Diversity without pesticides!

Main Issues on the Further Development of the EC Biocidal Products Directive from the Point of View of German Environmental, Consumer and Animal Welfare Organisations

Positionpaper

The undersigning non-governmental organisations (NGOs) call upon the ministries, authorities, members of parliament and economic organisations involved in the further development of the Council Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market to commit themselves to prioritised, preventative health and environmental protection. The NGOs call for compliance with the legal framework on biodiversity and animal welfare, for more transparency, and for an EU-wide binding strategy for a step-by-step termination or, as the case may be, reduction of the use of hazardous biocides and biocidal products.

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How to Grow Crops without Endosulfan

Six crop specific field guides on non-chemical pest management in the tropics have already been published in a series by PAN Germany. This field guide is different - it is about how to avoid the insecticide endosulfan in crop production. Endosulfan is one of the most hazardous agricultural pesticides worldwide. This field guide provides information for small scale farmers on how to grow crops where endosulfan might be used without using endosulfan or other chemical pesticides.

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Alternatives to synthetic pesticides in agriculture

Position paper from the PAN International working group on Alternatives

This PAN International position paper came out from the PAN working group on Alternatives and was collectively developed by the PAN Regional Centres and their partners. This paper provides PAN’s views and analysis on alternatives to synthetic pesticides in agriculture, proposes solution and presents the network’s commitment to resolve the issue.

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