CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Facing a global population that is expected to grow more than nine billion by 2050, agricultural pesticides (ag-pests) are increasingly used throughout the world to enhance agricultural yield. Nevertheless, the intensification of agriculture, through the high application of pesticides, also intensifies the loss of biodiversity and the production of unsustainable food as to harm the ecosystems, jeopardise human health, and undermine the enjoyment of fundamental human rights.
At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), numerous states negotiated to, among others, eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies by 2030 and made strong commitments towards sustainable food systems, including requirements and strategies for a reduction in the use of pesticide by 2050. And yet, both production and trade of agricultural products are escalating globally.
Through a thorough dialogue with scientists and a range of experts in the areas of environmental law, international trade law, food sustainability, and human rights, the international conference on “Agricultural Pesticides Vs Food Sustainability: A Need to Produce Ground-Breaking Knowledge from an Interdisciplinary and Dialoguing Perspective” will explore the complexity surrounding the
regulation of ag-pests.
We invite submissions on all aspects concerning the regulation of ag-pests, but preference will be given to contributions casting light on the following topics:
(i) “Victims” of ag-pests
(ii) Ag-pests and Target 7
(iii) International trade of ag-pests
(iv) Impact of ag-pests on human rights
(v) Ag-pests and environmental crimes
Submission Guidelines
We welcome submissions of abstracts (max 300 words) for individual and panel presentations.
Please include the following information:
• The author’s name and affiliation
• The author’s CV, including a list of relevant publications, if applicable
• The author’s e-mail
All submissions must be sent to Dr Alessandra Guida ([email protected]) no later than March 31, 2024. Please indicate “ABSTRACT FOR THE 2024 CONFERENCE ON AG-PESTS” as the subject line. Applications will be reviewed, and all applicants will be informed of the selection committee’s decision soon after the deadline.
Venue and Dates
The international conference will take place in person, on the premises of Queen’s University Belfast – School of Law, Northern Ireland, UK, on 3-4 July 2024. Please let us know if you require accommodation to attend the conference virtually. We will have some limited capacity to host hybrid panels and will try our best to accommodate you.
Publication Opportunities
The conference organizer has publication plans for the presented papers. The precise nature and format of publication will be discussed in more detail during the conference, however, the organizer preliminary vision is to publish an edited book with an international publisher or a
special section or special issue of a Journal.
About Queen’s University Belfast
At over 170 years old, Queen’s University Belfast is one of the oldest Universities in the UK. Queen’s is ranked 85 in the world in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 and 4th in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024).
Our researchers use world-class facilities to tackle Global Challenges such as health, food, conflict and technology. In REF 2021, 99% of Queen’s research environment was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent, and we were ranked 8th in the UK for Law (REF 2021/ Times Higher Education).
https://go.qub.ac.uk/agri-pest-conf
