John,

Mexico was planning to ban cancer-causing glyphosate on April 1.

But after a huge lobbying effort by US officials and agrochemical giants, Mexico’s president just reversed the ban.

This isn't a Mexico-only problem -- governments everywhere are at risk of caving to the pesticides industry, just as President López Obrador has done.

More than ever we must stand up to these profit-hungry companies and demand a ban on toxic chemicals. Add your name to the petition and share this widely: 

Tell President López Obrador: hold strong and ban glyphosate

Mexico’s president decreed in 2020 to phase out glyphosate by 2024, following years of campaigning by small farmers and Native communities. But now he’s reversed course at the very last minute saying the agriculture industry doesn’t have a good alternative to glyphosate.

The truth is, seven million hectares of land are already cultivated chemical pesticide-free in Mexico. This isn’t about alternatives, this is about bowing to US pressure and continuing to enrich the coffers of Big Ag CEOs.

Glyphosate-maker Bayer-Monsanto is mired in US lawsuits claiming its pesticides caused cancer to thousands of gardeners and farmers. Bayer keeps fighting cancer victims in court for every last penny, but also stopped selling glyphosate-based weedkiller to the general public in the US last year -- not what you'd expect if it's as safe as the company claims!

We can still turn this around.

Together we helped stop cancer-causing Chlorothalonil from being approved in Costa Rica – we can do the same and get glyphosate banned in Mexico.

Tell President López Obrador: hold strong and ban glyphosate