Pest and Pesticide Management | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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International Code of Conduct and Guidance Documents Strengthening sound pesticide management to assist countries in establishing or strengthening legislation, policies, strategies and capacity building for pest control and pesticide life cycle management.	International Standards Setting international standards for pesticide residues and specifications that provide concrete assistance to countries in pesticide risk assessment and mitigation.	Reducing the Global Risk from Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) HHPs are of particular concern due to the severe adverse effects they can cause to human health and the environment.

FAO's Integrated Pest Management approach Healthy agro-ecosystems form the first line of defense against pests and diseases	Pesticide Registration Toolkit A web based decision support system for the evaluation and authorization of pesticides.	Risk Reduction and Mainstreaming Biodiversity Biodiversity sustains food systems by keeping soils fertile, pollinating plants, purifying water and air, keeping fish and trees healthy, and fighting crop and livestock pests and diseases.


Highly Hazardous Pesticides: a global call for action	Learning in Practice: Greener Ways to Control Pests	Views from the field: Strengthening regulations to protect pollinators from pesticides