Collection(s) : Matière à débattre et décider
Paru le 14/09/2023 | Broché 173 pages
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As part of the Ecophyto II+ plan, INRAE and Ifremer were in 2020 commissioned to conduct a collective scientific assessment of the impacts of plant protection products on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The results, released in May 2022, confirm that plant protection products contaminate all types of terrestrial and aquatic environments, all of their compartments and most of their organisms.
Contamination varies according to the distance from the areas where the products are used, principally in agriculture. It causes direct and indirect impacts on ecosystems, notably the decline of populations of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and birds, and the loss of ecosystem functions and services. Different measures can help mitigate contamination and its impacts, with varying degrees of effectiveness depending on the particular combination of measures (regulations, conditions of use of products, etc.).
This assessment identifies research needs, in particular to improve our understanding of dynamic phenomena in a context of multiple environmental stresses. It aims to characterise and predict impacts and to improve the procedures for assessing the risks associated with the use of plant protection products.
This book is targeted at all stakeholders and decision-makers with an interest in the use of plant protection products, whether they are involved in the legal, political, industrial or non-profit sectors, or in research or teaching.
Sophie Leenhardt is a Project Manager in the Unit for Collective Scientific Assessment, Foresight and Advanced Studies at INRAE, in fields related to agriculture and the environment.
Laure Mamy is a Director of Research at INRAE. She studies and models the behaviour of organic compounds in the environment and their ecotoxicological effects.
Stéphane Pesce is a Director of Research at INRAE. He studies the impact of various contaminants on microbial biodiversity and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems.
Wilfried Sanchez is Deputy Scientific Director of Ifremer, and leads the 'Contaminants and Effects on the Marine Environment' theme.
