Implementing EPA’s Workplan to Protect Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides
EPA is committed to protecting federally threatened and endangered (listed) species from effects of pesticides.
In April 2022, EPA released its workplan to address the complexity of meeting its ESA obligations for actions taken under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This comprehensive workplan establishes overall strategies and dozens of actions that EPA will adopt, in collaboration with other federal agencies, to improve protection for listed species and meet our ESA obligations. In November 2022, EPA released an ESA Workplan Update (pdf) which details how EPA will pursue protections for nontarget species, including listed species, earlier in the process for pesticide registration review and other FIFRA actions.
Learn more about the projects and strategies developed by EPA:
- Federal Mitigation Pilot Project to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
- Action Plan to Protect Vulnerable Species from Pesticides
- Strategy to Protect Endangered Species from Herbicides
- Strategy to Protect Endangered Species in Hawaii from Pesticides
- Strategy to Protect Endangered Species from Insecticides