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Australian Organisations
Australian
Chemical Trauma Alliance
www.ozemail.com.au/~actall
The Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance
(ACTA) was formed as an organisation dedicated exclusively to
providing support for chemically affected people. Members have
access to the following services: counselling, advice, referrals
to appropriate medical and legal practitioners, and introductions
to other members for mutual support. In addition, there is a bi-monthly
newsletter ("Up Date") and an annual conference. It
is a national organisation operated by volunteers with State and
regional representatives. ACTA collaborates with similar organisations
in the USA, UK, New Zealand and India, and is continually engaged
in lobbying government and other groups about the welfare of members.
Australian Environmental
Pest Managers Association (AEPMA)
www.pestworld.org/aepma
AEPMA aims to set the pest management industry
standard in harmony with community attitudes and environmental
standards and to represent all professional pest managers who
meet these standards. We aim to effectively communicate these
standards to government, consumers and the wider community in
such a way as to enhance the image of members and to promote the
interests of the professional pest management industry.
CSIRO Entomology
www.ento.csiro.au
CSIRO Entomology is the largest single organisation
in Australia conducting research into insects, related arthropods
and terrestrial invertebrates. Established in Canberra in 1928,
this Division of CSIRO employs over 300 staff in research centres
around Australia and overseas. Our international reputation as
a centre of excellence in entomological research is founded upon
the quality of our science and the relevance of our research to
economic, environmental and social issues. CSIRO Entomology aims
to generate economic, social and environmental benefits for all
Australians through research into insects and their management.
National Toxics Network
www.oztoxics.org/ntn
The National Toxics Network (NTN) is a community-based
network with a common aim to reduce the chemical load on the environment
and to promote environmentally responsible technologies and management
systems. NTN aims to be a true network reflecting a diversity
of approach with a solidarity of purpose. NTN has interests in
all aspects of toxic chemical pollution including regulatory and
assessment issues. Over 300 groups and campaigners from across
Australia as well as representatives from NZ and South Pacific,
already participate in the network.
NSW Environment Protection
Authority
www.epa.nsw.gov.au
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
enforces the proper use of pesticides in NSW, including those
used in agriculture, on public lands and on domestic and commercial
premises; but not including veterinary chemicals, which are regulated
by NSW Agriculture. The EPA has a team of pesticide officers to
enforce the provisions of the Pesticides Act. The EPA also provides
guidance, through education programs and audits, and by facilitating
communication among different stakeholder groups, to help pesticide
users improve their management of pesticides. The EPA evaluates
the impacts of chemicals, including pesticides, on organisms and
the environment through the Centre for Ecotoxicology, which is
part of a cooperative research venture with the University of
Technology Sydney.
Royal Botanic Gardens
www.rbgsyd.gov.au
The Royal Botanic Gardens has a commitment
to take its expertise "beyond the garden walls" and
serve the community through innovative outreach programs in Community
Greening. Their Community Education Unit undertakes a regional
touring program called RGB Goes West. They also •learnscape•
inner city schools, conduct School Garden Consultations and run
School Gardeners Courses and promote School Garden Clubs.
Sydney Water
www.sydneywater.com.au
Sydney Water•s Pets, Pests and Pesticides
Community Information System is part of a public education project
to help reduce the amount of chlorpyrifos and diazinon going into
the waters surrounding the sewage treatment plants of Bellambi,
Cronulla and Port Kembla (ie Sutherland Shire and the Illawarra).
It provides relevant information about the problems of sewage
contamination, the chemicals involved, as well as providing options
for alternative approaches to the problems of fleas, ticks and
garden pests. For those in the non-English speaking community,
there are brochures in Arabic, Greek, Italian, Macedonian and
Chinese. These can be printed out and distributed to neighbours
and friends.
Tools for Healthy Schools
www.toolsforhealthyschools.org
Tools for Healthy Schools is the result of
seven years of community advocacy on the issues of children's
health and environmental toxics in schools. It provides information
about toxic chemical hazards, how they may be affecting children,
and what can be done to reduce toxic exposure in schools.
International Organisations
Beyond Pesticides
www.beyondpesticides.org
Beyond Pesticides began in 1981 as the National
Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, a non-profit membership
organisation that was formed to serve as a national network committed
to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management
strategies which reduce or eliminate a dependency on toxic chemicals.
Beyond Pesticides seeks safe air, water, land and food for us
all. With Beyond Pesticides• resources made available to
the public on a national scale, Beyond Pesticides contributes
to a significant reduction in unnecessary pesticide use, thus
effecting improved protection of public health and the environment.
California Department
of Pesticide Regulation
www.cdpr.ca.gov/cfdocs/apps/schoolipm/main.cfm
This site has been created by the California
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) as part of its implementation
of the Healthy Schools Act 2000. Here you will find a variety
of documents, web links, and other resources related to the Act
and to integrated pest management in schools.
Children's Environmental
Health Network
www.cehn.org
The Children's Environmental Health Network
is a multi-disciplinary organisation whose mission is to protect
the foetus and the child from environmental health hazards and
promote a healthy environment. This Web Site provides information
on the Network, the issue of children's environmental health,
and links to sources of information and resources in the field.
Healthy Schools Network
www.healthyschools.org
Healthy Schools Network (HSN) is a state-based
advocate for the protection of children's environmental health
in schools. HSN strives to build awareness of children•s
environmental health and to assure every child and school employee
a healthy school through research, information and referral, advocacy
and coalition-building.
IPM Institute
www.ipminstitute.org/school.htm
The IPM Institute is a non-profit organisation
formed in 1998 to create recognition and rewards in the marketplace
for goods and service providers who practice IPM. Consumer support
for IPM is a powerful incentive for increasing IPM adoption in
agriculture, grounds maintenance and public and private facilities.
Organisations, professionals, products and services meeting IPM
Institute Standards earn the right to wear the IPM Institute Certified
Seal. The IPM Institute serves other eco-labels by assisting with
development and maintenance of IPM requirements, training and
certification of compliance verifiers, and increasing consumer
awareness of and support for IPM-identified products and services
in the marketplace.
IPM in Schools - Southwest
Technical Resource Centre
http://schoolipm.tamu.edu
To promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
and provide technical support and IPM resources to schools and
child care facilities throughout the US, but especially Texas,
Oklahoma and New Mexico. We are IPM specialists from Texas, Oklahoma,
and New Mexico Cooperative Extension agencies. We are entomologists,
turf grass experts, plant pathologists, soil scientists, pesticide
and health experts and most of all, professionals concerned with
children's health issues and effective pest management.
Marin Beyond Pesticides
Coalition
www.pesticidefreezone.org
Marin Beyond Pesticides Coalition is the coming
together of 42 Marin organisations and businesses working to change
the way people view and use pesticides. Formed in 1997 by Marin
Breast Cancer Watch and the Health Council of Marin under the
guidance of Pesticide Watch, our first objective was to get the
County of Marin to reduce the use of pesticides in public spaces
and implement an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy. That
goal was realised in December 1998 when the Marin County Board
of Supervisors passed the IPM Ordinance. The IPM Commission is
meeting and pesticide use is being reduced.
MSU Pesticide Education
www.pested.msu.edu
The responsibility of the Pesticide Education
Program is to provide pesticide education materials and information
to trainers, applicators, regulators, extension staff, and researchers.
Our mission is to improve pesticide use practices to protect humans
and the environment by providing information on pesticide use
data, laws and regulations, IPM, and environmental stewardship
to enhance the decision-making of target audiences.
Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides
www.pesticide.org
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
(NCAP) is dedicated to: keeping you informed about pesticide hazards
and alternatives; increasing the adoption of alternatives to pesticides
in agriculture; working with concerned citizens to challenge unnecessary
spray programs; participating in the development of public policy
relating to pesticides; fighting for the public's right to know
all the ingredients in pesticide products; promoting pesticide
use reduction.
Pesticide Action Network
www.pan-international.org
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is a network
of over 600 participating nongovernmental organisations, institutions
and individuals in over 60 countries working to replace the use
of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives.
Its projects and campaigns are coordinated by five autonomous
Regional Centres.
Rachel Carson Council
http://members.aol.com/rccouncil/ourpage
Rachel Carson Council's mission is devoted
to fostering a sense of wonder and respect toward nature and to
helping society realise Rachel Carson's vision of a healthy and
diverse environment. Since 1965 we have answered tough questions
about pesticide effects and alternative pest-control methods.
United States Environment
Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs
www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm
One of USA EPA•s highest priorities is
protecting children•s health from unnecessary exposure to
pesticides that are used in their schools to control pests. EPA
is encouraging school officials to adopt Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) practices to reduce children's exposure to pesticides. EPA
is helping schools understand and implement IPM through the distribution
of printed publications, awarding grants to start IPM programs,
offering workshops and courses and providing guidance and assistance
through partnerships with universities and national associations.
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