The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not just highly toxic to developing human foetuses. A new study finds that it also damages the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the survival of this important pollinator.
… the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal … the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal …
Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food sources rather than pesticides or disease seen as biggest threat to honey bees
Loss of forage biggest long-term threat to bees The Ecologist | 8th January 2010 News Honey Bees Bees Food And Farming Pesticides bees.jpg Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food …
Continuing high winter losses in bee colonies is prompting fears about future of hobby beekeeping
… on disease, bad weather and poor quality of foraging due to habitat loss Continuing high … disease, bad weather and poor quality of foraging due to habitat loss for the continued … a harsh winter and bad summer last year, poor foraging and the 'devastating' affect of the …
Beekeepers in US blame weather and starvation for another winter of heavy colony losses, which is likely to lead to rises in the cost of pollination
Heavy bee colony losses in US could lead to price rise The Ecologist | 4th May 2010 News Natural World Food And Farming Bees CCD bees.jpg Observers say the current losses being suffered by honey bee …
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that bison can roam outside the park boundaries for winter and early spring forage without being shot.
Yellowstone bison have 'right to roam' The Ecologist | 15th March 2014 News Natural World Hunting USA ystone-bison-sunset.png The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that bison can roam outside the park …
Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids in the UK and help safeguard Britain's threatened bee population
TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Matilda Lee | 5th July 2011 Activism Wildlife Gardening Bees Neonicotinoids Pesticides Neal's Yard Remedies Agriculture Sam Roddick Make A Difference Food And …
Nine new studies will look at the role of pesticides, habitat loss and disease in the decline of insect pollinators like the honeybee and bumblebee
Why are bees in decline? New research to provide the answers The Ecologist | 22nd June 2010 News Bees Pollination Food And Farming Honeybees Insects Biodiversity bumblebee.jpg Research will look at …
Sink your teeth into a cheese wedding cake and leave concerns about pesticides and battery hens behind
The cheese wedding cake: the cruelty-free choice The Ecologist | 25th April 2011 Ethical Living Cheese Local Royal Wedding Food And Drink Food And Farming wedding.jpg Sink your teeth into a cheese …
Climate change may be causing flowers to open before bees emerge from hibernation leading to declines in pollination, new research suggests
Bees stung by 'climate change-linked' early pollination The Ecologist | 7th September 2010 News Bees Pollination Natural World Wildlife Biodiversity beeflying.jpg The decline in pollinators has …
Food production has a huge carbon footprint made worse by the enormous quantities thrown away. There's no need to become a fregan, but isn’t it time you started making the most of leftovers? Celebrity chef Richard Fox shows us how it's done
Love Food Hate Waste: how to eat sustainably The Ecologist | 21st March 2011 Ethical Living Richard Fox Love Food Hate Waste Sustainability Food And Drink Food And Farming Green Living …
Previous calls to ban neonicotinoids have been turned down by the UK government because of lack of evidence
Renewed call for pesticide ban to protect bees The Ecologist | 14th September 2009 News Bees Pesticides Neonicotinoids Food And Farming Natural World beequeen,-nz,-dave-goulson.jpg Conservationists …
A solution to the livestock sector's reliance on soya animal feed, which is driving deforestation in Argentina and Brazil, could be found by incentivising home-grown alternatives
UK could cut Amazon soya imports with home-grown peas and beans The Ecologist | 21st July 2010 News Food And Farming Deforestation Amazon Soy Livestock beanpea.jpg Protein crops grown in the UK such …
Not every supermarket is a heartless corporate giant: here are six that are showing Tesco and co how it's done
Greener grocers: six great ethical supermarkets The Ecologist | 23rd May 2011 Ethical Living Supermarkets Organic Ethical Food And Drink Food And Farming Green Living holding.jpg Not every …
Oysters need a thriving natural eco-system and ultra clean water to survive. And as Matilda Lee discovered on a visit to Loch Fyne Oysters, they even find their own food. So are oysters the green choice?
… catches up with Tim Cresswell to talk foraging GREEN LIVING The A to Z of foraging Fed up of paying a premium for …
Cape gannet chicks are facing starvation as a result of overfishing of sardines and anchovies off the coast of southern Africa, as well as an increase in predation by other species affected by the food shortage
… placed on fishing numbers within the bird's foraging range if the Cape gannet is to …
It's an ancient craft using renewable resources with sustainable techniques. But that doesn't mean it can't be damned sexy, as Mary Butcher shows
Basket weaving for the 21st Century Matilda Lee | 8th October 2009 Ethical Living Origin Craft Show Green Living Crafts Apprenticeships Mary Butcher Victoria & Albert Museum mb1.jpg Click on the …