General Election 2024
Ahead of this year’s general election, each political party should commit to a major reduction in pesticide-related harms to human health and the environment, including a reduction in use. This document sets out our priorities.
Links and references
Page 1
- About the Collaboration: https://pesticidecollaboration.org/about-the-collaboration/
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- Our detailed report on pesticide reduction targets Reduction_targets_report_Jan2023.pdf (pesticidecollaboration.org)
- Links between pesticides and breast cancer organic_diet_pesticides_final-1.pdf (breastcanceruk.org.uk)
- Links between pesticides and Parkinson’s https://parkinsonseurope.org/campaigns/past-campaigns/#2023-taking-action-to-prevent-the-renewal-of-glyphosate
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- 10% of the UK’s agricultural area should be organic: https://ofgorganic.org/news/land-use-policy-increasing-organic-farming-and-growing
- Pesticides and the climate crisis https://www.pan-uk.org/pesticides-and-the-climate-crisis/