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Biffa Award, Buglife, Birmingham, Bristol … a lot of b’s all add up to the Urban Buzz, an eight city project to create habitats for pollinators. Today Buglife are launching...
23/11/2015
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New report highlights “extraordinary change” in the fortunes of Britain’s grasshoppers, crickets and allied species
Evidence from the latest study into the conservation status of Britain’s grasshoppers, crickets and allied species reveals an “extraordinary change in the fortunes” of many species of these insects since...
20/11/2015
Call to action for Europe to strengthen nature laws and save wildlife
Today a collection of nature charities will be meeting with relevant EU government representatives to discuss a new paper which identifies the actions needed to save wildlife in the EU...
19/11/2015
Study suggesting neonicotinoids are safe is severely flawed says scientists
A paper published last week in Environmental Sciences Europe has criticised a study funded by pesticide manufactures. The study by agrochemical giant, Syngenta claims to show that one of the...
11/11/2015
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American invaders in Lincolnshire
An invasive non-native mollusc species has been discovered in a Lincolnshire River – posing a potential threat to our native fresh and brackish water ecosystems. The findings are published in...
02/11/2015
Neonicotinoids Pose Toxic Risk to Animals in Field Margins and Hedges
New studies reviewed by Buglife show neonicotinoids are being widely spread, through the air and water, into hedgerows, meadows, rivers and ponds, where they can damage a great range of...
12/10/2015
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Rare spider discovered in Northern Ireland
A rare house spider has been found for the first time in Northern Ireland. The Wood house-spider (Malthonica silvestris), closely related to the house spiders that people often find in...
07/10/2015
Saving the small things that manage our water
Today on World River’s Day, Buglife are launching a strategy for freshwater invertebrates. The charity has long championed the small things that run the planet but are now turning the...
24/09/2015
Putting nature at the heart of plans for farming and for water
Environment sector sets out visions for farming and for water in two influential publications Voluntary organisations have come together to produce ambitious visions for England’s farmland and the country’s water. Wildlife...
15/09/2015
US Court rules out new neonicotinoid
Judges in the U.S. yesterday ruled that the pesticide regulator Environmental Protection Agency had erred in allowing the use of sulfoxaflor a new type of neonicotinoid, insecticides that have been...
11/09/2015