monica moore

Monica Moore

Monica Moore is a founding member of the worldwide organization Pesticide Action Network and has worked on pesticide issues for close to three decades. Although she keeps a low profile, she is a hero in the environmental movement, having received numerous awards, most recently “Advocate of Social Justice” from the Ecological Farming Association.

She co-founded Pesticide Action Network North America in 1984 and was an Executive Director there for over 20 years. She currently serves as an advisor and board member for numerous local, national and international non-profit environmental organizations.

Ms. Moore also consults internationally on sustainable agriculture, preservation of biodiversity and genetic resources and is fluent in Danish, German and Spanish.

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