Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle

Drivdal, Laura; Sluijs, J.P. van der

doi:10.1016/j.cois.2021.04.005

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“…It is beyond the scope of this study to judge whether enough is indeed being performed to prevent harm to bees from the pesticides that are being used in Norway. Several studies from other countries and at the international level find that the pesticide regulation systems are flawed and that pesticides that can cause harm to humans, animals and the environment have been authorised (Drivdal & van der Sluijs, 2021;Hu, 2020;Milner & Boyd, 2017;Robinson et al, 2020). However, there are also many examples of how public authorities, at different levels, have taken measures to safeguard bees against pesticides.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Pesticide approval procedures have been criticized because of potential sources of conflicts of interest (Storck et al, 2017). In evaluations of pesticide risks, both social and ecological uncertainty and data gaps are present (Drivdal & van der Sluijs, 2021, Hamlyn 2019, and there is concern regarding the lack of transparency in pesticide regulation processes. Scientific misconduct is frequently found in pesticide risk assessments, but misconduct is generally difficult to identify, denounce or stop (Robinson et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Responsibility in relation to pesticide use has previously been investigated, i.e., Karlsson (2007), Drivdal and van der Sluijs (2021) and Hu (2020), and numerous studies have investigated perceptions regarding who is responsible for environmental challenges, such as climate change (see, for instance, Bickerstaff et al, 2008); Neuteleers, 2019;Schlenker et al, 1994). However, to the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to specifically examine the responsibility of consumers, farmers and public authorities in safeguarding bees against harmful pesticides.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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The Responsibility of Farmers, Public Authorities and Consumers for Safeguarding Bees Against Harmful Pesticides

Milford

Hatteland

Ursin

2022

J Agric Environ Ethics

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The worldwide decline in bees and other pollinating insects is a threat to biodiversity and food security, and urgent action must be taken to stop and then reverse this decline. An established cause of the insect decline is the use of harmful pesticides in agriculture. This case study focuses on the use of pesticides in Norwegian apple production and considers who among farmers, consumers and public authorities is most responsible for protecting bees against harmful pesticides. The extent to which these three different groups consider themselves responsible and the degree to which they are trusted by each of the other groups are also studied. This empirical study involves both qualitative interviews with Norwegian apple farmers, consumers and public authorities and survey data from consumers and farmers. The results show that consumers consider public authorities and farmers equally responsible for protecting bees, while farmers are inclined to consider themselves more responsible. Farmers, consumers and public authorities do not consider consumers significantly responsible for protecting bees, and consumers have a high level of trust in both farmers and public authorities regarding this matter. This study also finds that a low level of consumer trust in farmers or public authorities increases consumers’ propensity to purchase organic food, suggesting that those who do not trust that enough action is adopted to protect the environment take on more individual responsibility. This paper adds to the existing literature concerning the allocation of responsibility for environmental outcomes, with empirical evidence focusing specifically on pesticides and bees.

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Section: The Question Of Responsibilitymentioning

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The Responsibility of Farmers, Public Authorities and Consumers for Safeguarding Bees Against Harmful Pesticides

Milford

Hatteland

Ursin

2022

J Agric Environ Ethics

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“…Post-normal science proposes to address such problems through the creation of “extended peer communities” that integrate the narratives, interests, values, and knowledges of relevant social agents at a given scale. Post-normal science is often led by academic groups to issue robust and consensual recommendations for public policy (Drivdal & van der Sluijs, 2021 ). However, it can also refer to collaborations between academic groups and citizens who generate scientific knowledge with their means to support their vision in local decision-making (Pimbert & Barry, 2021 ).…”

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Co-producing uncomfortable, transdisciplinary, actionable knowledges against the corporate food regime through critical science approaches

Orozco-Meléndez

Paneque-Gálvez

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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The current corporate food regime generates some of the most challenging ecological, social, and ethical problems for humanity in its quest for sustainability and ecological justice. Different scientific disciplines have analyzed these problems in-depth, but usually from their comfort zone, i.e., without engagement with other disciplines and epistemologies. The predominance of disciplinary visions seriously limits, however, understanding the complexities of the corporate food regime, including the impacts it generates. Further, most research concerned with this food regime confronts epistemological, methodological, and political limitations to engage with the type of solutions that could lead to transitions to just sustainabilities. Here we review and integrate the findings from scientific literature focused on the ecological, social, or ethical impacts of the corporate food regime, with an emphasis on impacts that operate on a global scale. In addition, we analyze the need for critical science approaches to trigger generative processes for the co-production of uncomfortable, transdisciplinary, actionable knowledges that are fit for designing just and sustainable food regimes. Much of the evidence presented in our analysis is in tension with the interests of the corporate food regime, which fosters decision-making processes based on selective ignorance of the impacts caused by this regime. Our work provides arguments that justify the need to promote transitions to just sustainabilities in agricultural systems from multiple domains (e.g., research and development, public policies, grassroots innovations). We posit that strategies to co-design and build such transitions can emerge from the co-production of uncomfortable, transdisciplinary, actionable knowledges through critical science approaches.

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“…To reverse pollinator loss, drivers of decline need to be removed, habitats must be restored, and the ecological, economic and societal business cases for action need to be articulated. There is a need for effective changes in policy and behaviour across all sectors, and at a range of governance levels, from individual land-managers, local communities and small and medium enterprises, to local, national and regional governments, and multinational businesses [ 88 ]. To reverse wild pollinator decline, key stakeholders from policy makers to business owners and the wider society need to be given a voice.…”

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From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health

Dicks

2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Despite a substantial increase in scientific, public and political interest in pollinator health and many practical conservation efforts, incorporating initiatives across a range of scales and sectors, pollinator health continues to decline. We review existing pollinator conservation initiatives and define their common structural elements. We argue that implementing effective action for pollinators requires further scientific understanding in six key areas: (i) status and trends of pollinator populations; (ii) direct and indirect drivers of decline, including their interactions; (iii) risks and co-benefits of pollinator conservation actions for ecosystems; (iv) benefits of pollinator conservation for society; (v) the effectiveness of context-specific, tailored, actionable solutions; and (vi) integrated frameworks that explicitly link benefits and values with actions to reverse declines. We propose use of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) conceptual framework to link issues and identify critical gaps in both understanding and action for pollinators. This approach reveals the centrality of addressing the recognized indirect drivers of decline, such as patterns of global trade and demography, which are frequently overlooked in current pollinator conservation efforts. Finally, we discuss how existing and new approaches in research can support efforts to move beyond these shortcomings in pollinator conservation initiatives. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Natural processes influencing pollinator health: from chemistry to landscapes’.

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Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle

Cited by 26 publications

References 44 publications

The Responsibility of Farmers, Public Authorities and Consumers for Safeguarding Bees Against Harmful Pesticides

The Responsibility of Farmers, Public Authorities and Consumers for Safeguarding Bees Against Harmful Pesticides

Co-producing uncomfortable, transdisciplinary, actionable knowledges against the corporate food regime through critical science approaches

From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health

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