German Federal Environment ministry discourages the use of pesticides in farming

Over 200 cities in Germany have now decided to waive increasingly glyphosate and other pesticides.

Over 200 cities in Germany have now decided to waive increasingly glyphosate and other pesticides. Also includes the Bavarian town of Dachau. The municipality had in the past year City Council passed a decision allowing farmers to urban Leased land to plant protection products containing glyphosate and Neonicotinoids, a group of highly effective insecticides, forego have to. However, this only applies to new leases.

Existing leases are not affected by the city council decision. Of the Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment Florian Pronold has visited the city today. 

He said, "A largely pesticide-free community is possible. This sets a changed thinking on the beauty ideal of a City, the willingness to change their behaviour and political Change will advance. Dachau is a good example." 

Pesticides are in addition to agriculture, forestry and Horticulture also used in public areas of the municipalities. Of the Dachau Mayor Florian Hartmann and the staff of Department of Urban Green and Environment informed Pronold during a Site survey about the different ways a pesticide-free Management of urban green spaces.

The city's been the 80s actively involved, in certain areas the use of to avoid pesticides or minimize. So be disturbing Plants, for example, on sidewalks or public entrances flamed eliminated mechanically or with sweepers.

Furthermore, the city of arable land, which it acquired in 2014, to organic farmers leased Mayor Hartmann: "The ban of glyphosate on urban Surfaces is the first step towards an environmentally friendly Management. Other municipalities, such recordable most recently, the District of Dachau, now pull with similar decisions. to obtain but the variety of flora and fauna in Germany nationwide legislation is necessary." 

Pronold further said, "The Federal Environment Ministry is committed to a fundamental phasing out glyphosate by the end of this Legislative period. Therefore, the experience of the farmers and us Municipalities that make them very important in avoiding pesticides. Because ultimately we must not stop with glyphosate when we have a total environmental and nature-friendly use of want to achieve pesticides." 

The use of pesticides contributes significantly to the loss of biological diversity - by the immediate damage Wild plants and animals on the one hand, by the damage to the Food webs and withdrawal of food source of wild animals on the other hand. In addition, excessive use of impaired Pesticides and the quality of soil and water. Alles These impairments also affect the livelihoods of People from. Against this backdrop, it is the application of Pesticides and their effects on the ecosystem extent as possible to reduce.