Chemicals and Waste
Definition(s)
A general term for chemical agents that are used to kill unwanted plants, animals pests or disease-causing fungi, and includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematicides, etc. Some pesticides have had widespread disruptive effects among non-target species. (Source: GEMET/ALL)
In other languages
French
pesticide
Russian
пестицид
Spanish
pesticidas
Arabic
المبيدات الحشرية
Explore content
Follow up the links below to see InforMEA content related to Pesticides coming up
from several external sources.
Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Pesticides
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
view the content tagged with
Pesticides. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
 |
Convention on Biological Diversity | 2 decisions |
 |
Basel Convention | 2 decisions |
 |
Convention on Migratory Species | 2 decisions |
 |
Stockholm Convention | 1 decision |
 |
Montreal Protocol | 3 decisions |
 |
The Convention on Wetlands | 2 decisions |
 |
Rotterdam Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs43 decisions9 documents |
 |
Minamata Convention on Mercury | 1 article or paragraph |