The Retained EU Law Bill: Committee stage debate
The Retained EU Law Bill is currently at committee stage in the House of Lords. At committee stage, Peers have the opportunity to submit and debate amendments and discuss the [...]
The Environmental Improvement Plan – a step in the right direction
What is the EIP? Five years ago the government launched the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), and the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023 for England is the first revision of [...]
Supporting farmers to reduce their reliance on pesticides – does the latest proposal for the new Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) in England go far enough? GallerySupporting farmers to reduce their reliance on pesticides – does the latest proposal for the new Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) in England go far enough?
Supporting farmers to reduce their reliance on pesticides – does the latest proposal for the new Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) in England go far enough?
Steph Morren unpacks the latest announcement on ELMS. Earlier in January, we heard from Mark Spencer – farming minister at Defra – about the Government’s plans for the roll-out of [...]
Write to your MP: Neonics approval and parliamentary debate on bee-killing pesticides
In light of the government's decision to once again grant the 'emergency' use of the banned bee-harming pesticide thiamethoxam - a type of neonicotinoid - on sugar beet in [...]
Press Release: UK government allows ‘emergency’ use of banned bee-harming pesticide just days after EU tightens protections
For immediate release - 23 January 2023 UK government allows ‘emergency’ use of banned bee-harming pesticide just days after EU tightens protections Today, 23 January 2023, the government has [...]
COP15 – What’s at stake when it comes to pesticides?
What is CBD COP15? This month in Montreal, Canada, delegates from around the world are meeting at COP15- the UN Conference on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties (COP15). The [...]
The Retained EU Law Bill: an unprecedented risk to pesticide regulation
In the midst of the political chaos that gripped Westminster this autumn, on 22 September, the government tabled the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL Bill). As the [...]
Sixty years later, book that launched environmental movement exposes Government’s inaction on pesticides
The UK Government's "dither and delay" approach to pesticide policy continues to put the health of our natural world at serious risk, sixty years after author Rachel Carson first [...]
NEW REPORT “Chemical Pollution: The Silent Killer of UK Rivers”
Steph Morren has written this blog, introducing a new report from Wildfish, RSPB, Buglife and The Pesticide Collaboration called Chemical Pollution: The Silent Killer of UK Rivers. “The most [...]
“Pesticides and Wildlife” – new RSPB report
How could intelligent beings seek to control a few unwanted species by a method that contaminated the entire environment and brought the threat of disease and death even to [...]