{"id":32731,"date":"2023-04-13T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T04:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=32731"},"modified":"2023-04-13T12:02:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:02:45","slug":"hearing-to-phase-out-80-of-synthetic-pesticides-by-2030-bears-fruit-in-the-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2023\/04\/hearing-to-phase-out-80-of-synthetic-pesticides-by-2030-bears-fruit-in-the-european-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing to Phase Out 80% of Synthetic Pesticides by 2030 Makes Waves in the European Parliament, Ultimately Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, <\/em>April 13, 2023) Representatives of the 1.2 million-strong \u201cSave bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment,\u201d European Citizens Initiative (ECI) called on the European Commission in a public hearing<\/a> \u201cto propose legal acts to phase out synthetic pesticides in EU (European Union) agriculture by 80% by 2030, starting with the most hazardous, and to become free of synthetic by 2035.\u201d Advocates outlined the scientific consensus that biodiversity loss is endangering both the environment and food security and urged the executive branch to take immediate action. [See Previous Article<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The timing is opportune as the Commission recently announced a revised EU Pollinators Initiative (PI), aimed at reversing the decline in wild pollinators by 2030. Noted as \u201cthe key instrument to reduce the risk and use of pesticides\u201d by Environment and Oceans Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius, the PI focuses on mitigating pesticides\u2019 impact on pollinators as vital components to food security alongside conservation and restoration efforts of species and habitats in agricultural landscapes, or in other words, \u201cpollinator-friendly farming.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Martin Dermine, the executive director of PAN Europe, the hearing was a \u201cstrong democratic signal to EU and national decision-makers to listen to citizens and move away from toxic pesticides.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is clear that their voices were heard, as an organic farmer and lawmaker Sarah Wiener of Austria shifted the conversation by authoring a European Parliament report<\/a> proposing the 80% increase with stricter baselines measuring the member states\u2019 reductions. The baseline years referenced for measuring a state\u2019s pesticide use are more recent (2018-2020 versus 2015-2017), thereby requiring countries that have reduced pesticide usage to nationally phase out a greater percentage of toxic agents within seven years.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Ms. Wiener\u2019s language breaks normative barriers; in the first amendment, the phrase \u201con the sustainable use of plant production products\u201d is replaced with the phrase \u201con the use of pesticides.\u201d According to the justification, the former phrase \u201ctrivializ[es] the nature of these products\u201d and challenges the notion that chemical pesticides can be used sustainably, \u201cespecially as alternatives exist.\u201d\u00a0 Beyond semantics, the amendment\u2019s text reflects a foundational shift as the direct use of the word \u201cpesticides\u201d makes greenwashing less likely and zeroes in on the reality of these noxious chemicals\u2019 impact.<\/p>\n

Negative public perception of pesticides has recently transformed the European zeitgeist. From 1.7 million citizens (about twice the population of Delaware) signing an initiative protecting bees in Bavaria to the \u201cStop pesticides\u201d protests in Italy, grassroots movements are publicly voicing opposition to destructive environmental, agricultural, and pesticide policies. However, in contrast with citizens\u2019 concerns, member states are opposing proposals perceived as \u2018penalizing\u2019 states that have more recently begun to reduce their pesticide use and removing exceptions, or \u201cemergency derogations,\u201d for pesticide use on a case-by-case emergency basis. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Positive responses resonated from Parliament\u2019s environment committee (ENVI) and among the center-left, Left and green policymakers, including the European Commission\u2019s Claire Bury, the Deputy Director-General of Food and Health Safety. According to Commissioner Bury, European citizens clearly \u201cwant healthy food without pesticides\u201d and stressed a progressive, but ambitious action accelerating access to biological alternatives. However, Parliament\u2019s center-right and proponents of the flagship \u201cFarm to Fork\u201d strategy sharply rebuked the effort with false narratives stoking fears of food safety.<\/p>\n

According to Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, a majority of member states advocated for a further impact assessment on the European Commission\u2019s proposal before negotiations with the European Parliament, a delay tactic decried by green groups<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

However, on April 5, 2023 the Commission ultimately rejected the initiative<\/a> signed by more than one million people, which requested EU-binding targets to reduce synthetic pesticides by 80% in 2030 and a total ban by 2035.<\/p>\n

What comes next?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In alignment with organic advocates in agriculture, Beyond Pesticides champions widespread adoption of organic, regenerative systems and practices. Such systems may include mechanical and biological controls, trap crops, natural barriers, organic compatible inputs, and practices such as eliminating monocultures, adopting crop rotation, introducing beneficial predator insects, and a focus on building healthy, \u201cliving\u201d soils.<\/p>\n

Over 90 years after pesticides were first introduced in the United States, agricultural communities around the globe are still dependent on them, with 44% of farmers estimated to be poisoned by pesticides annually<\/a>. According to advocates, what is necessary, in Europe, the United States, and around the world, is education around viable alternatives to harmful pesticides and grassroots support for a feasible transition economically to a holistic organic solution. <\/p>\n

Ending toxic, petrochemical pesticides and fertilizer use in organic systems will alleviate the harmful impacts of these chemicals on species and ecosystem health. Beyond Pesticides captured the bigger picture<\/a>\u00a0in its introduction to its 2017 National Pesticide Forum,\u00a0Healthy Hives, Healthy Lives, Healthy Land<\/em>: \u201cComplex biological communities support life.\u201d Learn more about the\u00a0science<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0resources<\/a>\u00a0behind pesticides\u2019 impact on pollinators, including\u00a0bee pollinator decline,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0take action against<\/a>\u00a0the use of pesticides. To find out more about\u00a0what you can do<\/a>\u00a0to protect bees and other pollinators, check out information on the\u00a0BEE Protective Campaign<\/a>,\u00a0pollinator-friendly landscapes<\/a>,\u00a0pollinator-friendly seeds<\/a>,\u00a0pesticide-free zones<\/a>,\u00a0bee-friendly habitats<\/a>, and what\u00a0you<\/a>, or\u00a0your state representative<\/a>, can do to\u00a0protect our pollinators<\/a>. For more information on the insect apocalypse, see Beyond Pesticides’ article in the\u00a0Pesticides and You<\/em>\u00a0journal, “Tracking Biodiversity: Study Cites Insect Extinction and Ecological Collapse<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Visit the Beyond Pesticides\u2019\u00a0Keeping Organic Strong<\/em><\/a>\u00a0webpage to learn more about the\u00a0adverse health and environmental effects<\/a>\u00a0chemical-intensive farming poses for various crops and how eating\u00a0organic produce<\/a>\u00a0reduces pesticide exposure.\u00a0Buying<\/a>,\u00a0growing<\/a>, and supporting\u00a0organic agriculture<\/a>\u00a0eliminate the extensive use of pesticides in the environment, protecting vulnerable pollinators. Organic land management eliminates the need for toxic agricultural pesticides. For more information on how organic is the right choice for consumers and the farmworkers who grow our food, see the Beyond Pesticides webpage,\u00a0Health Benefits of Organic Agriculture<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spring is around the corner, so get ready to grow your spring garden the organic way by\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Springing Into Action<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, pledging to eliminate toxic pesticide use.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: Euractiv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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