South Africa approves ban on a highly toxic pesticide.
June 19, 2025
The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention and the University Of Cape Town welcomes South Africa’s ban on terbufos – a highly toxic pesticide .
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The Power of Soil: Why banning highly toxic pesticides matters for our environment and healing our planet.
June 3, 2025
As we mark World Environment Day, Sheila Patel, Communications and Development Officer, from the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, explores the hidden link between pesticide use, soil degradation, and climate change and speaks to experts who are working at the heart of these issues.
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CPSP welcomes global action on a deadly farming pesticide.
May 14, 2025
A harmful farming pesticide (Carbosulfan) has been listed under Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention at the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) COPs last week.
India’s opposition to Chlorpyrifos ban undermines global health commitments.
May 12, 2025
Mounika Bhukya, CPSP’s project and policy officer, encourages India to align its pesticide policies with global health standards by supporting the chlorpyrifos ban under the Stockholm Convention, highlighting that true leadership is choosing science and long-term responsibility over outdated chemicals.
Clearing the air: Can we finally remove toxic pesticides? Now is the time to act.
May 1, 2025
As this year’s Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) COPs convene this year, Mark Davis, CPSP’s Director for Agriculture and Regulatory Outreach, shares insights on the global effort and ongoing challenges to eliminate highly toxic pesticides.
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CPSP welcomes Keith Tyrell as its new Head of Global Strategy
April 24, 2025
The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP) is delighted to announce that Keith Tyrell has officially started in his role as its new Head of Global Strategy.
Tanzanian cotton farmers shows signs of acute pesticide poisoning in a new study.
April 17, 2025
Nearly half of cotton farmers and farm workers in Tanzania have said they often became seriously ill within 24 hours after using harmful pesticides.
Nepal Health Research Council honours Dr Rakesh Ghimire for reducing pesticide-related deaths
April 15, 2025
CPSP consultant Dr Rakesh Ghimire has received a top award for his work to reduce pesticide-related deaths in Nepal.
The power of storytelling: how documentaries inspire change
April 2, 2025
CPSP filmmaker Heshani Sothiraj Eddleston explores how storytelling through film can raise awareness and drive meaningful change.
How society’s expectations influence self-harm in women and girls
March 27, 2025
CPSP Project & Policy Officer Mounika Bhukya reflects on a recent film screening of Her Name Was Sita, exploring the concept of a ‘virtuous woman’ and how shame and honour can lead to self-harm and suicide.
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