The European Commission presented this Wednesday a proposal to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in the European Union (EU) by 50% by 2030 and ban their use in playgrounds and public gardens.
A 50% reduction by 2030 in the use of chemical pesticides and the risks associated with them will have binding national targets, depending on the starting point of each Member State.
On the other hand, according to a statement, the use of pesticides will be prohibited in public places such as urban green spaces -including public parks or gardens, playgrounds, leisure or sports areas, public roads and protected and sensitive areas-.
The community executive thus raises the option for sustainable and healthy food systems, in accordance with the European Ecological Pact and the Farm to Table Strategy.
the farmers will have the financial support of the Common Agricultural Policy for a period of five years, for the application of the new rules.
At the same time, Brussels also proposed measures to restore damaged ecosystems and restore nature, with an application horizon until 2050 and the objective of “repairing 80% of habitats Europeans who are in disrepair and return nature to all ecosystems, from forests and farmland to marine, freshwater and urban ecosystems.”
The European Commission proposes binding targets for the 27 so that, by 2030, “at least 20% of land and sea areas are covered by measures to restore nature.”
By 2050, measures must cover all ecosystems in the EU that need to be restored and include making urban centers greener.
Nature conservation has a particular economic impact on those who depend directly on it, namely farmers, foresters and fishermen.
Several non-governmental organizations in the field of the environment have already welcomed this Wednesday’s proposals, which still need to be approved by the co-legislators: Council of the EU and European Parliament.
Source: Observadora
