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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Honey product guide launched
Ethical Consumer and Friends of the Earth today urge consumers to put the plight of the beleaguered honey bee on their shopping list by choosing ethically produced honey.
10th Nov 2014
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Beavers emergency appeal
Beavers are back in the wild in England. Friends of the Earth needs your help to keep them there. Beavers were once found right across England, before they were driven to extinction several hundred years ago. Now they are back, with a … Continue reading
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Climate change causes bees to fall out of sync with flowering plants
Reacting to a new report from the University of East Anglia, published today (6 November 2014), which says climate change could be disrupting the relationship between bees and plants, Friends of the Earth Nature Campaigner Sandra Bell said: “This study … Continue reading
6th Nov 2014
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Bee Action Plan due: last chance for bees
Ahead of the Government’s unveiling of its long-awaited action plan to reverse the decline of Britain’s bees next week (expected on Tuesday 4 November), Friends of the Earth is warning it must contain strong measures to make UK farms and … Continue reading
31st Oct 2014
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Allotments best for bees: Great British Bee Count results
Allotments are providing the best habitat for bees while parks and roadsides need improving, warns a leading bee expert following the results of the first-ever Great British Bee Count published today by Friends of the Earth, Buglife and B&Q.
28th Oct 2014
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Keep Devon’s beavers in the wild
This morning Friends of the Earth launched a legal challenge to prevent the government via Natural England from capturing a family of beavers living happily on the River Otter in Devon. Beavers are a joyous celebration of how – if … Continue reading
24th Oct 2014
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Save the bees not the pesticides!
Yesterday the farming and pesticides industries attacked European regulations that protect our health and the environment. The National Farmers Union (NFU), the agricultural industries confederation (aic) and the Crop Protection Association (CPA) said the loss of pesticide products resulting from … Continue reading
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Pesticides report by farming and chemical lobby is dangerously misleading
Commenting on the Healthy Harvest report by the NFU and the pesticide lobby, Paul de Zylva, Friends of the Earth’s nature campaigner said: “This dangerously misleading report lacks any credible, independent and peer reviewed science.
21st Oct 2014
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Govt response to MPs concerns over Bee Action Plan inadequate
Commenting on the Government’s response today (Wednesday 15 October 2014) to a report by a Committee of MPs that was critical of its draft National Pollinator Strategy, Friends of the Earth Nature Campaigner Sandra Bell said: “This response will simply … Continue reading
15th Oct 2014
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Show your support for the ‘Tale of Two Cities” wildflower bid (Manchester & Liverpool)
Manchester and Liverpool have launched a joint bid, called Tale of Two Cities, to win £120,000 of funding from Kew Gardens for wildflower planting. The winner of the funding will be decided by a public vote, which is open until … Continue reading
14th Oct 2014
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UN Biodiversity Summit: World must act on wildlife
The world must take action on biodiversity as a priority to avert an ecological catastrophe, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 6 October 2014) as the international community gathers for the start of a UN convention on the issue … Continue reading
6th Oct 2014
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Govt plans to capture Devon beavers may be unlawful, warns Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth has today (Thursday 25 September) called for an immediate halt to Government plans to capture wild beavers on the River Otter in Devon, warning that any such moves may be unlawful.
25th Sep 2014
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Our visit to Pomona Island
Does the name Pomona Island mean anything to you? Unless you are an observant commuter on the Metrolink travelling through Cornbrook, or a dog walker in Old Trafford, you probably haven’t noticed this hidden wildlife haven between the Bridgewater Canal … Continue reading
10th Sep 2014
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Bumblebees most spotted in Great British Bee Count
Yellow and black bumblebees have been the most common species seen by people logging bee sightings for The Great British Bee Count this summer, using a smartphone app developed by Friends of the Earth, Buglife and B&Q, interim results released … Continue reading
21st Aug 2014
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Biodiversity Offsetting: Save Smithy Wood (Woodland Trust)
Extra Motorway Services want to build services, a car park and a slip road on top of Smithy Woods, on the M1 near Sheffield. They want to use a controversial new approach called biodiversity offsetting allowing them to trash the … Continue reading
17th Aug 2014
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Create a Bee World
Creating spaces where bees can thrive. Friends of the Earth’s Bee Worlds project has been a brilliant success. We now have over 200, smashing our initial targets of 60 for 2013 and 80 for 2014. Let’s continue to cover the … Continue reading
7th Aug 2014
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Manchester is Buzzin! (Dig the City)
Manchester Friends of the Earth showcases its bee-friendly garden as part of urban gardening festival, Dig the City
1st Aug 2014
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Bees: Govt must get tougher on pesticides, say MPs
A new report published today (Monday 28 July 2014) by a committee of MPs criticising the lack of effective Government action to protect UK bees from harmful insecticides, and the reliance on pesticide safety tests carried out by chemical firms, … Continue reading
28th Jul 2014
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Is the Government doing enough to help our hard-working bees?
Bees beat their wings an incredible 230 times a second to stay airborne. Now the bees need the Government to be just as energetic if its plan to save them is to be credible. We back today’s call from the … Continue reading
27th Jul 2014
Govt must uphold ban on bee-harming pesticide, says coalition
Ministers must stand up to intense lobbying from the pesticide industry by refusing to allow a banned bee-harming pesticide to be used on Britain’s crops, a coalition of organisations said in a letter to David Cameron today (Tuesday 1 July).
1st Jul 2014
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