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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UK’s first postcode gardener springs into action in Hackney
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 … Continue reading
12th Nov 2018
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Government decision to reject application to use banned neonicotinoid pesticides welcomed
Forthcoming Agriculture Bill must help farmers boost nature, says Friends of the Earth
11th Oct 2018
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UK in 100 seconds short film asks: can we make space for nature?
• 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% • … Continue reading
25th Sep 2018
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Help bees this Christmas with Friends of the Earth’s festive Bee Saver Kit
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.
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Agriculture Bill must deliver on Govt promise of greener Post-Brexit farming system
Government must set clear targets including a commitment to significantly reduce pesticide-use
11th Sep 2018
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Councils urged to adopt bee-friendly grass-cutting and introduce pollinator action plans
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.
19th Jul 2018
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British mammals’ fight for survival
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.
13th Jun 2018
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Grow a few weeds and help Britain’s bees, say wildlife experts as Friends of the Earth’s Great British Bee Count begins
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 … Continue reading
17th May 2018
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Bee-harming pesticides banned
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.
27th Apr 2018
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New neonic pesticide report confirms threat to bees
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 … Continue reading
28th Feb 2018
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Northern Forest backing welcomed – but government must do more to protect ancient forests and nature
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 … Continue reading
7th Jan 2018
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