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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...

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...

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...

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...

Crunch Time on Glyphosate
Crunch Time on Glyphosate

December 4, 2017

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI)(link is external) to ban glyphosate (and reform the pesticides approval procedure and protect citizens and the environment from exposure to hazardous pesticides...

Integrated Pest Management: Which Sectors have taken up IPM and new Symposium
Integrated Pest Management: Which Sectors have taken up IPM and new Symposium

December 4, 2017

Integrated Pest Management: which sectors have taken up IPM and launch of the Symposium on the sustainable use of pesticides Directive (SUD) , 31/1/2018, BrusselsIn Europe, where things are most movin...

Ljubljana-EU Green Capital 2016- takes the first step in the move towards pesticide free
Ljubljana-EU Green Capital 2016- takes the first step in the move towards pesticide free

November 30, 2017

Last year, Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, was awarded a prestigious European Green Capital (link is external)title. This was due to fact that the city boasts many ‘green’ achieve...

Local Struggles against Use of Pesticides in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Cases of Italian Prosecco region and Croation Hvar Island
Local Struggles against Use of Pesticides in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Cases of Italian Prosecco region and Croation Hvar Island

November 16, 2017

The region of Prosecco DOCG in Italy is characterized by intensive wine production, where vineyards cover both urban and natural areas over the entire area, and where pesticides are intensely used. Th...

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