Regulating land markets to achieve the EU sustainability agenda

• DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/ajh4v_v1
• Publication Date: 2025-04-23T12:12:03Z
• Authors: Adam Calo; Sylvia Kay; Eliaz Moreau

Rethinking the regulation of land markets is central to agroecological transition in Europe. The EU has bold, evidenced-based policy objectives for food system and environmental transformation. Yet, absent a parallel process regulating land, these will remain watered down or impossible obtain. shown commitments invest experimentation because it knows future wellbeing continent depends on sound use management. However, there no movement towards reimagining European governance. This status quo imperils green agenda threatens legitimacy desperately needed policy. Identifying enticing options inspire new governance can help fulfil existing sustainability open meaningful pathways scale agroecology. research first uses evidence from literature show how current markets—governed by main freedoms treaties—weakens capacity achieve generational renewal, vitality rural areas, based biodiversity maintenance. Then we reveal potential opportunities market regulation. Through this analysis argue that agricultural blind spot policies agroecology, thus reframe as an enabling tool install young farmers, facilitate biodiverse landscapes, build durable economies. Measures like transparency markets, public acquisition establishing right refusal, taxation access may unlock generation farmers. Exploration cases calls imaginative expansion action tackle challenges, aimed directly at makers.