Category: Environmental
Area of Effect: Agriculture
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This World Assembly,
Recognising the importance of pollination for the agricultural industry with the majority of crop species dependent upon pollinators;
Noting that the overwhelming majority of pollinators are non-pest insects;
Acknowledging that insecticides are sometimes necessary for the control of pest insects;
Alarmed by the negative effects that the unwise use of insecticides can have on insect pollinators;
Wishing to protect insect pollinators, both domesticated and wild, from these effects;
Hereby,
1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution,
- ‘insect pollinator’ as any insect that moves pollen from one flower to another flower of the same plant species;
- ‘pollination crop’ as any agricultural crop that is dependent on pollination by insects;
- ‘pollinator insecticide’ as any chemical insecticide that is harmful to pollinator insects;
3. Prohibits the use of pollinator insecticides on blooming pollination crops, unless
- a significant portion of the crop is in imminent danger of being lost; and
- reasonable efforts are made to limit the exposure of insect pollinators to them;
5. Encourages research into insecticides that are less harmful to insect pollinators, and breeding insecticide-resistant pollinators;
6. Clarifies that this resolution does not affect the use or development of insecticides for chemical warfare.
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