Press Release

May 31, 2010
  • Water & Soil

"Manual of the Integrated Pest and Weed Management in Parks and Street Trees" (Announcement)

The MOE has been conducting the comprehensive research project since 2005 in order to establish the risk assessment measures and management tools for dispersal risks arising from pesticides applied for maintenance of trees and shrubs in parks and streets in urban areas. Based on the findings of the research, the MOE developed the provisional manual in May 2008 and lately invited the public comments which have contributed to improve the provisional manual.
This manual is the exclusive outcome from said project and public comments as a tool for risk reduction countermeasure against pesticides spray drift in parks and street trees in urban areas.

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