EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEMANDS CLIMATE ACTION TO PROTECT CITIZENS
04/15/2024
Update Volume
54
Update Issue
11
Swiss citizens will get the chance to vote on a complete ban on the use of synthetic pesticides. More than 100,000 Swiss signed the call for a ban that would apply to all farmers, industries and imported foods. If the vote is passed, Switzerland would become only the second country after Bhutan to implement a full ban. Just a few weeks ago, the EU agreed to a near-total ban on the use of neonicotinoids, the most widely used class of insecticides in the world.