It coordinates the activities of network members across the continent.
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Africa is a network of information and actions for the control of pesticide. It is part of Pesticides Action Network International, a global coalition of volunteer groups, civil society organizations, research institutes, universities and citizens working for the adoption of sound environmental practices instead of the use of hazardous chemical pesticides.
PAN Africa Members, though independent from one another, work together in order to :
Agroecology integrates ecological principles into farming to create sustainable and resilient food systems. It emphasizes biodiversity, soil health, and natural pest control to reduce reliance on synthetic inputs.
Highly dangerous pesticides are toxic chemicals used in agriculture to kill pests but pose severe risks to human health and the environment.They can cause acute poisoning, long-term illnesses (like cancer) ...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Prioritize minimizing waste generation, repurposing materials, and recycling to conserve resources and reduce landfill dependency.Safe Disposal: Ensure hazardous and non-recyclable ...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Prioritize minimizing waste generation, repurposing materials, and recycling to conserve resources and reduce landfill dependency. Safe Disposal: Ensure hazardous and non-recyclable ...
Purpose-Driven: Advocacy involves actively supporting a cause, policy, or group to drive positive change. Amplifying Voices: It empowers marginalized or underrepresented communities by raising awareness ...
At least 50 countries collectively eliminate 100 hazardous pesticides, including chlorpyrifos, by 2029, with low- and ...
75% of countries include agroecology in their national action plans (CBD) and their NDCs and NAPs (UNFCCC) by 2025.
A strong, well-funded and active HHP alliance, with an adequate work plan and clear objectives, supports PAN in implementing ...
Up to 10 countries have legally banned the export or import of banned pesticides.
PAN establishes a strong presence in the climate discourse inside and outside the UNFCCC
PAN is leading a global alliance on agroecology as a GM-free climate solution, to halt biodiversity loss, put an end to chemical pollution and achieve food sovereignty and security.
As part of the African Food Systems Forum 2025 held in Dakar …
Read MoreThe resolution to draft the treaty was adopted in March 2022 by the United …
Read MoreThe Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), in collaboration with its partners, including Pesticide …
Read MoreToday, it is clear that the issue of managing chemicals and hazardous waste is not …
Read MoreIn line with our network's global vision, we have stepped up our efforts to help combat hazardous pesticides and chemicals and promote healthy and sustainable agroecological practices.
A sustainable Earth is a human right. Environmental threats, such as climate change, are also some of the most pressing social issues of our time. To protect the environment, we invest in the people who eat from the land, who drink the water, and who want to see a better life for their children and generations to come ...
Read MoreTThe Global Environment Facility (GEF) includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing challenges in an integrated way. Its financing helps developing countries address complex challenges and work towards meeting international environmental goals. Over the past three decades, the GEF ...
Read moreMarisla Foundation operates with three full-time program directors and one half-time assistant administrator. Of the hundreds of proposals received each year only a small number are funded, and we are currently funding few new grantees as we adjust the total annual funding to a sustainable level. ...
Read MoreWe are the only UK charity focused solely on tackling the problems caused by pesticides and promoting safe and sustainable alternatives in agriculture, urban areas, homes and gardens. We work tirelessly to apply pressure on governments, regulators, policy makers, industry and retailers to reduce the impacts of harmful pesticides ...
Read MoreThe Global Environment Facility Microfinance Programme (GEF/MFP) is administered by UNDP on behalf of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Mission: To support community actions initiated by local populations that contribute to the protection of the global environment ...
Read MoreAs the UN’s lead agency for international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnership capacities, institutional capacities and resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ....
Read MorePesticide Action Network is a network of more than 600 non-governmental organisations, institutions and individuals from over 90 countries working to promote and adopt ecologically sound and sustainable alternatives and agricultural practices to the use of pesticides that are harmful to humans. PAN was founded in 1982 and ....
Read MorePAN uses grassroots science, strategic communications and coalition organizing to build power with communities across the U.S. and around the world to confront the harms of industrial agriculture and build solutions. We are one of five regional centers who cooperate to transform systems of food and farming across ....
Read MorePAN Germany was formed to improve coordination of existing activities, to broaden the commitment against the misuse of pesticides and to strenghten the competence of critical experts. PAN Germany works on various areas connected with pesticide use, including pesticide residues in food, worldwide starvation...
Read MorePAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) is one of five regional centres of Pesticide Action Network, a global network dedicated to the elimination of harm upon humans and the environment by pesticide use, and to the promotion of biodiversity-based ecological agriculture. PANAP’s vision is a society that is truly democratic, equal,...
Read MoreWe are a science-based organisation with highly motivated toxicologists, legal experts and campaigners. Our analyses, reports and court cases influence EU policies and help to protect health and biodiversity. Together with our members in all EU countries we work to eliminate the dependency on pesticides and promote ....
Read MoreThe Pesticide Action Network and its Alternatives for Latin America (RAP-AL), founded in June 1983, is a network of organisations, institutions, associations and individuals opposed to the massive and indiscriminate use of pesticides, putting forward proposals to reduce and eliminate their use...
Read MorePAN Africa would like to thank its partners at the national level, namely the Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the GEF Small Grant, etc.