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PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) is one of the five regional centers of Pesticide Action Network, a global network working to eliminate the human and environmental harm caused by pesticides. PAN Asia and the Pacific is committed to support the struggles of rural women, agricultural workers, peasants, indigenous peoples and other small food producers to advance food sovereignty, gender justice and environm

ental sustainability. Our vision is a society that is truly democratic and culturally diverse, based on social and gender justice, fair distribution of productive resources and environmental safety and sustainability.

LOOK: Vikalpani Women's Federation, our partner, is conducting a participatory action research with farming communities ...
04/06/2026

LOOK: Vikalpani Women's Federation, our partner, is conducting a participatory action research with farming communities in Monaragala, Sri Lanka. Their research aims to document the impact of climate change on farmers and how these farmers employ agroecological practices to combat these challenges.

As the world commemorates World Environment Day this June 5th, let us confront the toxic legacy of corporate-controlled ...
03/06/2026

As the world commemorates World Environment Day this June 5th, let us confront the toxic legacy of corporate-controlled agriculture and highly hazardous pesticides that poison ecosystems, destroy biodiversity, contaminate water, and deepen the climate crisis.

This year, we call for a path rooted in agroecology. Today, our Executive Director, Sarojeni Rengam of the Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network Asia Pacific (PANAP), shares this message:

“Agroecology protects the environment by restoring biodiversity, nurturing healthy soils, conserving water, and eliminating dependence on toxic pesticides and chemical-intensive farming. It is a people-led solution that defends ecosystems, sustains livelihoods, and builds climate-resilient food systems.”

On World Environment Day, let us amplify the call to phase out highly hazardous pesticides and embrace agroecology as the way forward for the people and the planet.



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As World Environment Day approaches, we must confront the crises driven by corporate-controlled agriculture and the spre...
01/06/2026

As World Environment Day approaches, we must confront the crises driven by corporate-controlled agriculture and the spread of highly hazardous pesticides.

Corporate-controlled agriculture now sprays nearly 4 million tons every year, almost double the amount used in the 1990s. Highly hazardous pesticides poison ecosystems, destroy biodiversity, contaminate water, and deepen the climate crisis.

It’s time to and protect biodiversity and the environment through agroecology. 🌱✊



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🌾 Birds keep our paddies alive. From the Grey‑headed Swamphen to the Blue‑tailed Bee‑eater and Plain Prinia, each speci...
29/05/2026

🌾 Birds keep our paddies alive.

From the Grey‑headed Swamphen to the Blue‑tailed Bee‑eater and Plain Prinia, each species plays a role in sustaining biodiversity and balance in rice fields.

🐦 These “eco‑managers” help control pests, disperse seeds, and signal the health of our ecosystems. Protecting them means protecting food security and resilience.

👉 Swipe through to meet the birds that make our paddies thrive.

📖 Learn more in Avian Diversity in Paddy Ecosystems in India by Raju Sankaran, published by PAN Asia Pacific and Thanal Trust. The article explores how birds safeguard biodiversity, balance ecosystems, and support sustainable agriculture—while warning of the threats posed by pesticide‑intensive farming and habitat loss.

🔗 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/AvianDiversity

📸 Photos by Raju Sankaran



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⚠️ Today, 28 May 2026, we celebrate the 44th anniversary of the establishment of Pesticide Action Network (PAN). Since P...
28/05/2026

⚠️ Today, 28 May 2026, we celebrate the 44th anniversary of the establishment of Pesticide Action Network (PAN). Since PAN’s founding in 1982 Malaysia, we have worked across borders and movements to challenge the harms caused by highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), expose corporate and regulatory failures, advance agroecological alternatives, and defend the right of all people to healthy, just, ecologically vibrant and climate-resilient food and farming systems worldwide.

🌿Over the past four decades, our global network has grown into a movement comprising over 600 autonomous civil society organisations, institutions, grassroots communities and individuals in more than 90 countries, and has achieved meaningful progress. Throughout this time, we have been proud to support communities in securing national, regional and international bans on some of the world’s most dangerous pesticides, such as Chlorpyrifos, which was recently banned at the 2025 Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention COPs. Awareness of the links between pesticides, , biodiversity loss, climate change and public health has grown dramatically. Consequently, and farmer-led solutions are increasingly recognised as vital for achieving resilient food systems.

Sarojeni Rengam, Executive Director at PAN Asia-Pacific highlighted: ‘At its 44th anniversary, PANAP affirms that banning and phasing out highly hazardous pesticides in the Asia-Pacific is not only necessary, but achievable through the collective power of women, farmers, agricultural workers, and Indigenous peoples’ movements. Building on this, we commit to advancing people-led agroecology to dismantle toxic, corporate-driven food systems with the leadership of these communities, while pushing for policies that decisively end pesticide dependence and advance ecological and climate justice’.

✨As we mark this 44th anniversary, we reaffirm our commitment to transforming for a future that is healthy, just, ecologically vibrant and climate-resilient. We will continue to take concerted action to promote sustainable agriculture as a holistic scientific approach and a movement for social transformation that upholds local knowledge, respects indigenous cultures and integrates participatory research and the empowerment of women and farmers. We will also continue to fight for local, national and international agreements that restrict, reduce and eliminate dependence on pesticides, and that phase out and ban those that cause acute and chronic effects, including endocrine disruption and cancer.

Read our full statement here: https://tinyurl.com/PAN44Anniversary



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27/05/2026

🌾 Most of the staple crops that nourish the world are grown in paddies—wetlands where biodiversity not only thrives but is vital to the health of the fields themselves.

🐦 How do birds sustain these ecosystems? Why are they so crucial to biodiversity in paddies?

In this video, Thanal researcher Raju Sankaran from Kerala explains how birds act as the “eco‑managers” of the fields, maintaining balance and resilience in the paddy landscape.

You can read our article here: tinyurl.com/AvianDiversity. This article is part of PANAP’s biodiversity series promoting agroecology and biodiversity conservation as pathways toward resilient and sustainable food systems.



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🌾 Birds are more than just visitors in our rice fields. They are the eco‑managers that keep paddies healthy, resilient, ...
26/05/2026

🌾 Birds are more than just visitors in our rice fields. They are the eco‑managers that keep paddies healthy, resilient, and full of life.

🐦 From pollination and seed dispersal to pest control and biodiversity monitoring, birds play vital roles in sustaining ecosystems and food security.

📖 Learn more in Avian Diversity in Paddy Ecosystems in India by Raju Sankaran, published by PAN Asia Pacific and Thanal Trust. This article explores how birds safeguard biodiversity, balance ecosystems, and support sustainable agriculture—while warning of the threats posed by pesticide‑intensive farming and habitat loss.

👉 Swipe through our carousel to see why protecting bird habitats means protecting our future.

🔗 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/AvianDiversity

Photos by Raju Sankaran



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Farmers using agroecology — crop diversity, agroforestry, crop rotation — are sustaining yields despite shifting seasons...
26/05/2026

Farmers using agroecology — crop diversity, agroforestry, crop rotation — are sustaining yields despite shifting seasons and extreme weather. When we put them side-by-side with input-intensive farms in the same locale, the difference is clear. Agroecology isn’t theory; it’s resilience in action.

🌱🐦 Release! 🌱🐦 On this , PAN Asia Pacific and Thanal Trust proudly present Avian Diversity in Paddy Ecosystems in Ind...
22/05/2026

🌱🐦 Release! 🌱🐦

On this , PAN Asia Pacific and Thanal Trust proudly present Avian Diversity in Paddy Ecosystems in India by Raju Sankaran.

This article explores the importance of birds in India’s paddy ecosystems and how they contribute to biodiversity, ecological balance, and sustainable agriculture. Drawing from field observations and research, the article highlights the role of birds in natural pest control, seed dispersal, and maintaining healthy wetland ecosystems, while also examining the impacts of pesticide-intensive farming and habitat loss on avian diversity.

This article is part of PANAP’s biodiversity series promoting agroecology and biodiversity conservation as pathways toward resilient and sustainable food systems.

Read here: tinyurl.com/AvianDiversity



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Bees are one of the most important pollinators in the world, but evidence suggests that glyphosate – one of the most com...
21/05/2026

Bees are one of the most important pollinators in the world, but evidence suggests that glyphosate – one of the most commonly used chemicals in weedkillers for gardens and commercial farms – interferes with honeybee foraging and jeopardizes the hive’s long-term stability.

In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, honeybees exposed to glyphosate experience impairments in behavior such as reduced foraging and changes in bee brain chemistry. According to the researchers, reduced foraging in a colony could affect bees’ ability to pollinate and produce honey.

Now more than ever, we call for the global phase out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides such as glyphosate. It does not only harm the health of our farmers, children, rural communities, and consumers, but it also disrupts our ecological systems. A transition to a safer, non-chemical- based farming that is rooted in agroecology should be established.

You can read the article about the study here: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-common-herbicide-affects-honeybee-brains.html



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