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Europe needs better pesticide policies to reduce impacts on biodiversity

Robert Finger, Kevin Schneider, Jeroen Candel, Niklas Möhring

2024Food Policy21 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

• Current pesticide use in European agriculture has significant impacts on biodiversity. • This has cascading effects with potentially severe consequences to food security. • We observe a mismatch between pesticides’ externalities and policy decisions. • We highlight the urgency of implementing tangible and powerful policy measures now. • We outline pathways for better pesticide policies.

Topics & Concepts

ExternalityBiodiversityPesticideFood securityAgricultureNatural resource economicsBusinessCommon Agricultural PolicyEnvironmental planningAgricultural policyEnvironmental resource managementEuropean unionPublic economicsEconomicsEnvironmental scienceInternational tradeEcologyBiologyMicroeconomicsPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural Innovations and Practices
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