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EU Proposes Ban of Highly Hazardous Biocides
The European Commission published a draft for the revision of the ten-year old EC Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) 98/8/EC which regulates the authorisation and placing on the market of approx. 50,000 products, such as moth spray, disinfectants or wood preservatives within the EU. PAN calls for improvements.Press Release dated June 17th, 2009
DDT and the Stockholm Convention - States on the edge of non-compliance
Objective of the Stockholm Convention is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants by eliminating such chemicals globally. One of these hazardous chemicals is DDT – which is still being used in vector control programs. This study shows that many players and financiers of malaria control programs do not comply with the requirements of the Stockholm Convention.Download (1,4 MB)
PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides
What are "highly hazardous pesticides"? Here you can ´download the 'PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides' as well as an attachment showing the different classifications of the Highly Hazardous Pesticides listed by PAN International.Some background information:
November 2006 the FAO Council suggested "that the activities of FAO could include risk reduction, including the progressive ban on highly hazardous pesticides". More
October 2008 the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM) defined highly hazardous pesticides as having specific characteristics. More
Phasing in Alternatives to Endosulfan
Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide that is used to control a wide
range of sucking and chewing insects. It is very dangerous for humans and
for the environment and causes harm all over the world. This leaflet
provides information about existing alternatives to endosulfan use. The
given examples from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe of successful
production without endosulfan give daily proof that practical alternatives
to endosulfan exist and are technically and economically feasible.Download (pdf-file, 524 kb)
Diversity without pesticides!
More and more species disappear. They loose their habitats or they are affected directely. For example though pesticides. Although pests can be controlled without chemicals. The film shows what frog, bird, flower and worm think of it.
Or start the film directly on our website
Job Announcement
PAN Germany is looking for a project officer for lobbying and public relations on the topic "Regulation of the registration and use of biocides by the EU"Further information (pdf-file, 110 kb)
"For the Consideration of Biodiversity in Plant Protection Legislation"
Pesticides allow the type of agriculture that contributes to the loss of biological diversity. Special attention must therefore be paid to coherency between biodiversity protection and pesticide legislation. The PAN Germany brochure tackles this area of conflict and calls for the implementation of concrete targets for and measures on the use of pesticides in order to improve biodiversity protection within conventional agriculture in Europe.Download (pdf-file, 669 kb)
"Using Crop Diversity to Reduce Dependency on Cotton and Combat Poverty"
The documentation of the workshop 'Using Crop Diversity to
Reduce Dependency on Cotton and Combat Poverty' , which was held on 24.
September 2008 in Hamburg is now available.more
"No food, no home, no partner?"
The fact sheet "No food, no home, no partner? What is left when biodiversity
disappears?" informs about the negative impact of pesticides on biodiversity
with a special focus on amphibians.Download (pdf-file, 116 kb)
How to Grow Crops without Paraquat
Seven crop specific field guides on non-chemical pest management in the tropics and one pesticide specific field guide have already been published in a series by PAN Germany. This ninth field guide is again dealing with alternatives to a specific pesticide - the herbicide paraquat. Paraquat is one of the most hazardous agricultural pesticides worldwide. The field guide provides easy to read and at the same time scientifically based information for small scale farmers on how to grow crops without paraquat.
Download (705 kb)Further Field Guides
Target group specific leaflets for the implementation of the Code of Conduct
- Pesticide Industry download English version, Russian version
- Public Interest Groups download English version, Russian version
- Goverments download English version, Russian version
- Farmers download English version, Russian version
- Food Industry download English version, Russian version
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
PositionpaperThe 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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Alternatives to synthetic pesticides in agriculture
Position paper from the PAN International working group on AlternativesThis 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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