World: Closure of the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management
Bonn, September 30, 2023 – At the close of the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management, held from September 25 to 29, 2023, the States Parties to the Conference adopted a new guidance...
View ArticleNewsletter n°12 – September 2023
Dear readers, While two court hearings began in the USA(1) and Australia(2) in September, opposing Monsanto to hundreds of people who, according to their allegations, developed cancer of the lymphatic...
View ArticleUnited States: EPA publishes a participatory database on pesticide incidents
United States, 27 July 2023 – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a database listing all incidents over the past ten years in which individuals have suffered or witnessed...
View ArticleEU: Harmful postponement of the revision of the REACh regulation
October 17, 2023, Brussels – The European Commission has decided to postpone the revision of the REACh regulation. The Commission’s work programme for the year 2024, published on October 17, no longer...
View ArticleFrance: Announcement of a new Ecophyto Plan for 2030
Paris, Monday 30 October 2030 – On Monday 30 October, the French government announced a new plan for the management of pesticides up to 2030, known as the “Ecophyto 2030” plan. Launched in 2009...
View ArticleNewsletter No 13 – October 2023
Dear readers, On 13 October, the vote by the Member States of the European Union on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the registration of glyphosate for 10 years failed to produce a qualified...
View ArticleNewsletter – November 2023
Paris, December 1, 2023. Dear readers, This newsletter presents the latest worldwide pesticide litigation news for the month of November. It’s been a dark month for the Earth. Among other things, there...
View ArticleIs agriculture a topic at COP28?
Dubai, December 3, 2023 – The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. On this...
View ArticleNewsletter – January 2024
Paris, January 2, 2024. Dear all, At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), held from November 30 to December 13 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over 130 states signed the United Arab...
View ArticleOpen letter: The EU must make pesticide reduction a reality
On February 6th 2024, the European Commission announced it would withdraw its proposal for the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR), delaying by years urgently needed action to reduce the use and risks of...
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