Urban beekeeping will help boost the UK's declining bee population. Here are six reasons to get involved
… April 2012 Activism Natural World Wildlife Bees Colony Collapse Disorder Pesticides Urban Beekeeping bees.jpg Urban beekeeping will help boost the … Here are six reasons to get involved Healthy bees make a healthy planet Bees play a crucial …
British honeybee populations have been decimated by the varroa mite, but hidden inside hives in deepest Cornwall, something very special is happening...
… PHOTO GALLERY: Breeding bees resistant to the varroa mite Louis … | 22nd October 2010 Activism Natural World Bees Varroa Mite Native Bees Rodger Dewhurst Honey Wildlife How To …
In China, pear trees have had to be pollinated by hand after bees were wiped out by industrial farming. Now FOE have launched a petition to get the UK government to help halt the decline in Britain's own bee population
… | 11th April 2012 Activism Natural World Bees Pollination Pesticides Friends Of The Earth Wildlife Agriculture bees.jpg In China, pear trees have had to be pollinated by hand after bees were wiped out by industrial farming. Now …
Britain's bees are under threat from Brexit and moves to allow farmers to use banned bee-harming 'neonictinoid' pesticides, warns Dave Timms, Bees Campaigner with Friends of the Earth. With 20 species extinct since 1900 and a further 35 under threat, how much more can our bees take?
… - a nasty sting in the tail for Britain's bees? Dave Timms | 21st June 2016 Activism Bees Pesticides Farming Conservation EU … World Politics UK bumble bee.jpg Britain's bees are under threat from Brexit and moves to …
Rob Drake-Knight reports on a unique collaboration between an environmental organisation and an eco-fashion label who together aim to raise greater awareness of the plight of bees.....
… Bees: the battle is not over yet 18th July … to raise greater awareness of the plight of bees..... Bees pollinate 71 of our top 100 food crops. …
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 … Roddick Make A Difference Food And Farming bees.jpg Sign the petition to ban …
You don't need a smallholding and a meadow to be a budding apiarist - a few sensible precautions will let you fight honeybee decline with a hive in your own backyard
… And Farming Green Living Beekeeping Honey BeesBees beekeeping.jpg You don't need a … for urban beekeepers: Ted Hooper's Guide to bees and honey (£12.99, Alphabet and Image) …
Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing our honeybees. Sign the Soil Association petition to help get it banned. Then take part in Twitter's 'Tweehive' - starting on 14th July
… Help protect our honeybees Laura Sevier | 13th July 2009 Activism Wildlife Natural World Bees Colony Collapse Disorder CCD Pesticides Neonicotinoids ta-protect-our-bees.jpg Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing …
Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has initiated a project to train and support Malawian beekeepers. Find out how you can help...
… September 2009 Activism Food And Gardening Bees Abroad Malawi Beekeeping Pam Gregory … Nkhata Bay Honey Producers Co-operative beesinmalawi2.jpg Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has …
The senior project manager at Landlife, the charity working to bring people and wildlife closer together, on 'principled' dealings with corporations and why it's important to make politicians jealous
… Wildflowers Landlife Biodiversity Buglife Bees Neal's Yard Remedies 1rsphoto-12.jpg The … The campaigns surrounding the loss of bees and their habitat (Buglife's Get Britain … A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids …
Neal's Yard Remedies is a cut above other skincare companies in its commitment to natural ingredients. Laura Sevier speaks to owner Peter Kindersley about the brand's deep ecology
… to launch the Bee Lovely and Help Save the Bees campaign. Sign the campaign petition to … as part of NYR's Bee Lovely and Help Save The Bees campaign. Read Ruth Styles's review of … A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids …
After leaving the EU the government could allow dangerous pesticides banned elsewhere in Europe to be used in the UK, writes Keith Tyrell. Today, Pesticides Action Network is launching a new campaign calling on citizens to fight back against the pesticide industry - and ensure that EU directives and regulations serve as a baseline for British pesticide laws.
… use of pesticides that are highly toxic to bees and other pollinator species What should … pesticides in your food, greater threats to bees and wildlife Approximately 60% of the … approach. This would be a disaster for bees and other pollinators in the UK. We need …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… the subject really well. Help protect our bees Neonicotinoid pesticides have been … petition to help get them banned. UK bumblebees are also in trouble. The Bumblebee … trust has a ‘ gardening for bumblebees ' page on its website. Create a wildlife …
Three storytellers from Uganda, Zimbabwe and Kenya share how Indigenous communities are reviving culture and restoring nature across Africa.
… “Seeing the losses, feeling the pain of the bees, we decided something must be done. For … they will hang in and the wild places where bees feed. We are encouraging everyone to … use organic farming methods.” Watch: Land of Bees Reweaving Each animation demonstrates the …
Brussels is a city of ruthless, well-resourced corporate lobbyists. And unlike ordinary EU citizens, they enjoy priviliged access to officials, negotiators and parliamentarians, and are used to getting their own way. That's a state of affairs that David Lundy & Olivier Hoedeman are determined to end with their 'citizens tours' of EU Lobbyland ...
Exposing the secrets of the EU's corporate Lobbyland David Lundy Olivier Hoedeman Corporate Europe Observatory | 28th April 2015 Activism EU Trade Corporations Corporate Europe Observatory …
Concerned about the state of your food? Here are some ways to tackle the problem at root - from community gardens to animal welfare
… to say no to Genetic Engineering. Save the bees The Save the Honey Bee campaign … has a guide those wanting to keep their own bees here . An article on beekeeping for …
Although sea walls are a strong form of coastal defence they effectively wipe out rock pools which are important oases for marine life. Scientists in Sydney have found a solution involving flower pots...
… companies are both breeding and killing bees Agri-chemical companies like Syngenta … that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being used as a replacement for …
Farming today is well on the way to becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the agro-chemical-biotech industry, writes Colin Tudge. Defra and the European Commission are all too keen to make it so, reflecting the interests of an agro-oligarchy obsessed with profits and growth at all costs. But there is an alternative. Join the 'real farming' agrarian renaissance ...
… other hand, the presenter acknowledged, honey bees are having a rough time, and neonics …
A proposed redesign of the Natural History Museum's grounds in London would cause some unfortunate collateral damage, writes Gary Grant - the destruction of the Museum's 21 year-old wildlife garden, an ecological jewel in the heart of London which features over 3,000 species of plant and animal in just one lovingly tended acre. The Museum must think again!
… dragonflies, butterflies, flies, beetles, bees, spiders, mites, molluscs and earthworms) … areas are unsuitable. There are mining bees nesting in the meadow and bumblebees nesting under stumps. The earl wasp …
One of Africa's last remaining tropical forests, Mabira is home to precious wildlife and is an eco tourist attraction. But it is now under threat from sugarcane production. Esther Nakkazi reports
… After all it is a luxury and not healthy. The bees will act as security to the trees in the …
It's not organic but ‘pro-environmental sustainable' farming practices could help coffee farmers move away from damaging industrial monoculture
… could benefit too: pollinators, such as bees and wasps, are essential for the … for ecology, economy and food security Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has …
In a match some would say was made in hell, two of the world's leading producers of agro-chemicals have joined forces in a partnership to reintroduce the herbicide 2, 4-D, - one-half of the infamous defoliant Agent Orange
… Politics And Economics Dow Monsanto Bees poison_sign.jpg In a match some would say … system. It has also proved toxic to honeybees , birds and fish according to research …
It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
… are linked to struggling populations of bees and other insects in the UK, and local … are linked to struggling populations of bees and other insects in the UK, and local …
Fashionable ideas get an ethical makeover at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Matilda Lee reports
Inside the London College of Fashion's eco-hub Matilda Lee | 15th September 2011 Activism Society Ethical Fashion Organic Cotton Centre For Sustainable Fashion Orsola De Castro Fast Fashion 1borders …