War On Wildlife Shortcast | Nick Mole
In this shortcast Nick Mole, Policy Offer with the Pesticide Action Network suggests we should ‘massively, dramatically, and quickly reduce the amount of pesticides’ we use’. [Duration 0:00:20]
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Podcast: Professor Dave Goulson | Minister for Pesticides One Year On
Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, specializing in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees. He has been warning about the toxicity of pesticides and their threat to biodiversity for many years.
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Podcast: Nick Mole | Pesticide Action Network UK
In this podcast Charlie Moores talks with Nick Mole, Policy Officer with Pesticide Action Network UK, about the rise of pesticide use, the ‘cocktail effect’, supporting farmers with information on alternatives, and the role that cheap food plays in pesticide over-use.
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Good news for insects as EU bans thiacloprid
European Union governments this week took a major decision in favour of wildlife by widening an existing EU ban on some pesticides to include the powerful neonicotinoid thiacloprid. But what are neonicotinoids and what do they do?
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