pesticides
Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward sustainable agricultural solutions
Sport
29.04.2024
Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward sustainable agricultural solutions
As we try to strike a balance between the challenges of tackling climate change, promoting healthy diets and enabling farmer…
Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward sustainable agricultural solutions
Green
29.04.2024
Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward sustainable agricultural solutions
As we try to strike a balance between the challenges of tackling climate change, promoting healthy diets and enabling farmer…
Climate change is creating a ‘cocktail’ of health hazards for 2.4 billion workers
Green
22.04.2024
Climate change is creating a ‘cocktail’ of health hazards for 2.4 billion workers
More than 2.4 billion people around the world are exposed to climate change-related health hazards. A new report from the…
Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame?
Green
18.04.2024
Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame?
Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain — as well as…
When it comes to pesticides, we must not repeat the tragedy of asbestos
My Europe
13.04.2024
When it comes to pesticides, we must not repeat the tragedy of asbestos
In November 2023, despite strong opposition, the European Union extended authorization for the use of the toxic herbicide glyphosate by…
Do organic farms cause unintended harm? Study finds uptick in pesticide use in neighbouring fields
Green
02.04.2024
Do organic farms cause unintended harm? Study finds uptick in pesticide use in neighbouring fields
Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in…
Half of Denmark’s water supplies contaminated with toxins, new report reveals
Green
03.03.2024
Half of Denmark’s water supplies contaminated with toxins, new report reveals
More than half of Denmark’s drinking water supplies are contaminated with pesticides and other toxins, a new report has revealed.…
Fruit and veg increasingly tainted by ‘forever-chemicals’, NGO warns
Green
27.02.2024
Fruit and veg increasingly tainted by ‘forever-chemicals’, NGO warns
Residues of toxic “forever chemicals” substances traceable on fruit and vegetables has reportedly tripled in the EU over the last…
What is the UN Environment Assembly and how is it tackling the triple planetary crisis?
Green
26.02.2024
What is the UN Environment Assembly and how is it tackling the triple planetary crisis?
The world’s top environmental decision-making body is meeting in Kenya’s capital on Monday to discuss how countries can work together…
Governments caught off guard by von der Leyen’s U-turn on pesticide cuts
Green
06.02.2024
Governments caught off guard by von der Leyen’s U-turn on pesticide cuts
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to withdraw her administration’s proposal to halve chemical pesticide across the EU…