In 2012, most countries ceased the use of endosulfan, a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide, after 120 nations agreed to ban it under the Stockholm Convention in 2011. The global ban on endosulfan was a major success in the advocacy work of PANAP, which heavily campaigned for its ban for many years. PANAP and its partners documented the effects of endosulfan in various places, particularly in Kasargod, Kerala, India where it caused heavy suffering among communities living near cashew plantations.
