In this second installment of the ‘Glimpse of the year 2022’ series, we give our readers a glance of another 3 most visited posts in this year.
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Category Archives: Media coverage
Launching the EU Pesticide Atlas 2022!
In order to contribute to the idea of sustainable agriculture and reduce the use of chemical pesticides, Pesticide Action Network Europe (PanE) along with partners such as Heinrich Böll Stiftung, BUND e.V. and Friends of the Earth Europe, launches a one-of-a-kind, EU Pesticide Atlas 2022.
Continue readingFuture of food and farming: Politico Summit in Paris (September 2022)
In this blog post, Carsten Brühl is reporting on a panel discussion on the EU pesticide reduction program he was involved in at the Politico “Future of food and farming” Summit that took place in Paris in September 2022.
Continue readingCopenhagen: First in-person SETAC Europe Annual meeting after 2 years
After a long wait of 2 years, the 32nd annual meeting of SETAC Europe was held in Denmark IN – PERSON! Researchers from all over the globe participated in the meeting; a handful of them from University of Koblenz – Landau. In this blogpost, Verena Gerstle, one of those representing our University at the 32nd SETAC conference recounts the group’s experience in her own words:
Continue readingUpdated article: Insects in nature reserves are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides
Update 02.03.2022 – Here is a link to a new video of the study on insects contaminated with a mix of pesticides in nature reserves.
In this blog post Carsten Brühl explains the background and findings of their paper on pesticide residues measured on insect samples from nature conservation areas in Germany published in Scientific reports.
Continue readingInsects in nature reserves are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides
In this blog post Carsten Brühl explains the background and findings of their paper on pesticide residues measured on insect samples from nature conservation areas in Germany published in Scientific reports.
Continue readingNot using synthetic pesticides in organic farming has multiple benefits?
In this blog post Carsten Brühl provides the background for their letter to Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) entitled The rejection of synthetic pesticides in organic farming has multiple benefits.
Continue readingREMINDER: Webinar on plastic pollution with a focus on informal recycling sector
The International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) will hold a webinar tomorrow (December 2) at 2:00 PM (GMT).
Continue readingEvent: International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution
The International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) is set to see its soft launch online on December 2 at 2:00 PM (GMT).
Continue readingEcotoxblog now also on Instagram!
Its official now! EcotoxBlog has started spreading its readership in Instagram too!
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