UK national action plan for pesticides consultation launched

Defra is consulting on its draft revised UK National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. 

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UK national action plan for pesticides consultation launched

Defra is consulting on its draft revised UK National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. The plan, including information on how to respond, which can be found at https://consult.defra.gov.uk/pesticides-future-strategy/sustainable-use-of-pesticides-national-action-plan/supporting_documents/NAPConsultationDocument.pdf,...

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