Publications by authors named "Isabelle Doussan"
The placing of plant protection products (PPPs) on the market in the European Union is governed by numerous regulations. These regulations are among the most stringent in the world, however they have been the subject of criticisms especially because of the decline in biodiversity. The objectives of this work were to review (1) the functioning and actors involved in the PPP framework processes, (2) the construction of the environmental risk assessment focused on biodiversity, and (3) the suggested ways to respond to the identified limits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is critical for sustainable development and human well-being. However, an unprecedented erosion of biodiversity is observed and the use of plant protection products (PPP) has been identified as one of its main causes. In this context, at the request of the French Ministries responsible for the Environment, for Agriculture and for Research, a panel of 46 scientific experts ran a nearly 2-year-long (2020-2022) collective scientific assessment (CSA) of international scientific knowledge relating to the impacts of PPP on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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- Before plant protection products (PPP) can be sold, they must undergo safety assessments for human, animal, and environmental health using both experimental and modeling methods.
- A review of assessment reports from the EU between 2011 and 2021 showed that at least one category of model was identified in 44% of the 317 active substances examined, with Species Sensitivity Distribution being the most common model detected.
- There is a noted imbalance in model usage between different biological groups, with more emphasis on aquatic organisms than terrestrial ones, and a need for integrating more advanced models into the current PPP regulatory framework.