Systemic pesticides and the biodiversity crisis: Toxic practices in agriculture, aquaculture and policy making
Welcome to a joint symposium organized by the University of Bergen's BeeCaution project and the International Task Force on Systemic Pesticides.
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Over the past decades, evidence has mounted that . One of its key drivers is the large scale use of systemic pesticides. Since the 1990s, so-called neonicotinoids have become the most widely used class of insecticides in the world. As a consequence of their in combination with their unprecedentedly high toxicity for insects, their use has pollinators, soil ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems.
Despite a of some neonicotinoids in agriculture in Europe in 2018, globally their use is still rapidly increasing, with large scale production in and export from Europe. The EU's partial ban also led to regrettable substitution with other, less tested neonicotinoids, increased use of the banned chemicals in other, not yet banned, applications (biocides in cattle breeding, pet flea treatments) and opening of new markets for the banned substances. Norway's 2021 controversial decision to authorise the use of the neonicotinoid (lice treatment) is of particular concern. Neonicotinoids have recently been flagged as contaminants of emerging concern in the marine and arctic environments and scientists are urging for a .
Action is delayed through by industry lobby. have blocked progress in pesticide risk assessment. The exposes key lobbying tactics used by the pesticide industry to undermine and derail the EU's Farm to Fork targets.
This joint symposium of 幸运飞艇计划's BeeCaution project and the international brought together world leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines to discuss the state of knowledge on the role of systemic pesticides in the biodiversity crisis and explore the prospects for a more of chemical risks.
Recordings from the symposium can be found below:
Program
听 9:30 | Room opens |
10:00 | Welcome address Welcome address by Jeroen van der SluijsProducer:
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10:05 | Opening statement Opening statement - Maarten Bijleveld van LexmondProducer:
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听 | Session 1: Impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services |
10:15 | The worldwide integrated assessment on systemic pesticides: the emblematic case of neonicotinoids Jean-Marc Bonmatin (Vice chair TFSP; CNRS Center for Molecular Biophysics CBM, Orl茅ans, France) |
10:35 | Neonicotinoids and pollinators in Norwegian fruit orchards Bj酶rn Hatteland (NIBIO) |
10:55 | Impacts of neonicotinoids on soil biodiversity and aquatic organisms Alex Aebi (MER en Agro茅cologie, Universit茅 de Neuch芒tel) Impacts of neonicotinoids on soil biodiversity and aquatic organisms - Alex AebiProducer:
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11:15 | Discussion |
11:30 | LUNCH |
听 | Session 2: Systemic Pesticides as contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environment |
12:30 | Silent Spring of the Sea - Salmon Pharming Kills Shellfish & Other Marine Life Don Staniford (SCAMON SCOTLAND/ Scottish Salmon Watch) Silent Spring of the Sea - Don StanifordProducer:
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12:50 | Neonics in the marine environment: impacts on shellfish and fish Craig Downs (Executive Director The Global Coral Repository - 鈥楢 Coral Bank For Reef Restoration' / Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, Clifford USA) Nenonics in the Marine Environment: Impacts on Shellfish and Fish - Craig DownsProducer:
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13:10 | Lessons from legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disruptors (EDCs) in the aquatic environment Anders Goks酶yr (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen) |
13:30 | DISCUSSION |
13:45 | MINI BREAK |
听 | Session 3: Human and policy dimensions |
13:50 | Available solutions for a pollinator-friendly agriculture in arable crops Lorenzo Furlan (Chairman TFSP Working group on Alternatives) Available solutions for a pollinator-friendly agriculture in arable crops - Lorenzo FurlanProducer:
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14:20 | The war on the EFSA's 2013 bee guidance 鈥� why is it still not into force? Vincent Harmsen (Investigative Journalist, Zembla, Netherlands) The war on EFSA's 2013 bee guidance - why is it still not into force? - Vincent HarmsenProducer:
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14:30 | Pesticides and decision-making: public vs. economic interests Noa Simon Delso (BeeLife) Pesticides and decision-making: public vs. economic interests - Noa Simon DelsoProducer:
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14:50 | Discussion |
15:05 | Tea break |
听 | Closing session |
15:15 | The systemic pesticide catastrophe: Bridging the gaps between knowledge and action Jeroen van der Sluijs (Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, 幸运飞艇计划) The systemic pesticide catastrophe: Bridging the gaps between knowledge and action - Jeroen van der SluijsProducer:
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15:35 | Panel discussion |
16:00 | End |
