POSTS ARCHIVE
Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category.
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Government green farming fund inadequate
Commenting on Defra’s announcement today that just £3.5 billion of the £15 billion of public money available through the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to be spent on greener farming, Friends of the Earth’s Nature Campaigner Paul de Zylva … Continue reading
19th Dec 2013
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Environment organisations urge Govt to enforce bee-harming pesticide bans
Thirteen leading UK environmental organisations are today calling for the UK Government to show its commitment to reversing bee declines by fully enforcing the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.
2nd Dec 2013
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Biodiversity offsetting: Govt mustn’t gamble with UK’s wildlife
Responding to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report today (Tuesday 12 November 2013) on the Government’s biodiversity offsetting plans, Friends of the Earth Nature Campaigner Sandra Bell said: “We mustn’t gamble with Britain’s wild spaces – nature cannot just be shifted … Continue reading
12th Nov 2013
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Biodiversity ‘compensation’ proposals “a licence to trash nature”
Friends of the Earth say new plans to ‘offset’ the destruction of wildlife by compensating with new green spaces, announced by the Government today (Thursday 5 September 2013), are a license to trash nature.
5th Sep 2013
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EU Commission can’t afford to gamble with bees future
Responding to Syngenta’s legal challenge to the European Commission’s decision to suspend the use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam on bee attractive crops, Friends of the Earth’s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: “These restrictions are completely justified.
27th Aug 2013
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Manchester MP and Councillors support Bee campaign at Bee Tea
A Manchester MP and members of Manchester City Council joined Friends of the Earth for a Bee Tea at the urban bee-friendly garden created for the Dig the City event. [1]
13th Aug 2013
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Manchester’s MPs invited to a Bee Tea.
On Friday 9th August, Manchester Friends of the Earth are inviting Manchester’s Members of Parliament and city councillors to a Bee Tea at the urban bee-friendly garden created for the Dig the City event. [1]
5th Aug 2013
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Govt to introduce Pollinator Action Plan’ to tackle bee decline
Government plans revealed today [Friday 28 June 2013] for the introduction of a National Pollinator Strategy to tackle the rapid decline of Britain’s bees and other pollinating insects have been given a cautious welcome by Friends of the Earth.
28th Jun 2013
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Marks and Spencer calls for plan to save bees
Marks and Spencer has today (Thursday 27 June) called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan. The retailer joins businesses such as Co-op and B&Q, key scientists, 200 MPs from all parties, and tens of thousands of the … Continue reading
27th Jun 2013
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UK’s largest Bee Summit to address growing crisis (Friday 28th June)
” Environment Minister Lord de Mauley to make key note speech at Friends of the Earth organised event. The UK’s largest Bee Summit aimed at tackling the causes of bee decline, will take place in London next Friday (28 June … Continue reading
21st Jun 2013
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Action urged after weedkiller traces found in peoples’ urine
The Government is being urged to take urgent action on pesticides after laboratory tests, published today (Thursday 13 June 2013) by Friends of the Earth and GM Freeze found traces of the weed killer glyphosate in the bodies of people … Continue reading
13th Jun 2013
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Campaign calls on people in the North West to protect iconic Wall Mason Bee
A new report from the University of Reading shows that the North West now supports the only English population of the rare and declining Wall Mason Bee.
8th May 2013
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EU pesticide restrictions a victory for bees and common sense
The decision today to introduce EU-wide restrictions on neonicotinoid insecticides linked to bee decline is a significant victory for bees and common sense, said Friends of the Earth. However, the environmental charity warned that pesticides are not the only threat … Continue reading
29th Apr 2013
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March of the beekeepers: Govt urged to back pesticide restrictions
The Government must take urgent action to protect declining bee populations by supporting European Commission proposals next Monday (29 April 2013) to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee decline, Friends of the Earth said today (Friday 25 April … Continue reading
26th Apr 2013
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Waitrose bans suppliers from using bee-harming pesticides
The campaign to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee decline was given a huge boost today when supermarket chain Waitrose banned suppliers from using neonicotinoid insecticides. The move follows discussion between the supermarket chain and Friends of the … Continue reading
12th Apr 2013
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Bees: Welsh draft action plan for pollinators welcomed
Commenting on the draft Action Plan for Pollinators for Wales, published today (Tuesday 9 April 2013) by the Welsh Government, Friends of the Earth Cymru Director Gareth Clubb, said: “The Welsh Government’s draft pollinator action plan – in response to … Continue reading
9th Apr 2013
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Gardeners urged to be green-minded and green-fingered this Easter
Gardeners are being urged to create bee-friendly gardens this Easter, traditionally one of the busiest gardening weekends of the year, and play their part in safeguarding these threatened pollinators. UK bees have declined in recent years and Friends of the … Continue reading
2nd Apr 2013
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Bees: UK urged to back Euro ban on pesticides
The UK Government should follow the example of Britain’s leading home and garden retailers by backing European Commission proposals later this week (expected Friday 15 March) to restrict the use of widely-used pesticides linked to bee decline, Friends of the … Continue reading
14th Mar 2013
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Garden centres act on pesticides linked to bee decline
Garden centres are the latest retailers to remove household products containing insecticides linked to bee decline from their shelves, Friends of the Earth revealed today (Friday, 15 February 2013). The action by Notcutts, Hillier, Squires and Blue Diamond, which between … Continue reading
15th Feb 2013
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