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To improve the economic and environmental performance of agricultural holdings and rural enterprises; To contribute to the development of infrastructure needed for the development of agriculture and forestry and support non-remunerative investments necessary to achieve environmental aims; To contribute to the maintenance of sustainable agricultural structures; To serve multiple economic, social and environmental priorities at once

To prevent the negative consequences of natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events

To promote renewable energy; To support the drawing-up of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other places of high natural value, environmental awareness actions and investments associated with maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the natural heritage and with the development of high natural value sites

To contribute to the achievement of most crucial environmental, societal and economic targets of the rural development policy; To establish forests and agroforestry systems, prevent and restore damaged forests

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Forests has important role in management of natural resources, forests provide key ecosystem services, such as sequestering carbon, protecting soil and water, preserving biodiversity, supplying energy and raw material for a low carbon economy, while allowing recreational activities.

A separate support scheme is dedicated to operations of forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation.

To preserve and promote the necessary changes to agricultural practices that make a positive contribution to the environment and climate

To promote the conversion to or / and maintenance of organic farming practices with a view to encourage farmers to participate in such schemes, thus answering society's demand for the use of environmentally friendly farm practices

To encourage continued use of agricultural land, contribute to maintaining the countryside and to maintain and promote sustainable farming systems

To support joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or adapting to climate change as well as environmental projects and practices, horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors in the sustainable provision of biomass, Public-private partnerships / non-LEADER local development strategies, drawing-up of forest management plans, diversification of farming activities into activities concerning health care, social integration, community-supported agriculture and education about the environment and food

To compensate affiliated farmers for losses to their animals, crops, and plants caused by crisis events including adverse climatic events, animal and plant diseases, pest infestations, and environmental incidents

To promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and foster the implementation of measures that are subject to new rules as to ensure better compliance of Member States and operators with the objectives, rules and targets of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP); To help fishermen to adapt to new sustainable fishing practices; To protect the environment through measures in support of fisheries resources management, including the transition to maximum sustainable yield (MSY), the introduction of the landing obligation and the adoption of long term management plans; To support environmentally sustainable, resource efficient, competitive fisheries which are more selective, produce less discards, and do less damage to marine ecosystems, the structural support granted under EU funds has no distortionary effects on trade

The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which was reformed on 1 January 2014, aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and that they provide a source of healthy food for EU citizens.