A/HRC/34/48
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Adverse impact of pesticides on human rights ..............................................................................
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A.
Human health ........................................................................................................................
4
B.
Environmental impact ...........................................................................................................
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Legal structure ...............................................................................................................................
11
A.
Human rights law ..................................................................................................................
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B.
International environmental law ...........................................................................................
13
C.
International code of conduct and non-binding practices .....................................................
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Challenges of the current pesticides regime ..................................................................................
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A.
Divergent levels of protection at the national level ..............................................................
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B.
Other challenges ...................................................................................................................
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V.
Alternative to extensive use of pesticides: agroecology ................................................................
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VI.
Conclusions and recommendations ...............................................................................................
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A.
Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................
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B.
Recommendations.................................................................................................................
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III.
IV.
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