Towards a safe and just operating
space for EU agriculture
Towards a safe and just operating
space for EU agriculture
Helping European agriculture navigate towards a Safe and Just Operating Space
European agriculture must provide food, livelihoods and economic value while operating within planetary limits and supporting social well‑being.
Climate change, biodiversity loss, resource pressures, pollution, changing diets, economic uncertainty and social inequalities are reshaping the future of European agriculture.
These challenges cannot be addressed effectively one at a time. Actions that improve one outcome may create new pressures elsewhere. A solution that benefits the environment may create economic or social challenges if the wider consequences are not understood.
Europe therefore needs better ways to understand these connections and explore possible pathways forward.
BrightSpace brings together knowledge, data, models, tools and stakeholder processes needed to help explore how European agriculture can move towards a future that is both environmentally safe and socially just.
We are:
Why does European agriculture need new ways of understanding and navigating change?
How do data, models, evidence and stakeholder knowledge come together?
What knowledge, tools, datasets, scenarios and guidance can you find and use?
How can you contribute knowledge, perspectives and experience?
Where can you start if you are a policymaker, researcher, practitioner, civil society organisation or educator? {link coming soon}
