UK National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Plant Protection Products). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Consumer protection Food quality control/food safety Plant protection Packaging/labelling Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Pesticides Policy/planning Precautionary principle Processing/handling Protection of environment Public health Research Risk assessment/management Standards Sustainable development Weeds Capacity building Crops/grasses Data collection/reporting Pests/diseases Education Business/industry/corporations Inspection Institution Monitoring MRL-maximum residue limit Aquaculture Freshwater resources management Groundwater Inland waters Pollution control Potable water Surface water Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The UK National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The overall objective of this Plan is to ensure that pesticides are used sustainably by reducing the risks and impacts of use on human health and the environment and encouraging the development and introduction of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques. Full text English Website www.defra.gov.uk