Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 98
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Replacing highly hazardous pesticides with less hazardous pesticides is necessary and overdue but not a sustainable solution, as many pesticides initially considered relatively “benign” are later found to pose very serious health and environmental risks.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Health
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N.A.
Year
2017
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Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 98.