Despite the bans, restrictions and withdrawals of highly hazardous pesticides over the past few decades in Asia, many workers are...

The report of Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food which was presented during the 34th...

“Farmers are unable or unwilling to focus on environmental or health issues so long as they are experiencing poverty. They...

In the villages of Samrong Tong, district of Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, women vegetable farmers are at the forefront of...

Two weeks ago, the Vietnamese government officially announced an immediate ban on Syngenta’s paraquat, a highly hazardous pesticide (HHP) and...

February 20 (Amman, Jordan) ¬– The illegal trade and the manufacture and use of toxic pesticides in Israeli illegal settlements,...

When nearly 400 delegates met in Brasilia recently to discuss how to manage chemicals beyond 2020, there was a surprising...

As working closely with farmers and farmworkers’ groups and human rights advocates in the Philippines, we are alarmed by what...

Tomorrow is world cancer day, globally children are exposed to pesticides in their everyday lives. Pesticides have been linked to...

Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific January 2017 This paper outlines PAN Asia Pacific’s concern about the impact of hazardous pesticides...