Findings of the Great British Bee Count revealed that allotments, more than gardens, school grounds and parks provide the best habitat for declining bees, honey bees...
New research has found almost a third of France’s 900 species of wild bees live in towns and cities, suggesting that urban settings can play a...
Louise Green is acting head of sustainability at Neal’s Yard Remedies, a leading British retailer of organic natural health and beauty products. The company won Ethical Corporation’s...
MPs have criticised government plans to use research funded by pesticide manufacturers in its National Pollinator Strategy, which will look at the impact of chemicals on...
Populations of invertebrates such as insects, spiders and worms – many of which are essential to the health of ecosystems – have fallen by 45% on...
Owen Paterson has been sacked as environment secretary as a part of a government reshuffle, with his critics welcoming the move. Paterson has previously been the...
Beekeepers in Southern England are benefitting from a warm spring and early summer, which has allowed bees to produce more honey than usual. Honey is not...
This week on Blue & Green Tomorrow, a study found that bee-killing neonicotinoids have been linked to a decline in farmland insectivore birds. We also discussed...
Insectivore birds in areas heavily treated with neonicotinoids, which have been proven to harm pollinators, have declined significantly compared to farms where the chemical is used...
This week on Blue & Green Tomorrow, Greenpeace launched a global campaign against Lego over its advertising partnership with Shell. We also discussed how a coalition...
The agri-business giant Syngenta has withdrawn its controversial application to use a banned pesticide in the UK, after campaigners warned that the chemical could have a...
A coalition of campaigners have urged prime minister David Cameron to uphold a ban on bee-killing pesticides, as his cabinet decides whether to grant an emergency...
Environmental campaigners have launched a petition urging prime minister David Cameron to uphold a ban on pesticides that pose a serious risk to threatened bee populations....
Chemicals giant Syngenta has applied for an “emergency” exemption to use a banned neonicotinoid pesticide on oilseed rape in the UK, a day after a panel...
Neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides pose a major risk to a variety of species, including declining pollinators and are affecting global food systems, according to a team...