What is wrong with #glyphosate? Professor Michael Antoniou from @KingsCollegeLon tells us why EU countries should NOT vote for its reapproval.
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- Next EU #glyphosate vote this Thursday the 16th. Member States will vote in the Appeal Committee. Citizens and scientists demand a NO. The science is clear: glyphosate harms health and the environment. #StopGlyphosate
00:00 - “#Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. We all have it in our bodies. On the journey of making this film, I have learned how systemic these effects are. For human health, for environmental health and for the biosphere. It must be banned.” Jennifer Baichwal
00:00 - 📣GREAT NEWS!🇧🇪 government just decided to ban the export of EU-banned #pesticides produced in Belgium! No more brain-damaging #chlorpyrifos or bee-toxic #neonics dumped to third countries, the world will be a better place! Congrats to @KhattabiZakia and Frank Vandenbroucke 👏Les pesticides interdits dans l’UE ne pourront plus être exportés par la Belgique lesoir.be/521298/article…
- The #EUGreenDeal is DEAD. The EU Parliament just voted down the proposal for reduction of #pesticides. The chemical industry can continue to poison us. A sad loss for citizens and farmers #health, #biodiversity and #water quality. #SUR #PesticideFreeEU.
- European surface waters are polluted with #glyphosate and its breakdown products. From Belgium to Bulgaria and from Poland to Portugal. This threatens #health and #biodiversity. Check our new report: pan-europe.info/press-releases… #STOPGlyphosate
- Pesticide use worldwide has increased by 80% since 1990, harming the health of farmers, consumers and nature. High time for drastic reduction. See the 2022 #PesticideAtlas with @boell_eu @PANGermany and @foeeurope. Read here:
- 📣We announce the Rachel Carson Pesticide Action Month. 60 years after the publication of #SilentSpring we're at Peak Pesticide. High time for drastic reduction to protect #health and restore #biodiversity 🐝🐦 More info ➡️ pan-europe.info/campaigns/rach…
- Save Bees & Farmers ECI is official! 🐝🐞🐦 Thanks to the +1 Million Citizens in all EU countries that gave their vote for #biodiversity, #health & a #PesticideFree Europe. Thanks to all organisations who helped to achieve this tremendous result🌻🍀🌷 pan-europe.info/press-releases…
- We want a phase-out of synthetic #pesticides to end the war against nature. Representatives of Save Bees and Farmers #ECI delivered 1 Million signatures and a clear message to EU Vice-President @VeraJourova and Commissioner @SKyriakidesEU. pan-europe.info/press-releases…
- 📢More than 187K people worldwide have spoken! The @UN must NOT align itself with the #pesticide industry. For healthy & #sustainable food systems🍲🌏🍃🐝, we urge the @FAO to stop its partnership w/ @CropLifeIntl ⚡️No #ToxicAlliance! ☠️#AgroecologyNow🎋 #SayNoToPesticides
- No more exceptions for the use of #beekiller neonicotinoids in EU Member States. Landmark ruling on #pesticide derogations by EU Court of Justice.
- 📣 Civil society groups from the #StopGlyphosate Coalition urge Member States to reject the 10-year renewal of glyphosate's approval, following new scientific evidence showing that #glyphosate can cause #leukemia in rats. Vote NO on November 16! pan-europe.info/resources/lett…
- 🇫🇷 extends the ban on non-agricultural #pesticide use. First came a ban on sales to private individuals. Now professional horticulturists cannot use pesticides in gardens, campings, attraction parc, commercial zones etc. Excellent example! #LabbéLaw ➡️lesentreprisesdupaysage.fr/zero-phyto-nou…
