Harmonised Risk Indicator News Today

EU indicator on pesticides needs urgent reform. The European Commission just released[1] its latest indicators on pesticide use and risk for the year 2021. This comes on top of its publication[2]in July of the EU 2021 results towards Farm to Fork pesticide reduction targets. According to both publications, the use and risk of chemical pesticides […]

The European commission presented a new regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products. This regulation is a long awaited response to the insufficient results of the Sustainable Use of Pesticide Directive (SUD) that framed the use of pesticides since 2009. We have a look and check if the CAP Strategic Plans can provide good tools to help reach the ambition.

The European Commission put forward a new proposal to reduce pesticides in mid-June. But experts warn that it is based on weak rules, and that European agriculture is stuck in a "permanent pesticide-dependence."

After months of delays, the European Commission has adopted the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. The regulation proposes legally binding targets and annual reporting by Member States to reach a 50% reduction in pesticide use by 2030. There are however, some serious issues yet to be resolved. Unpacked by Ashley Parsons. After months of delays, the European Commission has adopted the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. The regulation propo...

Risk factors associated with pesticides on the decline The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures reflect developments across the EU-28, including the United Kingdom. Significantly, they confirm that Harmonised Risk Indicator 1 (HRI 1), which encompasses the use and risk of pesticides, shows a decrease of 17% since the baseline period in 2011 to 2013, but no change compared to 2017. During the same r...