Brussels, 07/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Three members of the Belgian Rangers organisation climbed to the top of Mont Blanc yesterday (4,807 meters high) to protest against any attempts to block reform of the CAP, particularly by France. The Belgian NGO stress that Commissioner Fischler's proposals were, "a step in the right direction but national agricultural ministers must not water them down but instead take them further". The three mountain climbers carried banners with them on which the slogans demanded, "Stop Catastrophic Agricultural Policy". They spent the night in an igloo on the summit and even let off a firework. They called for urgent reform of the CAP and were supported in their action by a number of other NGOs such as Friends of the Earth, WWF, RSPB, Alp Action. According to these organisations, European citizens don't want to waste taxpayers money anymore on natural devastation and unhealthy food (destruction of bio-diversity, soil erosion, widespread pollution) and inequality (70% of funding for 20% of farmers), for which the CAP is responsible.