Is reducing environmental impact in the EU feasible?
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:32
in Earth & Climate
By 2023 all EU member states must be complying with more stringent guidelines related to Integrated Pest Management (IPM). "The essence of the new guideline is reducing the environmental impact of pesticides," says Piet Boonekamp, manager of the Bio-interactions and Plant Health business unit at Wageningen UR. "In principle this European goal can be achieved, as has been shown by the Dutch agriculture and horticulture sectors. But only if European politicians don't lose themselves in the details."