Germany will say goodbye to glyphosate, the world's most widespread herbicide that is poisoning biodiversity, by 2023. The decision was made after assessing the pesticide's environmental impact on ecosystems and pollination.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himGermany will say goodbye to glyphosate, the world's most widespread herbicide that is poisoning biodiversity, by 2023. The decision was made after assessing the pesticide's environmental impact on ecosystems and pollination.
We have talked many times about glyphosate, the controversial pesticide from Roundup Monsanto Bayer, which has been in the dock for years because potentially carcinogenic. And while Bayer with the acquisition of Monsanto also inherited hundreds of causes on the toxicity of the product, Germany decides to completely ban glyphosate in 2023, the year in which the European authorization will expire.
The decision would have been made after numerous statements by biologists who have repeatedly raised the alarm that glyphosate not only kills weeds, but also pollinating insects and ladybugs, seriously endangering the balance of ' ecosystem and food chain.
"What harms insects also harms people," said the environment minister Svenja Schulze.
On the other hand, glyphosate is now everywhere: in pasta, sanitary napkins, diapers, beer. A long list of products that we use daily and that end up on our tables. Thus, while the lobbies continue to press for the renewal of permits, there are already those who have decided to protect the environment.
Lately, in addition to the court cases, Bayer has had to face other problems, those related to the actual functionality of the product: there are already 43 pest species, including Amaranthus palmeri that have already developed resistance to glyphosate.
According to Bayer, using glyphosate correctly does not involve any risk, but we could not have expected another response from the giant.
Good news, therefore, with the hope that it will not happen as for France which, after announcing the gradual ban on glyphosate, took a step back, admitting that the total ban on the pesticide scheduled for 2021 will be impossible as it would damage the agricultural industry seriously, thus putting the interests of the lobbies first.
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Dominella Trunfio
