The science is clear: We need an ambitious, undelayed pesticides regulation

 More than 700 other scientists from across European member states and scientific disciplines have deep concern about the recent turn of the political tide against the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation, writes Jeroen Candel.

Jeroen Candel is an associate professor teaching food politics and European Union governance at Wageningen University and Research.

The heavy use of chemical pesticides in agriculture is strongly linked to declines in insects, birds, biodiversity in terrestrial and aquatic systems, and detrimental impacts on global public health. Ler mais