Say: ‘I am happy to pay for environmental degradation, chronic illness and labour rights abuses in countries that grow flowers for Western consumers but cannot feed their own people.’
… Say It Without Flowers Venetia Hargreaves-Allen | 1st October 2003 News Cut Flowers Flower Miles Pesticides Slave Labour … labour rights abuses in countries that grow flowers for Western consumers but cannot feed …
An intensive study of the flora of one meadow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado over 39 years reveals a consistent long term pattern of change: first flowers 6 days per decade earlier, last flowers 3 days per decades later.
… consistent long term pattern of change: first flowers 6 days per decade earlier, last flowers 3 days per decades later. Two thirds of alpine flowers have changed their pattern of bloom in …
New research encouraging gardeners to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of weedkillers and pesticides, Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) warns
… to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of … numbers by growing red flowering plants and flowers with stripes along the veins. There … weedkillers greatly reduces the number of wildflowers and in nearby hedgerows, and that is …
Agrochemical application can distort floral cues and modify behaviour in pollinators like bees, study confirms.
… Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers sprayed with fertilisers or pesticides … sprays alter the electric field around flowers for up to 25 minutes after exposure. … in the field by electrically manipulating flowers. This showed that bumblebees were able …
The TV cameras were diligently trained on the cyclists competing in the annual Tour of Flanders. But their footage has provided *yet further* evidence that climate change is having a dramatic impact on nature. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Montague | 3rd July 2018 News Climate Change Flowers And Plants Tour Of Flanders Tour of … changes. They estimated how many leaves and flowers were present on the day of the course … and even whole ecosystems. “Some of the flowers growing under these trees may not be …
A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions
… and a civil society-led pathway, Thousand Flowers, all politically and socially distinct … Rules, Central Coordination and Thousand Flowers respectively, despite a 30 per cent … Coordination but only 38 GW in Thousand Flowers, compared to 57 GW so far this winter. …
An increase in air pollution is destroying floral aromas, meaning pollinators such as bees and butterflies may soon be struggling find pollen sources.
… Environment, indicates that aroma from flowers has decreased by as much as 90 per … pollution. ‘The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment… could … in molecules that no longer smell of flowers. Because of this, bees and other …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… change causing the early blooming of Spring flowers? The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports … www.shutterstock.com The early blooming of flowers has serious implications for the …
Neonicotinoid chemicals used as chemicals came under European Union restrictions five years ago - but our cities' bees are still being bombarded, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… often contain this chemical. Vegetables and flowers The study found many bee populations … I grow lots of fruits, vegetables and flowers in my garden without chemicals – there … I grow lots of fruits, vegetables and flowers in my garden without chemicals – there …
The combined impacts of pesticides and air pollution on bees could have severe consequences.
… cues that attract and guide bees towards flowers, while also interfering with their … air pollution. The number of bees visiting flowers was significantly lower in the most …
A warming climate and the loss of natural areas are driving Indian bee colonies to the brink, writes Premila Krishnan. Losing this cousin of our European honeybee could be disastrous, as rural communities depend on their honey for food and income, and the bees perform vital pollination services.
… in the forests, and several varieties of flowers have disappeared." He says tourism is … large scale. "Instead of visiting the natural flowers, the bees are attracted more by the … in the forests, and several varieties of flowers have disappeared …
From boosting biodiversity to gardens that are helping to tackle climate change, Chelsea Flower Show 2012 will be green in more ways than one. Rebecca Campbell went behind the scenes
… & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and …
An ordinary arable field in Sussex is sprayed with pesticides 22 times over a single growing season. Dave Goulson wonders how the bees can survive this toxic onslaught - and exactly who benefits.
… typical field. The rapeseed crop, whose flowers the bees will feed on in season, is …
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them.
… Butterflies Climate Change Natural World Wildflowers Biodiversity Gardening …
The threat posed to vital honeybee populations by neonicotinoid pesticides has long been a cause for serious concern. Now industry funded research proves that those concerns are well founded.
… and had access to a wider range of wild flowers to feed on. Dr Woodcock suggests that …
Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Campaigners rejoice European Union neonicotinoid ban Catherine Early | 30th April 2018 News Bees Pesticides EU Farming Food And Farming bee_on_blossomcgreenpeace.jpg Bee-killing insecticides will …
Climate change may be affecting the normal breeding patterns of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians leading to fears of future population loss of some species
… found that climate change could be causing flowers to open before bees emerged from … pollination Climate change may be causing flowers to open before bees emerge from …
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe
Spring mushrooms show long term effect of climate change The Ecologist | 9th December 2009 News Mushrooms Gardening Food And Farming Climate Change Waste And Recycling Natural World …
The world we inhabit is a miracle of billions of years of evolution as life has unfolded in its full beauty and diversity, writes Grant A. Mincy. But human activities - deforestation, mining, urbanisation, pollution, climate change - are tearing away at the functioning fabric of the living biosphere. A mass extinction is under way, and it must be halted, and reversed. But how?
… and colorfully vibrant with bursting wildflowers in the spring. I love to breathe deep …
Campaigners fear 'backward' step in pesticide regulation in UK after testing body scrapped as Government also confirms major budget cuts to Natural England and the Environment Agency
… to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of … to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of …
Dr Tony Whitbread tells the Ecologist why, despite serious declines in much of Britain's wildlife, he remains optimistic that nature conservation can provide the tools to reverse these negative trends......
Writing in the Guardian, Joanna Blythman has highlighted the environmental damage caused by intensive growing of oil-seed rape - the distinctive yellow-flowering crop which is now a major source of oil for biofuels.
Rape cultivation causes damage 19th April 2007 News Rape Rape-seed Pollen Pesticides Agriculture Agribusiness Farming Pests And Pesticides Organics Natural World News web pic 2_32.jpg Writing in the …
The plan was a simple one: Climate Camp would "swoop" onto the main road on Bishopsgate directly outside the European Climate Exchange (the biggest carbon trading hub in the world) on April 1st, just as the G20 circus rolled into town. But we were never sure precisely how it would work.
… trays of fruit and even armfuls of fresh flowers. The road was clear, journalists …
An innovative new project aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change
Diana Beresford-Kroeger: the woman who speaks for the trees Matilda Lee | 8th April 2011 Activism Climate Change Natural World Forestry Deforestation Archangel Ancient Tree Archive Diana …