The arrival of spring comes this year alongside troubling news from the European Commission. Their recent legislative rollback risks allowing even more pesticides into our fields and food. With a new Pesticide Action Week, initiatives in France and some other countries will show the devastating consequences of pesticides and draw a pesticide-free future. Citizens ask for stronger, not weaker, rules to protect our health, water, and biodiversity we all depend on.
The yearly Pesticide Action Week is organised by our member Générations Futures. Many local activities are organised in France, while other activities are happening on national and European levels.
Some examples of Pesticide Action Week activities
Belgium
26/03/2026: Brussels - Kom à la maison, 09.00-12.00 The community-run restaurant will present their project.
France
24/03/2026: Online - Payments for environmental and human health. Valuing the services provided by agroecological practices”.
25/03/2026: Paris - Let’s protect our pesticide-free drinking water! Round-table discussions on the topic of drinking water as an environmental issue. Co-organised by France Nature Environnement.
Italy
20/03/2026: Follina - Launch of an environmental biomonitoring project using bees in the protected areas around the lakes to detect the possible presence of pesticides and other contaminants.
24/03/2026: Vittorio Veneto - Screening “A world in danger”. A special evening dedicated to bees and alternatives to pesticides.
Find more activities in the Pesticide Action Week.