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Dear John

Every day, our food and farming system is being quietly transformed - not by communities, farmers, or consumers, but by a handful of hugely powerful and influential pesticide companies.

These companies spend millions every year working to sway decisions on agricultural policy, shape regulations and suppress independent science. Their goal is simple: protect their profits, even when it puts ecosystems, farmers’ livelihoods, and public health at risk.
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Pesticides are largely made from fossil fuels, emitting significant CO[2] emissions during manufacturing, transport and distribution. They underpin industrial farming and harm organisms that are critical for healthy soils and carbon sequestration. Despite this, the pesticide industry is continually allowed a seat at the table at climate and nature conferences.

Pesticide company Bayer sent 19 delegates to the recent COP30 in Brazil, the highest number of lobbyists from any single company ([link removed]) . And pesticide companies were allowed to sponsor the ‘Agrizone’ ([link removed]) , a venue marketed as a hub for ‘innovation and sustainability’ which gave them direct access to thousands of attendees, decision-makers and negotiators.

This is far from unusual. The industry regularly meets and builds relationships with government officials. They attend international meetings to influence legally binding agreements meant to protect human health and nature and spend millions of dollars on greenwashing their own products and undermining alternative ways of farming ([link removed]) .

These toxic chemicals are linked to major diseases, from cancers to diabetes and Parkinson’s. They are driving biodiversity loss and polluting our soil, air and water. And yet, they continue to be relentlessly applied to enormous swathes of land, many times each season, year after year.

We are a small team, but with your help, we can continue to defend independent science, expose corporate lobbying and fight for policies that protect farmers, pollinators, soil health and the right to safe, sustainable food. We champion alternatives that put people and planet before profit and hold decision-makers accountable.

The pesticide industry’s resources are vast. Ours are not.

Please support us with a donation this year. We are the only charity in the UK fighting to tackle the problems caused by pesticides.

We cannot do this alone.

Be part of the pesticide-free revolution.
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Thank you.

In solidarity,

Jonathan Worthy-Pauling

Director, Pesticide Action Network UK

P.S. If you have recently donated or are already one of our special supporters that give us a monthly donation we are very grateful and we thank you.
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