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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Information Resources
Management
(PM-211A)
EPA/220/N-93
July 1993
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
IVED
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USAID/EPA CENTRAL AMERICAN
PROJECT
EPA and the US Agency for International Development
(USAID) have entered into an interagency agreement
known as a Participatory Agency Service Agreement, or
PASA, designed to expand and further develop interna-
tional training, technical assistance, and information ex-
change activities with respect to pesticide management in
Central America.
This PASA has been established to distribute appropriate
pesticide regulation information to developing countries.
These countries can then achieve food safety, public
health, and environmental protection gains which will
ultimately benefit all participants including the U.S.
EPA's Collaboration with AID includes elements to:
Strengthen Regulatory Institutions through
• training, technical assistance, and provision of infor-
mation to the ministries of agriculture in Central
America
• training for Central American pesticide registration
managers in Risk Assessment, Toxicology, Envi-
ronmental and Ecological Fate, and other disci-
plines used by U.S. regulatory officials to evalu-
ate pesticide registration and use patterns
• providing U.S. regulatory information to Central Ameri-
can countries to facilitate informed decision-mak-
ing
Support Food Export Pronrams with
• technical assistance for enhancing the capability of
regional analytical laboratories to monitor and
detect pesticide residues and training in quality
assurance/control of pesticide formulations
• up-to-date information on pesticide registration and
tolerances (legally acceptable limits of pesticide
residues)
Provide Training in
• the safe and rational use of pesticides, including
proper mixing, handling, application, storage,
and disposal procedures
• status of pesticides undergoing reregistration which
may be vital for export crops
Current Activities of the Agreement include:
• Meeting with key public, private, and international
organization representatives to assess pesticide
information needs
• Establishing a regional pesticide information clear-
inghouse in Costa Rica at the Tropicai Center for
Agronomic Research and Training (CATIE)
• Meeting with Designated National Authorities in each
Central American country to assess information
needs and communication flow for pesticides
and chemicals listed in the Prior Informed Con-
sent program underthe United Nation's Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) international code
of conduct on the distribution and use of pesti-
cides
• Establishing official channels with regulatory counter-
parts within the ministries of agriculture to im-
prove the flow of information such as FIFRA
Section 17 (a,b) notices, regulatory decisions,
and technical assistance
Cooperating agencies and institutions in this venture
include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Peace Corps, the World Health
Organization, PanAmerican Health Organization, FAO,
German Agency forTechnical Cooperation, PanAmerican
School of Agriculture in Honduras, CATIE, Institute for
Nutrition in Central America and Panama, the World
Bank, the interAmerican Development Bank, Group of
National Associations of Agrichemical Distributors, and
the InterAmerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture.
For further information please contact:
Luis Suguiyama, Program Manager
Office of Pesticide Programs
Policy and Special Projects Staff (H7501C)
(703) 308-2961
Antonio Bravo
Office of Pesticide Programs
Field Operations Division (H7506C)
(703) 305-5781
INFOTERRA/USA National Focal Point
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Journal Articles of Interest
Bridges, Olga. "A Comparison in
Water Quality: UK and CIS." The
Environmentalist. (Winter 1992).
Vol.12No.4: pp.255-260.
Goldberg, Donald M. "As the World
Burns: Negotiating the Framework
Convention on Climate Change."
Georgetown International Environ-
mental Law Review. (1993).
Vol.5 No,2: pp.239-275.
Hanneberg, Peter. "Biodiversity - A
Key to Development." Envlro.
(December 1992). No.14: pp.7-9.
Montez, Angela C. "The Run Past the
Border: Consequences of Treating
the Environment Under NAFTA as a
Border Issue." Georgetown Inter-
national Environmental Law Re-
view. (1993). Vol.5 No.2:
\jjp.417-439.
Pan/in, Jean. "Take Five." [The EC's
newest environmental action pro-
gram.] Resources. (April 1993).
Vol.15 No.2: pp.3-5.
Pearce, Fred. "Botswana: Enclosing
for Beef." The Ecologist. (January/
February 1993). Vol.23 No.1:
pp.25-29.
Segal, Jillian and Rosemary Martin.
"Shaming World Shipping." [Austra-
lia acts to cut oil spill risk.]
EnvironmentRisk. (March 1993).
pp.39-41.
Sklar, Leonard. "Drowning in Aid."
[The World Bank's Bangladesh Flood
Action Plan.] Multinational Monitor.
(April 1993). Vol.14No.4: pp.8-13.
Smith, Michael B. "GATT, Trade, and
the Environment." (1993). Environ-
mental Law. Vol.23 No.2:
pp.533-544.
"Sustainable Development: Grass-
roots Initiatives in Bangladesh." [An
interview with Farhad Mazhar, Direc-
tor of Policy Research for
Development Alternatives.} Multina-
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Vol.14 No.4: pp.19-23.
White, Allen L. et al. "Corporate En-
vironmentalism in Developing Coun-
tries: A Tale of Three Multinationals."
International Environmental
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pp.338-360.
For copies of these articles visit
INFOTERRA in the Headquarters
Library, call (202) 260-5927, or email
libra ry.infoterra.
.
CONFERENCES
Innovative Waste Management Solutions - An Out-
look for the Future. October 6-8,1993, Saint John, New
Brunswick, Canada. A forum for the exchange of social,
scientific, and technical viewpoints related to the man-
agement of solid and hazardous wastes. For informa-
tion, contact'. Susan Clarke, Technical Seminar Coordi-
nator, Technology Development Branch, Environment
Canada, Unit 100, Asticou Centre, 241 Cite des Jeunes
Blvd., Hull, Quebec K1A OH3, Tel: (819) 953-5227.
International Environmental Laws and Regulations
Conference. September 23-24,1993, Marina del Rev,
California. Special attention will be given to chemical and
product regulations in Europe; recent environmental de-
velopments in Mexico, Central and South America, and
Japan; and international compliance enforcement. For
information, contact: Walter Eggers, Government Insti-
tutes, Inc., 4 Research Place, Suite 200, Rockville, MD
20850, Tel: (301)921-2345.
NEW BOOKS
The Economic Value of Wilderness: Proceedings of
the Conference. Southeastern Forest Experiment Sta-
tion (USDA). 1992. SD427E35E26 1992.
Mobilising International InvestmentforLatin America.
Paris: OECD. 1993. HG5160.5A3M68 1993.
Science, Technology and Innovation Policies -
Hungary. Paris: OECD. 1993. HC300.24S35 1993.
The Silent Countdown: Essays in European Environ-
mental History. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 1990.
GF540S356 1990.
Water: The International Crisis. Cambridge, Mass.:
MIT Press. 1993. TD345C59 1993.
All of the above titles may be checked out from the
International Collection at the Headquarters Library.
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