PAN Europe’s
2003 network conference aimed to identify opportunities for political
agenda influence and have as its theme How to implement Pesticide
Use Reduction in Europe (PURE). Our key objectives are capacity-building
and network strengthening for political influence:
The conference was attended by 47 people
from 18 European countries, with 12 participants from Central &
Eastern countries. For PAN Europe partner organisations and PURE
signatory organisations, an electronic copy of the proceedings can
be obtained from the PAN Europe Coordinator. Presentations by the
two guest speakers Prof. Dominique Belpomme, oncologist, and Mr
Poul Henning Petersen of the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service
are available on-line.
| Time |
Session |
Speaker/Facilitator |
| Fri.21st |
|
|
| 9.15 |
Introductory exercise to get to know people |
Stephanie Williamson, PAN-E Coordinator |
| 9.25 |
Introduction on PAN-E and PURE successes in last 2 years
|
Stephanie Williamson, PAN-E Coordinator |
| 9.35 |
Keynote speech on health concerns
|
Prof. Dominique Belpomme, oncologist, Univ. Paris |
| 9.50 |
Feedback from our policy conference Reducing Pesticide
Dependency in Europe and next steps for the PURE campaign
|
Gretta Goldenman, PAN Europe |
| 10.05 |
How to lobby effectively at EU level- EP, EC, Council and
MS officials (tips for activists, insider vs outsider tactics;
specific actives; lobby calendar for 2004)
Discussion |
Stefan Scheuer, European Environmental Bureau + Catherine
Wattiez, PURE Coordinator |
| 10.40 |
Coffee break |
|
| 11.00 |
Experiences of NGO campaigning at member state level: |
|
| |
a. France- raising the issue |
a. Francois Veillerette, Mouvement pour les Droits et le Respectdes
Générations Futures (MRDGF) |
| |
b. Germany- negotiating with government |
b. Carina Weber, PAN Germany |
| |
c. UK- stakeholder discussion in developing a national pesticide
strategy |
c. David Buffin, PAN UK |
| |
d. Austria- putting pressure on supermarkets |
d. Helmut Burtscher, Global 2000 (FoE) |
| |
e. Netherlands- gaining agreement between government, farmers
and environment NGOs |
e. Hans Muilerman, Stichting Natuur Milieu (SNM) |
| 14.30 –18.00 |
1) Biodiversity conservation and environmental impacts2) Pesticide
authorisation issues (incl. substitution principle, Comparative
Risk Assessment, and particular active ingredients of concern)3)
Agriculture, CAP reform, Good Agricultural Practice and Integrated
Pest/Crop Management4) Health, food residues and drinking water
concerns |
Introduction to break-out groups and group discussions and
strategy and action planning |
| 20.00 |
Informal talk and discussion on working
with farmers for pesticide use reduction |
Poul Henning Peterson, Danish Agricultural Advisory Service |
| Sat.22nd |
|
|
| 09.15 |
Start and introduction |
|
| 09.30-10.15 |
PAN Europe structure and institutional issues, introduction
to the Board and PURE WG
Establishing network organisations |
Carina Weber, PAN-E Chair and David Buffin, PAN-E Board Member |
| 11.15 |
Report back from working groups in plenary and discussion
|
Working group rapporteurs |
| 12.15 |
Conclusions and next steps |
Christopher Stopes |
| 12.25 |
Conference closing and roundtable evaluation |
Gretta Goldenman, PAN Europe |
| 14.00 |
Optional session on Obsolete Pesticides, Disposal, PIC, POPs
and IFCS |
PAN Europe Board Meeting (Board members only) |
| 18.00 |
Dinner and trip to Tivoli Gardens |
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