Conservation no longer a farming priority

The EU's response to the food crisis is to encourage greater production - meaning conservation is much less of a priority, finds the BBC's Paul Henley.

Birdlife International: BirdLife's activities on EU Policy http://www.birdlife.org/eu/index.html

Birdlife International: Press Release, 29.7.08: Setting-aside space for UK birds http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/07/setaside_uk.html

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