50 % Pesticide Reduction - Mission Accomplished or Time for a Reliable Indicator?

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how the goal of the SUD to reduce dependency on pesticides is being undermined by a misleading indicator. We will present an alternative indicator, which captures various ecological and human toxicological risks.

• Introduction (5 min)
• Video: The Deceptive Harmonised Risk Indicator 1 (3 min)
• Maria Zintl (IFOAM): Impact of the Misleading HRI 1 on the Organic Farming Sector (10 min)
• Martin Dermine (PAN Europe & Save Bees and Farmers): How Pesticide Reduction is Faked with the HRI 1 (10 min)
• Helmut Burtscher -Schaden (GLOBAL 2000): An Alternative Risk Indicator (10 min)
• Q&A and Discussion (20 min)

Online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82037786082?pwd=MLWgtJVOiya63azSaNO2flEXwWoJnx.1external link, opens in a new tab

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 101037128.