Around the world there is growing recognition of the dangerous risks that the use of chemical pesticides pose. Pesticides detrimentally affect human health, biodiversity and the environment. Yet despite the increasing amount of research showing the harmful effects of pesticide use, pesticide issues have still to receive extensive attention from Chinese farmers, consumers and policy-makers.

Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center Yunnan Thoughtful Action (PEAC) was created in February 2002 to address this problem. The mission of PEAC is to reduce the use of harmful pesticides in China and to promote alternative ecological forms of pest control, and eventually protect the human health and ecological health for sustainable development.