Presentations and recordings
Strengthening regulations to protect pollinators from pesticides
Presentations
The following presentations were made at the Global Seminar on strengthening regulations to protect pollinators from pesticides. For speaker affiliations and short biographies, please see the Speakers page.
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Plenary session – Keynote presentations
Simon Potts. Importance of pollinators for human well-being
Parthiba Basu. Status of pesticide impact on pollinators – An update
Bill Garthwaite. Review of existing legislation to protect pollinators from pesticides in selected countries
André Krahner. Strengthening pollinator risk assessment in low and middle income countries
Parallel session 1 – Policy and legislation
Bill Garthwaite. Drafting guidance on including pollinator protection in national legislation
Thomas Steeger. Pollinator protection – Engaging stakeholders toward more effective communication, collaboration, and cooperation
Karim Solyambingu. Strengthening regulations to protect pollinators from pesticides – Experience from Tanzania
Klaus Berend. Legislation to protect pollinators from pesticides in the European Union
Parallel session 2 – Risk assessment and mitigation
Roberta Nocelli. Sensitivity to pesticides across bee groups
Theresa Pitts Singer. Exposure of solitary bees to pesticides
Domenica Auteri. New developments in pollinator risk assessment
Jens Pistorius. Pesticide risk mitigation for pollinators – Options and constraints
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Plenary session – Keynote presentations
Rémy Vandame. Diversity and management of bees in agricultural areas of Mexico: lessons learned from an agroecological perspective
Buyung Hadi. Integrated pest and pollinator management in tropical rice landscape
Vujadin Kovacevic. The EU approach to protect pollinators – policies and lessons learned
Sofie Hofkens. Reduce the impacts of pesticide use on pollinators
Barbara Gemmill-Herren. Building effective policies to protect pollinators from pesticides
Frédéric Castell. Mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors
Recordings
Plenary session 1
Moderator: Kim-Anh Tempelman, Coordinator, ACP MEAs 3 Programme, FAO
Parallel Session 1: Policy and legislation
Moderator: Carmen Bullón, FAO
Parallel Session 2: Risk assessment and mitigation
Moderator: Harold van der Valk, FAO
Parallel Session 3: Policy and legislation
Moderator: Carmen Bullón, FAO
Parallel Session 4: Risk assessment and mitigation
Moderator: Harold van der Valk, FAO
Plenary Session 2
Moderator: Kim-Anh Tempelman, Coordinator, ACP MEAs 3 Programme, FAO