Alternatives

The Pesticide Advisor (Online guide)
One-stop guide to information to help you with pest and pesticide problems. Topics include home, garden, pets, people pests, food, product information and pesticide exposure. The Pesticide Advisor.

Alternatives to Lindane
Less-toxic non-chemical alternatives to lindane for both agricultural and pharmaceutical (lice and scabies control) uses. Lindane Alternatives.

Alternatives to Organophosphates
Less-toxic alternatives to organophosphate (OP) pesticides currently available and in use around the country and around the world. OP Alternatives.

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide: Excerpts From the U.N. Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee 1995 Assessment (Report)
This 1995 PANNA collection presents substantial evidence that alternatives exist for most methyl bromide uses worldwide. English and Spanish. 12 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).

Funding a Better Ban: Smart Spending on Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Developing Countries (Report)
This 1997 PANNA report presents an overview of methyl bromide use trends in developing countries, summarizes alternatives, and provides recommendations for industrialized countries, developing countries, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations. 21 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).

Non-chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide (Factsheet)
2000. Factsheet on non-chemical alternatives to methyl bromide based on excerpts from technical literature. PANNA. The factsheet.

Redefining Integrated Pest Management: Farmer Empowerment and Pesticide Use Reduction in the Context of Sustainable Agriculture (Article)
1995. Analyzes IPM as a foundation for pesticide use reduction and sustainable agriculture, emphasizing the need for a supportive policy framework and a definition of IPM stressing ecological processes and farmer participation. PANNA. 17 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).

Successful, Safe and Sustainable Alternatives to POPs (Brief)
World Wildlife Fund issue brief, produced in collaboration with PANNA, 1999. Covers current uses of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); "pesticide treadmill"; integrated pest and vector management; and successful efforts to reduce reliance on POPs. Includes case studies on successes and challenges in eliminating POPs pesticides, PCBs, hexachlorobenzene, and dioxins/furans. 20 pp. Free. http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/alternatives_to_pops.pdf. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).

Under African Skies: Methyl Bromide Use and Alternatives in Africa (Report)
1994 PANNA report presenting case studies of methyl bromide use in Kenya and Zimbabwe and alternatives. English and French. 28 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).

Resources available elsewhere
Our collection of links to key related resources available elsewhere on the Internet. Feel free to submit or correct a link.

Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) (Web site)
Web site of NCAMP, a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies.
http://www.ncamp.org
Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) (Web site)
BIRC specializes in finding non-toxic and least-toxic, integrated pest management (IPM) solutions to urban and agricultural pest problems.
http://www.birc.org
Biological Control Virtual Information Center (Web site)
Biological IPM information and resources.
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol...
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATs) (Web site)
Information about pesticides and the groupÕs activities.
http://www.alternatives2toxics.org/
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) (Web site)
NCAP works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems. Site contains various resources.
http://www.pesticide.org

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