

CHACO – A cross-border investigation conducted by Voxeurop and Periodistas por el Planeta reveals that livestock farms in Italy and Spain, two major meat exporters across Europe, as well as iconic food brands are indirectly linked to deforestation in the Chaco province in Argentina.

BARCELONA - Europe's beekeepers are struggling. Over the past decades, European policies, especially the Common Agricultural Programme (CAP), have encouraged the industrialisation of agriculture, leaving bees with no space to thrive and exposing them to many harmful substances, such as pesticides.