At the beginning of the 1970s, use of the insecticide DDT (Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan) was forbidden in most industrialised countries. And for good reason: DDT endangers human and animal health and hinders sustainable development.

Since the World Health Organisation recommended the use of DDT in the fight against the tropical disease malaria in 2006, more and more states are renewing their usage of DDT without being able to guarantee reliable control or correct application.

Confining use of DDT effectively to living areas only is very difficult. There is a high risk that DDT will also be used for agricultural purposes - with grave consequences for the environment. But there are alternatives to DDT - as demonstrated by examples from Kenya, Mexico and Vietnam. For these reasons,  Biovision is dedicated to a worldwide ban on the use of DDT.

Additional information is available at www.stopddt.ch