Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK

PAN UK works to replace hazardous chemical pesticides with sustainable and equitable alternatives in agriculture, urban areas, homes and gardens. We seek change in policy and practices at home and overseas, and support projects bringing real economic, health and environmental benefits to the developing world.

PAN UK believes it is possible to:

• eliminate the use of hazardous pesticides, 
• to reduce dependence on pesticides and to
• increase the use of sustainable alternatives to chemical pest control in agriculture, urban areas, public health and homes and gardens.

PAN UK makes a difference
We have:

• Achieved a ban on lindane, a hazardous pesticide once used in agriculture and homes.
• Campaigned for the global removal of the most hazardous pesticides from use.
• Established the Africa Stockpiles Programme to.remove 50,000 tonnes of dangerous obsolete.pesticides from Africa.
• Increased the use of organic cotton in UK textiles and clothing which helps prevent deaths and ill-health from poisonous cotton pesticides in developing countries.
• Strengthened the international commitment to deal with.pesticide hazards.
• Increased availability of disposal facilities for household pesticides in the UK

What we do

• We publish independent information on pesticide use and impacts for governments and decision makers, researchers, media, concerned citizens and other interested groups 
• We undertake and target research to promote better understanding of the cause and effects of pesticide problems.
• We undertake projects to demonstrate that growing food and textiles, and managing amenities, is possible without the use of hazardous pesticides
• We promote effective and progressive policies to eliminate pesticide hazards, representing concerns .of users, consumers and exposed communities nationally and internationally.  
• We support projects with partners in developing countries to demonstrate the efficacy of organic and low input production as a means of providing farmers with economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound livelihoods.