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At the European Parliament: A crucial dialogue on protecting bees and bugs from pesticides

August 1, 2025

Imagine a world without bees and bugs, the tiny creatures behind our food production and the very functioning of our ecosystems. This alarming future was at the heart of the "Bees & Bugs" conferen...

Dutch court of appeal orders 250 m buffer strip between field and houses – ban on lily cultivation

July 25, 2025

In a groundbreaking ruling the Court of Appeal in the south of the Netherlands has ruled that citizens have to be protected against pesticides with a 250 meter buffer strip between houses and field. T...

Historic: 1 million signatures in France against the “Loi Duplomb”

July 22, 2025

Over 1 million citizens asked the French government to stop the “Loi Duplomb”. This is a law that would reintroduce neonicotinoid pesticides, such as acetamiprid. This neurotoxic substance should be b...

Denmark bans 23 PFAS pesticide products because they pollute groundwater

July 10, 2025

We welcome the decision of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the authorisation of 23 PFAS pesticides that can form and leach trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) into groundwater. This very...

EU Member States obstruct ban on harmful Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides, Commission fails to enforce the law

July 8, 2025

Despite clear legal obligations under EU law, several Member States continue to delay and obstruct the ban of harmful endocrine-disrupting pesticides. These substances can be dangerous for human healt...

Advocate General slams Commission’s handling of Cypermethrin case

July 3, 2025

The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice has issued a powerful legal opinion in our ongoing dispute over the European Commission’s 2021 decision to re-approve cypermethrin, a highly toxic insec...

Why do EU countries block a ban on PFAS and Endocrine Disrupting pesticides?

July 2, 2025

The EU doubts and hesitates. Still no ban is proposed for the most frequently found PFAS endocrine disruptor in fruit and vegetables. It is high time to break this weakness and take highly necessary s...

EU top scientists ask for much better protection of bugs from pesticides

June 30, 2025

In a recent letter, the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) is demanding a complete overhaul of how the EU assesses the risks of pesticides to non-target arthropods. Their message is ...

Where have all the insects gone?

June 23, 2025

A stark warning from the UK is shown in the latest data from the Bugs Matter survey. It paints an alarming picture of insect decline and calls on all of us to take action for biodiversity.If you’re ov...

Co-formulants: the Black Box of pesticides' toxicity

June 12, 2025

Wednesday June 11th we took part in a hearing at the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg, questioning the lack of testing of co-formulants in pesticide products. We initiated this legal case in 2023...

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