Over 27% of pesticides approved in Togo are highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Eight (8) of these highly toxic pesticides were registered by the National Committee of Plant Protection Products of Togo and are commonly used in the country even though they are formally banned in Europe and other countries of the world. Find out more in this national report on HHPs and alternatives in Togo from the Organization for the Environment and Sustainable Development (OPED).
This project relates to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
On the First Anniversary of The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), global stakeholders call for the urgent establishment of the Global Alliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
On 30th September last year, the international community took a landmark decision to endorse the formation of a Global Alliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), with the goal of prioritizing effective measures to phase out their use in agriculture.
Jharkhand is one of the prominent tribal states in eastern India. The state capital of Jharkhand is Ranchi. The state was carved out of the southern part of Bihar in the year 2000. Agriculture is the major occupation for more than 70% of the families in the state, most of whom are small and marginal farmers. The state is bordered by Bihar in the north, West Bengal in the east, Odisha in the south, Chhattisgarh in the west and Uttar Pradesh in the northwest. The state has a total geographical area of 7.97 million hectares and a total estimated population of 39 million.
Highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) are a threat to human health and the environment, with significant impacts on developing and transition countries. In 2005, more than 100 governments at the Fourth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) agreed that HHPs are an issue of global concern and reached a consensus resolution to give priority to promoting agro-ecological alternatives in the process of implementing the strategy on HHPs developed by FAO-UNEP-WHO.
This National Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) Report for Burundi by Propreté, Environnement Et Sante (PES.) reveals that out of the 76 active ingredients included in pesticides registered in the country, 51 active ingredients or 67% are HHPs. The report concludes with recommendations for more effective pesticide use to reduce the damage to human health and the environment.
This project relates to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
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.
