The much-anticipated review of three neonicotinoid pesticides that are currently subject to EU restrictions has been delayed until the Autumn by the European Food Safety Authority....
Due to animal welfare or environmental worries, 49% of adults in Britain have begun eating more ethically Almost half of British adults are eating more ethically...
Paul De Zylva, Friends of the Earth’s nature campaigner, has responded to research published today in Nature Communications, linking neonicotinoid insecticides to wild bee decline across England with...
A new study from the University of Bern has shown that two neonicotinoid insecticides may have inadvertent contraceptive effects on male honey bees Responding to...
The NFU’s second application to allow farmers in some areas of England to use two banned bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides has been rejected by the Government. This action by...
The Government have rejected an application to allow farmers to use bee-harming pesticides. Late last night the news was broken the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
Friends of the Earth have sent a detailed report to the Expert Committee on Pesticides in the hope that they will disregard an application for farmers...
Campaign group 38 Degrees has called on Secretary of State for Environment Elizabeth Truss not to lift the ban on toxic neonicotinoids responsible for pollinators’ decline....
It’s called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). A bustling beehive that seems healthy will quickly turn into a ghost town. A live queen may be left behind,...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Ed Bailey, assistant fund manager for the Sarasin Food and Agriculture Opportunities Fund, explores some of the innovations, adaptations and policies that will drive sustainable production...
A new report commissioned by UK farming bodies has claimed that EU plans to ban pesticides could reduce crop yields, causing food prices to go up...
London Fashion Week SS15 is around the corner, celebrating an industry that moves so fast we’re already six months ahead. Meanwhile, the Soil Association is asking...
“The real wealth of the nation lies in the resources of the earth — soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife,” wrote Rachel Carson in 1953. “To...
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...