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II - Implementation of the environmental risk assessment to protect life from the risks
associated with the use of pesticides;
III - Improving the effectiveness and transparency of pesticide registration systems in
Latin American and Caribbean countries;
IV - Research and development in pollination services, biodiversity and relationship
with agriculture for pollinating insects; and
V - GEF Pro Species: all against extinction.
56.
The projects were developed so that the regulatory science is based on the best criteria
available and applicable to Brazil, allowing the attribution of that body to be fulfilled within
the established legal deadlines.
57.
As for the recommendation described on page 24 of the report, regarding “ban aerial
spraying especially over inhabited areas,” Anvisa is working on a regulation to establish
guidelines for an extended assessment of occupational risk, which comprehends residents
and passers-by.
58.
Regarding the themes presented by the Rapporteur in the topic “Duties and
responsibilities to protect life and prevent exposure,” it is indicated that data produced by the
National Institute for Space Research (INPE) demonstrate that the hot spots detected in 2019
in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes are below the average of the historical series (except
August in the Amazon biome), measured by the Institute since 1998 8:
Biome monthly comparison: Amazon
2019 data comparison with the maximum, average and minimum values, in the period from
1998 to 12/22/2019, for the Amazon biome.
Biome monthly comparison: Cerrado
8
http://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-sta_c/estatisticas_estados/.
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