Reports
March 1, 2010
Pesticides are a major factor affecting biological diversity, along with habitat loss and climate change. They can have toxic effects in the short term in directly exposed organisms, or long-term effe...
January 1, 2010
In this report, we outline PAN Europe's role, provide our analysis of EU pesticide policy developments, describe some of our major activities and finally provide highlights of our network members' act...
January 1, 2009
In this report, we outline PAN Europe's role, provide our analysis of EU pesticide policy developments, describe some of our major activities and finally provide highlights of our network members' act...
January 1, 2008
In this report, we outline PAN Europe's role, provide our analysis of EU pesticide policy developments, describe some of our major activities and finally provide highlights of our network members' act...
September 1, 2007
One of the concepts most consistently overlooked within the European Union agricultural policy forum is that of ‘pesticide use reduction’. As a result of lobbying from the agrochemicals industry, disc...
May 1, 2007
According to the FAO the production of apples in the 25 European Union countries was 11.96 million tonnes in 2005 (1). Such considerable production entails a high use of pesticides in apple orchards. ...
January 1, 2007
Intensive conventional farming, which includes pesticide, chemical fertilisers and growth regulators application, use of heavy machinery and monoculture aims to maximize crop yield. Nonetheless, it is...
June 1, 2005
This booklet summarises the experiences over 20 years in Denmark in reducing pesticide hazards and use. PAN Europe believes that the Danish experience is highly relevant for other European countries a...
January 1, 2005
Throughout the history of pesticides use unforeseen problems related to their use have occurred. Pesticides appeared as a practical and useful means within the process of industrialisation until the m...
December 1, 2003
Some pioneer Member States began to implement pesticides use reduction plans in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The same is valid for Norway. The key concerns of these Member States for implementing us...