Protecting the environment at the edge of the field - risk assessment strategies for terrestrial non-target plants in the EU

摘要

The paper provides a short introduction into the rationale for assessing the risk from pesticide use for terrestrial non-target plants. The current EU assessment scheme is explained and upcoming developments as well as open requirements are outlined.A lack of methods for obtaining information on complex effects on non-target plants and plant communities under standardised conditions is identified. To fill this gap in the assessment scheme, a research project has been initiated that is aimed at setting up artificial communities of wild non-crop plants as testing systems. First intermediate results of this project are presented.