Pesticide Action Network North America

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Two recent studies in California highlight the separate-but-related public health and environmental justice concerns of agricultural burning and PFAS-contaminated water. #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth https://lnkd.in/gSq2NPdf

Corporations are gaining increasing influence at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the expense of states, small scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society. But far from resisting this corporate capture, the FAO appears to be actively embracing it.  The corporate takeover of UN institutions like the FAO threatens the democratic governance of our food systems. This report exposes the extent of FAO’s engagement with the corporate sector and its negative impact on global decision-making at a time of worsening food crises. https://lnkd.in/e5-hg7AW #pesticides #agroecology #foodjustice #environmentaljustice

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PANNA celebrates the news that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has officially ended it's LOI with CropLife International (a pesticide industry lobby group). This is an important victory for farmers, farmworkers, and rural communities. From the PAN International statement: "Since the signing of the LoI, over 430 civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations from nearly 70 countries, nearly 200,000 individuals from over 107 countries, 250 scientists and academics, nearly 50 philanthropic groups, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food have called on the FAO to rescind its agreement with CropLife to Stop the #ToxicAlliance.  We have called attention to how the agreement tied the FAO directly to the world’s largest manufacturers of the most deadly pesticides, companies such as Bayer, Syngenta and Corteva. We consistently raised concerns about the #ToxicAlliance in public and formal communications to the FAO leadership and Member States, dialogues with FAO officials, as well as global actions. We believe that such vigilance had a significant impact on how the FAO moved forward with what CropLife claimed was a “strategic partnership agreement.” In its communications with us in the course of this campaign, the FAO has maintained that the LoI did not constitute a formal engagement or partnership, but an “exploratory framework which may, or may not, lead to further engagements.” We commend the FAO leadership for its decision to not further formalize its engagement or partnership with CropLife. We welcome and encourage the role the FAO now plays toward delivering on its commitments in the new Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) and leading the work on implementing these commitments through the Global Alliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), in coordination with WHO and UNEP. The FAO has a golden opportunity to show that it will make substantial progress on phasing out the most hazardous pesticides known as HHPs worldwide, and supporting the transition towards sustainable, resilient and equitable production systems under the agroecological paradigm." https://lnkd.in/eaxtt6W8

Scientific evidence indicates that pesticides contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions while also making our agricultural systems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. https://lnkd.in/eP5BtHcs #pesticides #agroecology #environmentaljustice

PAN urges CA legislators to support SB 867! This bill makes historic investments in sustainable agriculture, farmworker well-being, healthy food access, & local food economies. The time is now to reduce ag emissions while growing healthy food for people & protecting farmworkers. #SB867 #sustainableag #foodaccess Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZP54DEW

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You just had a pesticide drift incident — now what? Knowing more about your options can make a difference if you experience pesticide drift or pesticide misapplication. https://lnkd.in/e56tASRP #pesticides #agroecology #foodjustice #environmentaljustice

With a long proboscis and the ability to travel great distances, the Five-Spotted Hawkmoth is an excellent pollinator—and the final species we’ll highlight on the last day of #PollinatorWeek. When a hawkmoth drinks nectar from a flower, its proboscis collects pollen. That pollen can be transferred to flowers over 18 miles away as the moth travels along its feeding route. Hawkmoths don’t pollinate food crops, but these moths are vital for the survival of many native plants. And as we know, diverse, wild spaces are essential to the health of our farms and natural ecosystems. Many thanks for your support as we continue to fight for pollinator protections. You can still donate toward our #PollinatorWeek goal. 🌼🐝 https://lnkd.in/eMwpegJq