A new paper by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) provides information on the risks of spraying plant protection agents over nature conservation and other protected areas. In the past there had been a ban on spraying insecticides from helicopters to combat forest pests because of the great environmental risks associated with the practice. Exce... read more
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