Towards Sustainable European Agriculture? Assessing the EU’s Progress in Limiting the Negative Ecological Effects of Agriculture on Aquatic Environments
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Published:2023-04-02
Issue:4
Volume:15
Page:509
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ISSN:1424-2818
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Container-title:Diversity
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Diversity
Author:
Helepciuc Florența-Elena1, Todor Arpad2, Bîrsan Constantin-Ciprian1, Mitoi Monica-Elena1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Biology Bucharest, Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independenței, 060031 Bucharest, Romania 2. Faculty of Political Science, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration, 0121104 Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
The degradation of terrestrial and aquatic environments has significant adverse effects on biodiversity and environmental sustainability. The ever-increasing population and constant economic growth strain various ecosystems’ resistance and resilience. An important factor that negatively influences terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is the use of products used in crop management. In this article, we analyze the pesticide-related European Directives and the Nationals Action Plans (NAP) regarding the sustainable use of pesticides and other documents evaluating the NAPs implementation. We assess the first and second-generation NAPs of nine EU Member States (MS)’ to evaluate if we can identify a significant shift in managing the adverse effects of pesticide use on aquatic environments. Furthermore, we evaluate the degree to which these NAPs are synergic with the EU’s strategic approach to soil protection, aquatic environments, and biodiversity.
Funder
Institute of Biology Bucharest of Romanian Academy
Subject
Nature and Landscape Conservation,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecological Modeling,Ecology
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