Resource Pointer #382: Pesticide Use information for Central and Eastern Europe

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Resource Pointer #382: Pesticide Use information for Central

and Eastern Europe

 

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Resource Pointer #382: (Pesticide Use information for Central and

Eastern Europe)

April 22, 2005

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate

publishers or organizations directly.

 

*Facts & Figures: Agriculture and Pesticide Use in Central and Eastern

Europe, 2004* PAN Germany. Provides information on farm size,

ownership, food production and pesticide use for each of the five

largest new EU

member states Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic

and candidate country Bulgaria. Also includes an overview of relevant

pesticide legislation in each of these countries. (in English and

Slovenian) 46 pages. Available as a free download at

http://www.pan-germany.org/info/osteuropa.htm/. Contact Pestizid

Aktions-Netzwerk e.V. (PAN Germany), Nernstweg 32, D - 22765 Hamburg,

phone

(49 40) 399 19 10-0, fax (49 40) 390 75 20, email info,

website http://www.pan-germany.org/.

 

*Pesticides - Hot Issues: NGO Objectives and Actions Needed in Central

and Eastern Europe, 2004* PAN Germany. NGOs from Bulgaria, Ukraine and

the Czech Republic contributed to this report on pesticide use in the

region and associated public health risks. Provides information about

the illegal importation and unauthorized use of pesticides, the

environmental and public health impacts of improper storage of obsolete

pesticides, and impacts of pesticide use on women and children in the

Ukraine.

(in English and Bulgarian) 22 pages. Available as free download at

http://www.pan-germany.org/info/osteuropa.htm/. Contact Pestizid

Aktions-Netzwerk e.V. (PAN Germany), Nernstweg 32, D - 22765 Hamburg,

phone

(49 40) 399 19 10-0, fax (49 40) 390 75 20, email info,

website http://www.pan-germany.org/.

 

Six Fact Sheets on Pesticide Use in Eastern Europe, Available as a free

download at http://www.pan-germany.org/info/osteuropa.htm/

 

*Pesticide Use in Bulgaria, 2004* PAN Germany and Agrolink. Includes

information about pesticide use and promotion of sustainable agriculture

in Bulgaria. Lists existing pesticide law, responsible government

ministries and NGOs working on sustainable agriculture issues. (in

English

and Bulgarian) 4 pages.

 

*Pesticide Use in the Czech Republic, 2004* PAN Germany and PRO-BIO. An

overview of agriculture in the Czech Republic providing information on

pesticide use and monitoring for pesticide residues. Suggests actions

that should be taken by the Czech Government and the European Union, and

main targets for NGO action. Contains contact information for

authorization bodies as well as NGOs. (in English and Czech) 4 pages.

 

*Pesticide Use in the Slovak Republic, 2004* PAN Germany and Center for

Environmental Public Advocacy (CEPA). Includes information on pesticide

use and the promotion of sustainable agriculture in Slovakia.

Identifies government agencies responsible for registration and use of

pesticides, monitoring of pesticide residues in food and the

environment as well

as for persistent organic pesticides. (in English and Slovakian) 4

pages.

 

*Pesticide Use in Slovenia, 2004* PAN Germany and ECHo. Includes

information on Slovenian agriculture, registered pesticide products

and their

use, and the country's Agri-environmental programme. Also examines law

and authorization issues. (in English and Slovenian) 4 pages.

 

*Pesticide Use in Hungary, 2004* Details pesticide use, promotion of

sustainable agriculture. Also provides information on the pesticide

market, registration, and pesticide residues in drinking water and

food. (in

English and Hungarian) 4 pages.

 

*Pesticide Use in Poland, 2004* Discusses pesticide use and promotion

of sustainable agriculture. Charts the pesticide authorization process

and evaluates the human and environmental toxicity of pesticides

authorized. (in English and Polish) 4 pages.

 

Contact Pestizid Aktions-Netzwerk e.V. (PAN Germany), Nernstweg 32, D -

22765 Hamburg, phone (49 40) 399 19 10-0, fax (49 40) 390 75 20, email

info, website http://www.pan-germany.org/.

 

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resources to our office.

 

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