FAO works with all relevant stakeholders to tackle the challenges of pest and pesticide management. Key partners include international organizations, regional organizations, government agencies, universities and research institutions, NGOs and the private sector.
EFSA is a European agency funded by the European Union that operates independently of the European legislative and executive institutions (Commission, Council, Parliament) and EU Member States. It was set up in 2002 following a series of food crises in the late 1990s to be a source of scientific advice and communication on risks associated with the food chain.
The European Union plays important roles in diplomacy, the promotion of human rights, trade, development and humanitarian aid and working with multilateral organisations. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market; enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development.
The Global Environment Facility was established on the eve of the Rio Earth Summit to tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems. The GEF is the largest multilateral trust fund focused on enabling developing countries to invest in nature, and supports the implementation of major international environmental conventions including on biodiversity, climate change, chemicals, and desertification.
The Institute of Plant Protection (IPP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), was established in August 1957. Based on Department of Plant Disease and Insect Pests and Department of Pesticide Science in North China Institute of Agricultural Sciences, IPP was founded as one of the five institutes first established in CAAS. It is a national non-profit scientific research institute that specializes in crop pest research, prevention, and control.
The IOMC was established in 1995 as an international coordinating group to promote sound chemical management worldwide, following recommendations of the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and in particular those in Chapter 19 of Agenda 21 about toxic chemicals. The objective of the IOMC is to strengthen international cooperation in the field of chemicals and to increase the effectiveness of the organisations’ international chemicals programmes.
The Swedish Chemicals Agency is a central supervisory authority under the Ministry of the Environment and is responsible for “A Non-Toxic Environment*” (one of Sweden’s 16 environmental quality objectives).
KemI works at the national, EU and global levels to limit the health and environmental risks associated with chemicals.
Pesticide Action Network UK is the only UK charity focused solely on addressing the harm caused by chemical pesticides. PAN UK works with governments, regulators, policy makers, industry and retailers to reduce the impact of pesticides.
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management is a global policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals. The SAICM Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university, and is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions. UCT is committed to engaging with the key issues of our natural and social worlds through outstanding teaching, research and scholarship.
The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention at the University of Edinburgh launched in September 2017. CSPS works in countries where pesticide self-poisoning is a recognised and significant health problem. By working in partnership with decision-makers to improve data collection and to identify local problems with pesticide poisoning, better knowledge becomes available to guide the policies and practice of pesticide regulation.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is central to the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a network that spans 165 countries and unites the 40 UN funds, programmes, specialized agencies and other bodies working to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health".