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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. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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NATURE

UK’s first postcode gardener springs into action in Hackney

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Kate Poland will start as the UK’s first-ever ‘postcode gardener’. She will work with people in the E5 postcode to increase vegetation and wildlife in their streets. This pilot is part of the 10xGreener initiative from Friends of the Earth …

Government decision to reject application to use banned neonicotinoid pesticides welcomed

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Forthcoming Agriculture Bill must help farmers boost nature, says Friends of the Earth

UK in 100 seconds short film asks: can we make space for nature?

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• New poll reveals 4 out of 5 people over-estimate how much of the UK is built on • Nearly 1 in 3 think that over 50% of the country is built on, when reality is less than 7% • …

Help bees this Christmas with Friends of the Earth’s festive Bee Saver Kit

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Britain’s bees need a home as their habitat continues to be destroyed – help them today by ordering your special-edition Christmas Bee Saver Kit.

Agriculture Bill must deliver on Govt promise of greener Post-Brexit farming system

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Government must set clear targets including a commitment to significantly reduce pesticide-use

Mellor Green Wildflower Meadow

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Just a few of the dozens of wildflowers we sowed in Cheadle Hulme in April.

Councils urged to adopt bee-friendly grass-cutting and introduce pollinator action plans

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Councils are being urged by Friends of the Earth and Buglife to do more to help Britain’s bees after a survey found that only two English county councils have comprehensive pollinator action plans in place.

British mammals’ fight for survival

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Today’s [Wednesday, 13 June] review by the Mammal Society and Natural England finds that almost one in five of British mammal species face a high risk of extinction.

Ask your council to put pollinators first

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Wouldn’t it be fantastic if your neighbourhood was full of flourishing green spaces, for both you and bees to enjoy? We rely on bees and other pollinating insects for so many plants and crops. But too often we forget they …

Grow a few weeds and help Britain’s bees, say wildlife experts as Friends of the Earth’s Great British Bee Count begins

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New poll shows 57% of people prepared to allow weeds and longer grass to grow to help wildlife The fifth annual Great British Bee Count launches today (17 May). Sign up now at www.greatbritishbeecount.co.uk Thousands of verified bee sightings will …

Join the Great British Bee Count 2018

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Would you like to learn how to identify the bees that visit your garden or local park? Would you like to count how many of each species you see, and help Friends of the Earth find out which are doing …

Shape the future of our countryside

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The natural world is in serious trouble. Bees, birds, butterflies and other wildlife are in decline. One of the main reasons? Pesticides.

Bee-harming pesticides banned

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Today’s decision by EU member states, including the UK, to back a permanent ban on the outdoor use of three bee-harming pesticides is a “major victory for science, common sense and our under-threat bees”, says Friends of the Earth.

March Nature Blog

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What to look out for in March in Manchester At this time of year you should be able to see snow drops and crocus which were starting to flower in parts of Manchester until the snow hit this week.. …

Wild flower meadow in Platt Fields

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New neonic pesticide report confirms threat to bees

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Tougher ban on bee-harming pesticides essential, says Friends of the Earth A total ban on the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid pesticides is urgently needed, Friends of the Earth said, after a major new report published today (28 February) concluded …

Recipes for your bee-friendly rapeseed oil

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Have you already bought some high-quality bee-friendly British rapeseed oil produced while avoiding the use of harmful pesticides? If you’d like more information about the issues, you can find out more here. But if you’ve already got a bottle of …

Bee-friendly shopper's guide to Local Rapeseed Oil

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An earth- and pollinator-friendly diet is healthy for us as well as various wild bees, honey bees and other pollinators. This is so whether we are vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous and especially if it includes the best oils and fats.

Northern Forest backing welcomed - but government must do more to protect ancient forests and nature

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Every child should be given right to experience nature every day.Commenting on government backing for the Woodland Trust’s proposed coast-to-coast Northern Forest, Friends of the Earth Senior Nature Campaigner, Paul de Zylva, said: “England is one of the least wooded …

City of Trees: can you spare 30 minutes and help shape the future of Greater Manchester’s trees and woods?

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City of Trees is looking for home-based volunteers to help with an important project called i-Tree Eco.

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