Progress in pesticide risk assessment and phasing-out of highly hazardous pesticides in Asia

Progress in pesticide risk assessment and phasing-out of highly hazardous pesticides in Asia

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 156 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-108709-1

Series title RAP Publication

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Over the past 30 years, the FAO regional office in Bangkok has assisted countries in Asia and the Pacific region to establish pesticide legislation and regulations, and to manage these products in accordance with the Code of Conduct and other international conventions and treaties. Many workshops aimed at enhancing harmonization among countries’ regulatory frameworks for the control of pesticides have been conducted in the region. The most recent workshop on practical aspects of pesticide risk a ssessment and phasing-out of highly hazardous pesticides was conducted in Nanjing, China from 19 to 22 May 2014. This publication provides an updated status of pesticide risk reduction in Asian countries. It also contains databases of registered and banned pesticides, and important documents from the Nanjing workshop that serve to enhance closer cooperation among countries in phasing-out hazardous pesticides.

Language English

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