John,

It started almost a decade ago. A group of mothers in a small Costa Rican village noticed their children losing their sense of taste and smell. Soon, young people were developing stomach cancer. Something was deeply wrong.

Then scientists confirmed it…their drinking water is contaminated with the pesticide chlorothalonil at 200 TIMES the legal limit!

This poison is banned in 32 countries because it's so dangerous. But pesticide giants like Syngenta are just selling it to countries in the Global South — and now it's soaking Costa Rica’s farms, including in Cipreses where these women live.

This amazing group of mothers have worked tirelessly for years. They're SO CLOSE to winning, but urgently need funds to secure the ban in the face of stiff industry opposition. 

If enough of us chip in, together we can stop Syngenta using the Global South as dumping grounds for pesticides they can’t legally sell in Europe.

Can you chip in to get this pesticide ban over the finish line?

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Chlorothalonil was banned in the EU in 2020, but the impact of this hazardous chemical is far from over. Three YEARS after banning it in France, authorities are still struggling with a massive clean-up operation – and studies show that it can poison groundwater for many years.

Instead of learning their lesson and taking it off the market, European companies like Syngenta started sending massive amounts of chlorothalonil abroad. And now communities in the Global South are paying the deadly price.

After seeing their families suffer the horrific consequences of groundwater contaminated by this poison, an amazing group of mothers decided enough was enough. They’ve faced harassment and intimidation from those aligned with the pesticide lobby, but refused to give up.

Then this year, Costa Rica's constitutional court gave the executive branch a deadline of 6 months to ban chlorothalonil! It’s a huge step forward, but unless the activists keep up the pressure, the ministers in charge could delay the ban.

That’s where we can help. They’re operating on a shoestring budget and urgently need funds to blanket the town with pamphlets and banners to make sure everyone knows, and to bring a delegation of those impacted to meet with ministers before it's too late.

If we help these brave activists win in Costa Rica, it could have a domino effect across all of Latin America.

Can you chip in now to get this ban over the finish line?

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