Europe needs better pesticide policies to reduce impacts on biodiversity

Robert Finger, Kevin Schneider, Jeroen Candel and Niklas Möhring

Food Policy, 2024, vol. 125, issue C

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.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102632

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