Towards an international regulatory framework for pesticides

II CONFERENCE

The Second Conference, “Towards an International Regulatory Framework for Pesticides,” aims to foster dialogue on the indiscriminate use of pesticides, their effects on human health and the environment, and potential solutions to these pressing issues. The event is scheduled to take place on December 12–13, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.
This conference is being organized under the leadership of Members of the European Parliament—Mr. Martin Häusling, Mrs. Majdouline Sbai, and Mrs. Tilly Metz – in collaboration with the International Pesticide Standard Alliance (IPSA), the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the International Centre for Water and Transdisciplinarity (CIRAT, Brazil), the Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), and the Brazilian Ministry of Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT).

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12 DECEMBER - MORNING

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ROOM SPINELLI 1E2

Registration - 9:20 - 9:50 AM

OPENING – 10:00 - 10:20 AM

Conference Presentation: IPSA – Larissa Bombardi – Université Libre de Bruxelles/ International Pesticide Standard Alliance (ULB/IPSA), Brazil/Belgium and Sergio Ribeiro - Inernatio Center for Water and Transdisciplinarity and International Pesticide Standard Alliance (CIRAT/IPSA), Brazil

Opening Remarks by the Chair: Dr Marcos A. Orellana (UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights).

PANEL 1 - PESTICIDES AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES – 10:20 - 11:30 AM

Martin Häusling – MEP, Greens, Germany
Majdouline Sbai – MEP, Greens, France
Tilly Metz – MEP, Greens, Luxembourg
Renato Roseno – State Deputy of Ceará, Brazil
Sarojeni Rengam – Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific, Malaysia (Online)

Questions and answers

TESTIMONY - IMPACT OF PESTICIDE POISONING – 11:30 - 11:45 AM

Edimilson Costa da Silva - Federation of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of the State of Maranhão (FETAEMA)

PANEL 2 - IMPACTS OF PESTICIDES - SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES – 11:45 - 12:50 AM

Larissa Bombardi – Université Libre de Bruxelles/International Pesticide Standard Alliance (ULB/IPSA), Brazil/Belgium
Michael Eddleston – University of Edinburgh, Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, United Kingdom
Fernando Bejarano – Red de Acción sobre Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas (RAPAM), Mexico (Online)
Andrea Rother – University of Cape Town, South Africa
Peter Clausing - Pesticides Action Network (PAN), Germany
Paulo Teixeira – Minister of Agrarian Development of Brazil

Final remarks and closure of EP sessions

12 DECEMBER - AFTERNOON

The European Anti-Poverty Network Room (Bld Bischoffsheim 11, 1000 Bruxelles)

PANEL 3 - GLOBAL INITIATIVES ON THE ISSUE OF PESTICIDES – 3:00 - 4:20 PM

Marcelo Montenegro – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Brazil
Angeliki Lysimachou – Pesticides Action Network (PAN), Europe
Pedro Arrojo – UN Rapporteur for Water and Human Rights (Online)
Carmen Louw – Women on Farms Project, South Africa
Ana Suarez-Franco - FIAN International, Swiss (Online)
Andrea Carmen - International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), United States (Online)

Questions and Answers

PANEL 4 - THE IMPACT OF PESTICIDES AND RESISTANCE INITIATIVES – 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Pedro Serafim – National Forum Against Pesticides Impact and Labor Public Ministry, Brazil
Bright Thamie Phiri – Civil Society Agrarian Partnership, Botswana (Online)
Sandra Kishi – Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (Online)
Tim Zahn – Oxfam, Germany
João Pedro Stédile – Brazilian Landless Movement (MST)/Via Campesina, Brazil (Online)
Guilherme Franco Netto - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil (Online)

Questions and Answers

13 DECEMBER - MORNING - 9:00 AM

The European Anti-Poverty Network Room (Bld Bischoffsheim 11, 1000 Bruxelles)

Keynote Speaker: Dr Marcos A. Orellana (UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights) – 20 minutes

PANEL 5 - TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PESTICIDES - 9:20 - 10:40

Marta Messa – Slow Food, Belgium
Alexandra Caterbow - Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJ), Germany (Online)
Rachel Coulbourne – Oxfam, Novib (South Africa) (Online)
Lena Luig - Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
Susan Haffmans – Pesticide Action Network (PAN), Germany (Online)
Ikenna Donald Ofoegbu – Heinrich Böll Foundation - Nigeria (Online)
Larissa Bombardi – Université Libre de Bruxelles/International Pesticide Standard Alliance (ULB/IPSA), Brazil/Belgium

Questions and Answers

Break 10:40 - 11:00 AM

Launch of IPSA Publications and the Brazilian Web Pesticide Atlas - 11:00 - 11:20 AM

Speakers: Larissa Bombardi (ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles/IPSA, Belgium/Brazil), Sergio Ribeiro (CIRAT and IPSA) and Raquel Branquinho Nascimento (Higher School of the Public Ministry of Brazil)

Launch of the Brussels Statement - 11:20 - 11:40 AM