PAN Europe is a network of NGOs working to minimise negative effects of pesticides and replace the use of hazardous chemicals with ecologically sound alternatives. We work to eliminate dependency on chemical pesticides and to support safe sustainable pest control methods. Our network brings together 34 consumer, public health, and environmental organisations, and women's groups from across Europe. PAN Europe is one of the regional centres of PAN International, founded in 1982, a network of over 600 nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 90 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives.