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What are we dealing with?
Obsolete pesticides
Containers
Contaminated soil
Why do we have this problem?
Unsuitable products
Excessive donations and purchases
Poor stock management
Inadequate aid coordination
Commercial interests
Pesticide bans
How do we deal with it?
Inventory and environmental risk assessment
Safeguarding: an interim step
Transportation
Disposal
Codes and conventions
Who's responsible?
Where are the stocks?
Africa
Asia
Eastern Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Near East
What are we doing now?
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The FAO Programme
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News archives
Environmentally friendly weapon against locusts proves effective FAO News Room (28 June 2005) [ more... ]
Over 30 000 tonnes of toxic pesticide waste in Latin AmericaFAO News Room (Audio, 30 May 2005) [ more... ]
Children face higher risks from pesticide poisoningFAO News Room (05 October 2004) [ more... ]
FAO warns of pesticide waste time bomb in poor countriesFAO News Room (9 September 2004) [ more... ]
Stockpiles of obsolete pesticides in Africa higher than expectedFAO News Room (18 September 2002) [ more... ]
Obsolete pesticides threaten communities in Ethiopia FAO News Room (9 May 2001) [ more... ]
The ticking time bomb: toxic pesticide waste dumpsFAO News Room (9 May 2001) [ more... ]
Ethiopia says pesticide dumps are "time bomb"Reuters News Service (19 April 2001) [ more... ]
USAID helps clean up pesticides in EthiopiaFAO News Room (23 June 1999) [ more... ]
Cleaning up the pesticides nobody wantsFAO News Room (24 May 1999) [ more... ]
Agro-chemical industry to pay some of clean-up costs for obsolete pesticides in developing countriesFAO News Room (11 March 1998) [ more... ]
FAO: Problem of Obsolete Pesticide Stocks Deserves Greater Attention by Donor Countries and IndustryFAO News Room (4 March 1998) [ more... ]
Dangerous Pesticide Stocks Removed from Zambia and the Seychelles - Large Stocks Continue to Threaten Health and Environment, FAO SaysFAO News Room (24 July 1997) [ more... ]
Pesticide clean-ups could cost $500 millionFAO News Room (8 June 1996) [ more... ]
FAO: Huge Stocks of Obsolete Pesticides Threaten the Environment and Public Health in Developing CountriesFAO News Room (5 June 1996) [ more... ]
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