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Over the most recent three years, PAN has made gains in the following areas:

In 2002 the FAO Code of Conduct, which guides governments on pesticides, was fully revised and updated, incorporating many of PAN’s demands. Significantly, it incorporated a definition of ‘integrated pest management’ (IPM), which discourages the use of pesticides and encourages preventive measures and natural pest control mechanisms.

In 2006, following PAN lobbying, the European Commission used this definition in a new Directive for its Member States. PAN has written two guidelines for implementing the Code, on advertising and on monitoring poisonings and environmental harm. These will become formal FAO advice to governments and both have addressed PAN concerns.

PAN lobbying has helped to achieve over 110 ratifications of the Rotterdam Convention and over 150 ratifications of the Stockholm Convention. In the Latin American region, many PAN groups are on government steering committees for implementation of the Conventions.

PAN’s community monitoring activities have been accepted by the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention as a means to assist governments in documenting field level poisonings and identifying the products responsible.

Some information about relevant key international conventions:

Meanwhile, highly respected resources have been developed by each Regional Centre and these are now helping activists and others worldwide. In addition to publications and website information, key global resources include:

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