This report Promoviendo el paradigma agroecológico en el camino hacia la eliminación de los plaguicidas altamente peligrosos from Centro de Estudios sobre tecnologías apropiadas de la Argentina (CETAAR) provides an overview of the Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) situation in Argentina and its associated problems. The report then zeroes in on promoting the agroecological paradigm as the path to eliminating HHPs with a discussion on the national and local policies and practices that support ecological agriculture.
40% of the total number of pesticides registered in Mali are considered highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Find out more about the HHPs situation in Mali on this report from Action pour la Conservation de l’Environnement et le Développement Durable (ACEDD). ACEDD also provides recommendations for better management of chemical pesticides and promotion of alternatives in the country.
This project relates to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
This report is an overview of the current situation of disposal, management and trade of plastic waste in Bangladesh. This study is exclusively a desk assessment done by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) with the primary objective to raise public awareness of the relationship between plastic waste, toxic substances and pollutant impacts with the ultimate aim of minimizing such trade and its associated impacts on the environment and health.
This report relates to Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11, 13, 14 and 15.
This report provides an overview of the current situation of plastic waste generation, handling, and management in Sri Lanka, including the legal framework available to address the issue. It also includes a public perception survey on plastic waste management in the country. The report is based on literature surveys, interviews conducted with public, and stakeholder meetings conducted with plastic producers, waste collection companies, several government agencies, and experts.
Report is related to the Sustainable goals 3, 11,12,14
Alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) have been developed and increasingly used by farmers in Niger since the beginning of the last decade. Association Vie & Développement Kowa Murna (AVD-Kowa Murna) documents in this report such biological alternatives that are used. The report ends with recommendations on how to promote HHP alternatives in the country further.
This project relates to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
In recent years in Brazil, different economic sectors have been acting to modify Brazilian pesticides legislation, which would have serious impacts on human health and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down legislative discussions; however, several sub-legal changes published by regulatory agencies have been put into practice. As a result, pesticide products that had already had their ban announced in Brazil, such as the herbicide paraquat, now do not have a definitive decision for use. Additionally, new pesticide products have been commercially released without proper and thorough information on the safety of chronic exposure; in particular, on the toxicological interactions of the mixture of active principles present in the formulated products.
The ABRASCO (Associação Brasileira de Saùde Coletiva) NGO in Brazil has undertaken a study examining the damages to health and the environment that may result from this deregulation scenario, focusing on the most vulnerable groups in both rural and urban use of agrochemicals. The findings are presented via an overview of these breakdowns during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"How the COVID-19 pandemic can impact chemicals and waste in the Ukraine,” produced by the NGO Chemical Safety Agency, demonstrates the rapid increase in the use of disinfectants and antiseptics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, and also the rapid increase in waste, specifically plastic waste (used personal protective equipment; used disposable instruments; used plastic containers; and bags and containers for food and drinks, because during the pandemic takeaway food sales are sharply increasing, etc.), which also contains hazardous chemicals.
Este projeto se propôs a trabalhar a temática dos agrotóxicos e agroecologia com os profissionais de saúde da Atenção Básica no Brasil, do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Para atingir este objetivo foram elaboradas 4 cartilhas, que possuem um respectivo manual instrutivo para aprofundar as informações sobre os conteúdos das mesmas. Portanto, ao todo foram elaborados 8 materiais (4 cartilhas e 4 manuais instrutivos).
El uso de plaguicidas está reconocido como un peligro para la salud humana; pero no se limita solo a este dominio; estos también afectan la salud en los dominios: animal, planta, suelo y ecosistema. Los cinco dominios están interrelacionados y lo que suceda en uno afectará la salud de los otros.