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BookletTerminal evaluation of the project “Strengthening the Environmentally Sound Management of Pesticides, Including Persistent Organic Pollutants”
Project code: GCP/URU/031/GFF, GEF ID 5144
2025Also available in:
The project, which began in January 2016 and was extended until December 2023, aimed to eliminate stocks of obsolete pesticides, including persistent organic pollutants and their packaging, and to strengthen the management of the life cycle of pesticides in Uruguay. The results of the evaluation indicate that the project initiated a priority process to combine productive, environmental and health approaches in relation to strengthening pesticide management. Progress has been made towards reducing the risk to human health and the environment thanks to advances in the implementation of the Obsolete Stock Management Plan. In addition, it was found that the project has managed to strengthen the management of empty containers, identify effective strategies for integrated pest management and alternatives to hazardous pesticides, and significantly strengthen capacities for pesticide monitoring. The recommendations focus on compliance with the work plan and monitoring of the elimination proposal, and on updating and strengthening the regulatory framework. -
Book (stand-alone)Red Palm Weevil: Guidelines on management practices 2020
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Since gaining a foothold on date palm in the Near East during the mid-1980s, the red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier has spread rapidly over the last three decades and is now a major pest of palms in a diverse range of agroecosystems worldwide. In most of the countries affected, failure to manage RPW can be attributed to a lack of awareness about this pest and to lack of systematic and coordinated control actions or management strategies that involve all stakeholders. These guidelines have been developed by FAO to support all those involved in the day-to-day management of RPW in the field (including farmers and pest-management professionals), researchers, and the decision-makers and administrative stakeholders who support the implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for RPW. Written by internationally recognized RPW experts, the guidelines describe the biology and host range of RPW and address all aspects of RPW-IPM, including surveillance, phytosanitary measures, early detection, pheromone trapping protocols, preventive and curative chemical treatments, removal and safe disposal of severely infested palms, and best agricultural practices to mitigate attacks by this lethal pest of palms. -
BookletInternational Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management. Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides. March 2016
2016The FAO/WHO Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) elaborate upon specific articles in the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management that address HHPs. This document is intended to provide guidance to countries on how to interpret and apply these articles effectively in order to reduce risks posed by HHPs. Countries are encouraged to identify the HHPs in use, to assess the risks involved and to decide upon appropriate measures to mitigate these risks. These guidelines apply to all pesticides, including agricultural, public health, household, amenity and industrial pesticides. They have been developed by the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM).
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