Integrated Pest Management and Natural Farming Solutions Position Paper

For the Rainforest Alliance, managing insect pests, diseases, and weeds is part of climate-smart and a holistic approach to ecosystem management. We believe that pesticide use can be decreased by strengthening and balancing the functions of the agro-ecosystem. We aim to achieve a change in mindset that first looks at the environmental and social components of managing pests, and sees external inputs such as pesticides as a last resort.