Advancing environmental risk assessment (ERA) is essential to addressing the landscape-scale and long-term impacts of pesticides. Commissioned by EFSA, the 2022 PERA Roadmap proposes a transition from traditional substance-by-substance paradigms toward a systems-based approach.

By using pesticides as a pilot area, the roadmap aims to resolve current data fragmentation and bridge the "innovation-to-regulation" gap. Implementing these integrative steps requires strengthened collaboration across scientific and regulatory domains to meet European sustainability and "One Health" goals.