HERA Final Conference: Shaping the Agenda for Research for the Green Deal
The Health Environment Research Agenda for Europe (HERA) final conference was held on March 18, 2022 as a hybrid event in Paris and online, under the patronage of the French…
Delay to EU Pesticide Reduction Exposes Citizens to Increased Health Risks
Responding to the European Commission’s deferral [1] of today’s College discussion on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR) proposal contrary to what was originally announced [2], the…
Letter: Civil society call to save lives, protect nature from air pollution with science-based revised EU air quality standards
HEAL, together with 35+ medical, health, environmental, public health civil society organisations has sent a letter to European Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Commissioners Sinkevičius and Kyriakides, calling on them and…
Joint open letter: Publication of the revision of the legislation on the sustainable use of pesticides (SUD)
More than 60 health and environment groups have written to EU Commission President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioners Kyriakides, Wojciechowski and Sinkevicius to not postpone the much…
Infographic: Europe needs to ban glyphosate to protect farmers, our health and the environment
Glyphosate is the most widely-used pesticide in the world, despite its well-documented negative health impacts. A new infographic from HEAL explains why the EU must ban glyphosate without delay.
HERA Final Conference: Research for the Green Deal / La Recherche pour le Pact vert
The Health Environment Research Agenda for Europe (HERA), of which HEAL is a project partner, will hold its final conference on 18 March 2022, taking place in Paris and as…
Belgium set to launch its first-ever national action plan to increase health and environment protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals
Health groups have welcomed Belgium’s first-ever draft national action plan on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) as an important step towards better identification of and health protection against the risks associated to exposure to such harmful substances.
Joint statement: The EU Commission must do better to transition away from synthetic pesticides
70+ organisations have published ten demands to be urgently taken on board by the EU Commission for the revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive.
Letter: 79 organisations call for better data on pesticides to better protect people and the environment
Thousands of tonnes of pesticides are sold in the EU every year, yet we do not know which ones are used where and in what quantities. 70+ organisations are voicing their concerns on the EU reform of pesticides statistics.
European Parliament recognises the European Green Deal as a significant contributing factor to cancer prevention in Europe
The European Parliament has adopted its non-legislative report responding to the publication of the EU Commission 2021 communication on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, recognising the EU Green Deal is a key tool to limit people’s exposure to pollution and prevent cancer.
Webinar: How prenatal and postnatal exposure to PFAS affects child cardiometabolic health and inflammatory biomarkers – six European cohorts
Join us for a special webinar on February 23rd to explore how prenatal and postnatal exposure to PFAS affects child cardiometabolic health and inflammatory biomarkers.
Letter: Civil society concerns and demands regarding the European Commission’s definition of “nanomaterial”
Defining "nanomaterials" is no small matter. We call on the European Commission to clarify and improve its definition of the term in order to minimize adverse effects on human health and ecosystems.
Joint letter: taxonomy complementary delegated act
The Green 10, of which HEAL is part of, together with other groups has written to European Commission President Von der Leyen, in light of the Commission’s upcoming publication of…
Health experts demand more attention and action on the public health threat of wood burning in the Western Balkans
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has today launched a briefing exploring the public health threat of wood-burning in the Western Balkans, as a major contributor to air pollution in the region. The briefing presents evidence-based arguments on wood burning and scientific data to support decision-making, as the Western Balkans and the EU shift to a carbon-neutral and healthy future.
Letter: Health and environment groups urge EU Commissioners to support French proposal for EU restriction on harmful substances in single-use diapers
In a letter published today, thirty-four civil society groups urge the European Commission to support a proposal put forward by French authorities to restrict a group of extremely hazardous substances from single-use babies’ diapers.
Decades of chronic coal pollution in Turkey have led to a large, unacceptable health burden
HEAL’s new analysis on “Chronic coal pollution Turkey: Cumulative health effects” highlights that the country’s decades-long dependency on coal power generation has led to unacceptably high health impacts and costs.
