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Geneva, May 2025: On Friday, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention adopted the decision to list chlorpyrifos in Annex A of the Convention with time-limited specific exemptions, thereby agreeing to the global elimination of uses of this highly hazardous pesticide. Parties tripled the number of exemptions from the seven uses originally […]
(Delivered by Susan Haffmans of PAN Germany on behalf of PAN International) Thank you madamme Co-Chairs for the opportunity to give our closing statement. I speak on behalf of Pesticide Action Network International, a global network of 600 groups representing CSOs, farmers, women and agricultural workers. PAN has been involved in the SAICM process from […]
15 de Diciembre 2020 12.00 – 13:30 CET (UTC+1) En este seminario web, podrá profundizar su comprensión de los pesticidas altamente peligrosos (HHPs). Obtendrá una descripción general de sus características y una idea de sus implicaciones para los derechos humanos, la salud humana y el medio ambiente. Podrá también aprender acerca de las opciones políticas […]
15 Décembre 2020 12h00 – 13h30 CET (UTC+1) Dans ce webinaire, vous pourrez approfondir votre compréhension des pesticides extrêmement dangereux (HHP). Vous aurez une vue d’ensemble sur leurs caractéristiques et un aperçu de leurs implications pour les droits de l’homme, la santé humaine et l’environnement. Vous pourrez également apprendre quelles sont les options politiques pour l’élimination […]
15 December 2020 12 – 1 30 pm CET (UTC+1) In this webinar, you can deepen your understanding of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). You will get an overview about their characteristics, and an insight into their implications for human rights, human health, and the environment. And you can learn about policy options for a phase-out […]
Miércoles, 28 Octubre 2020 1:30 pm GMT En este seminario web, escucharán a agricultoras de África, Asia, América Latina y América del Norte compartir sus experiencias y éxitos en agroecología. Esta filosofía de cultivar – basado en principios de equidad, colectividad y soberanía alimentaria – ha permitido a numerosos agricultores a través del mundo reemplazar […]
Mercredi 28 Octobre 2020 1:30 GMT Dans ce webinaire, vous écouterez/suivrez des agricultrices de l’Afrique, de l’Asie, de l’Amérique Latine et des Etats-Unis qui partagent leurs expériences et leurs réussites en agroécologie. Ce mode de production qui a fait ses preuves a permis aux producteurs/trices à travers le monde entier de remplacer leur dépendance vis-à-vis […]
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 1:30 pm GMT In this webinar, you will hear farmers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America sharing their experiences and successes in agroecology. This proven approach to farming — grounded in principles of equity, collectivity, and food sovereignty — has enabled farmers around the world to replace dependence on […]
Pesticide Action Network International is a global network with 600 citizens groups working towards eliminating the impact of highly hazardous pesticides and advancing food production with agroecology. We face a multitude of problems which are now compounded by the severity of the ecological crisis, acknowledged by the UN and many experts. A contributing factor to […]
Open letter to Mr Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP, Dr José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General of FAO, and Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO on the occasion of the fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management Many pesticides pose a threat to human health and the environment and result in heavy […]
