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EU Member States continue putting bees at risk

December 4, 2018

Inspired by UN’s World Charter for Nature, the precautionary principle represents one of the cornerstones of EU’s environmental legislation[1]. Technically speaking, this concept puts safety ahead of ...

Why are our EU regulators so reluctant to protect us from hormone disruptors?
Why are our EU regulators so reluctant to protect us from hormone disruptors?

December 3, 2018

Europeans were once again disappointed this month from the lack of commitment of European policy makers to phase out the use of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), set clear targets and increase th...

Prosecco: A story of not a sparkling wine, but a local resistance against pesticides
Prosecco: A story of not a sparkling wine, but a local resistance against pesticides

December 3, 2018

Conegliano is a « a miracle of nature in the Veneto region of Italy located in the famous Prosecco area : both for the wine it produces, and for the splendid hilly countryside», as described in g...

Sugar Beet Industry vs Bees
Sugar Beet Industry vs Bees: High time for the EU to support low input, bee-friendly and healthy productions

September 24, 2018

PAN Europe's Reaction to International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE)(link is external)The European Commission and 76% of EU Member States have decided to ban 3 highly bee-toxic ne...

What is next on EDCs?
What is next on EDCs?

July 10, 2018

The Commission has recently published a roadmap(link is external) on an EU framework for endocrine disruptors (ED) and it's open for public consultation until the 19th of July.This initiative is a fol...

Pesticide free towns are on the move! But are they sufficiently supported by the European regulators?
Pesticide free towns are on the move! But are they sufficiently supported by the European regulators?

July 10, 2018

EU citizens are increasingly concerned about their health and well-being, and that of the natural environment. We have been witnessing massive dramatic decline in numbers of bees, birds and insects. T...

2020 pesticidevrij- Pesticide Free Gardening is Possible!
2020 pesticidevrij- Pesticide Free Gardening is Possible!

April 30, 2018

#2020withoutpesticides ("2020pesticidevrij(link is external)") is a campaign with the aim of no more pesticides on the shelves in stores and teaching people how they can maintain their gardens, t...

Earth Tour: Torres Vedras Edible City (Pesticide Action Week 2018)
Earth Tour: Torres Vedras Edible City (Pesticide Action Week 2018)

April 30, 2018

To mark the Pesticides Action Week was designed this innovative activity, which was held on March 25, 2018, linking the Glyphosate / Herbicide free Autarchy campaign, the Edible Nature project, the La...

Pesticide Action Week 2018
Pesticide Action Week 2018

April 25, 2018

The Pesticide Action Week, an international event in its 13th edition, was held from March 20 to 30, with the aim to promote sustainable alternatives to pesticides.Dozens of events, conferences, works...

Reflections on 6 Symposia on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD)
Reflections on 6 Symposia on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD)

March 11, 2018

End of pipe solutions are in fashion. It's smarter to treat than avoid waste, to consume in order to save, to take a pill for stress, to arm teachers! At least, that's what we are told daily.The susta...

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