The Blaise case: The precautionary principle and its role in judicial review
The approval renewal of glyphosate as an active substance for pesticides in the EU has also kept the Court of Justice occupied.
Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle
Pollinator decline, and more broadly global insect decline, is increasingly recognised as an emerging global environmental risk urgently requiring an internationally coordinated and integrated policy response.
European Policy Workshop: “Precaution for responsible innovation”
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On February 22 and 23, the RECIPES project will organize the European Policy Workshop: “Precaution for responsible innovation”.
Insect decline, an emerging global environmental risk
Over the past decades, evidence has mounted that the Earth’s entomofauna is in an ongoing state of collapse. Globally, insects make up three quarters of animal and plant species. But these little things that run the world seem to have been widely overlooked in science, nature conservation and environmental policy-making and law-making.
The pollinator crisis and the role of entomologists: editorial
Pollinator decline, and more broadly insect decline, has become a pressing societal challenge.
Guidance for future application of the precautionary principle
After having identified the needs of stakeholders for guidelines and tools to support the future application of the precautionary principle in a co-creative process, the RECIPES team has moved to the next step:
1st BeeCaution project seminar on "Neonicotinoids, pollinators and the precautionary principle in the EU and Norway"
Norway
On the 29th of April 2021, the BeeCaution project held its first seminar on the subject of “Neonicotinoids, pollinators and the precautionary principle in the EU and Norway
RECIPES' co-creative process and needs assessment results
From May 2020 to January 2021, the RECIPES team has engaged in a co-creative process to identify needs and ideas for guidelines and tools to support the future application of the precautionary principle.
Analysis of the case studies
To fully understand the complexities and the controversies around the application of the precautionary principle, the RECIPES project conducted nine case studies. The aim was to understand and explain the potential differences in the application depending on the topic and the context. A comparison across the different cases indicates that the application of the precautionary principle had positive effects on innovation and contributed to more responsible pathways.
Case Study 2: Genetically Modified organisms (GMOs)
About the case
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are the product of advanced biotechnology and are non-naturally occurring plants, animals and microorganisms whose genomes have been altered intentionally and artificially.