Drowning in nitrates: fixing Europe’s water pollution mess From droughts to floods to controversial plans surrounding its privatisation, water is increasingly occupying headlines. Water scarcity, once a faraway concept for much of Europe, today poses a real m...

European Commission @ec.europa.eu must deliver its promised Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan #INMAP, and properly enforce existing laws like #WaterFrameworkDirective & #NitratesDirective!

INMAP 👉 eeb.org/library/eeb-...
WFD 👉 eeb.org/library/brie...
ND 👉 meta.eeb.org/2024/04/03/d...

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Public consultation: Evaluation of the Nitrates Directive EEB response to the public consultation on the evaluation of the Nitrates Directive including recommendations for the European Commission.

Intensive animal rearing and agricultural practices are the main sources of nitrate pollution🐖🚱

We call on @ec.europa.eu to:
⚖️Enforce existing law
🐄End derogations for intensive livestock
📝Deliver promised #INMAP to reach nutrient reduction targets
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