Roadmap for action on the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Roadmap for action on the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA)

AU - Williams, James Henty

AU - Bordoni, Adele

AU - Bednarska, Agnieszka

AU - Pinto, M. Alice

AU - Henriques Martins, Cátia Ariana

AU - Henriques, Dora

AU - Sgolastra, Fabio

AU - Knapp, Jessica

AU - Loureiro, João

AU - Sousa, José Paulo

AU - Gócs, Kata

AU - Marcussen, Luna Kondrup

AU - Rundlöf, Maj

AU - von Post, Maria

AU - Castro, Mariana

AU - Mølgaard, Natasha

AU - Simon-Delso, Noa

AU - Capela, Nuno

AU - Thomsen, Peet

AU - Casqueiro, Ricardo

AU - Magagnoli, Serena

AU - Holz, Sheila

AU - Castro, Silvia

AU - Dupont, Yoko Luise

AU - Filipiak, Zuzanna

AU - Topping, Christopher John

PY - 2023/11

Y1 - 2023/11

N2 - Approaches integrating interdisciplinary perspectives are necessary to address currentand futurehealth and environmental challenges. Many policy initiatives have embraced more holistic approaches to tackle these challenges, e.g.,the One Health concept, the Farm to Fork (F2F),Biodiversity and Chemicalstrategieswithin the European Green Deal and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Insect pollinators are an excellentexample of the One Health conceptand havegained renewed focus through the EU Pollinator Initiative. Insect pollinatorsare essential for healthy dietsby providing pollination servicesandmaintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystem functions. For this reason, they are part of the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of chemicals, such as plant protection products (PPPs). However, an ERA of PPPs canalign with and embracethese more holisticconcepts and strategiesby evolving towards asystems-based approachthat recognises the diversity and the important roleplayed by insectpollinators(e.g., pollinationservices for food security),as well as the variety of habitatsand contextsthey live inwith their multiple stressors,andwhere PPPs may be used. A roadmap has been developed to determine the steps and actions needed to progress ERA methodologies and tools for insect pollinators. This roadmap is based on a review of the latest scientific knowledge,determining key areas for development to advance ERA, andidentifying expertise and networks needed to fosterprogressive dialogueand public acceptance. The roadmap proposesseveral actions to generate the necessary knowledge to advance methodologiesand toolswithin the current ERA framework,initially for chemical PPPs but extendable to other regulated chemicals. In addition, it outlines the actions needed to build the frameworkand thecollaborativeactivities required to realise the transition to a systems-basedERA for insect pollinators by 2030.

AB - Approaches integrating interdisciplinary perspectives are necessary to address currentand futurehealth and environmental challenges. Many policy initiatives have embraced more holistic approaches to tackle these challenges, e.g.,the One Health concept, the Farm to Fork (F2F),Biodiversity and Chemicalstrategieswithin the European Green Deal and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Insect pollinators are an excellentexample of the One Health conceptand havegained renewed focus through the EU Pollinator Initiative. Insect pollinatorsare essential for healthy dietsby providing pollination servicesandmaintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystem functions. For this reason, they are part of the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of chemicals, such as plant protection products (PPPs). However, an ERA of PPPs canalign with and embracethese more holisticconcepts and strategiesby evolving towards asystems-based approachthat recognises the diversity and the important roleplayed by insectpollinators(e.g., pollinationservices for food security),as well as the variety of habitatsand contextsthey live inwith their multiple stressors,andwhere PPPs may be used. A roadmap has been developed to determine the steps and actions needed to progress ERA methodologies and tools for insect pollinators. This roadmap is based on a review of the latest scientific knowledge,determining key areas for development to advance ERA, andidentifying expertise and networks needed to fosterprogressive dialogueand public acceptance. The roadmap proposesseveral actions to generate the necessary knowledge to advance methodologiesand toolswithin the current ERA framework,initially for chemical PPPs but extendable to other regulated chemicals. In addition, it outlines the actions needed to build the frameworkand thecollaborativeactivities required to realise the transition to a systems-basedERA for insect pollinators by 2030.

U2 - 10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.EN-8431

DO - 10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.EN-8431

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2397-8325

VL - 20

JO - EFSA Supporting Publications

JF - EFSA Supporting Publications

IS - 11

M1 - 8431E

ER -