Nature campaign Stories

Why we fought to protect the Gwent Levels for future generations

  Published:  29 Nov 2018     |       Last updated:  05 Jun 2019     |       4 minute read     |         |     Celeste Hicks
A new road to ease congestion on the M4 in south Wales was first proposed in the 1990s. After nearly 30 years of campaigning by Friends of the Earth, the route through the Gwent Levels has been finally ruled out.

The neonics ban – protecting bees from pesticides

  Published:  26 Sep 2018     |       Last updated:  18 Dec 2018     |       5 minute read     |         |     Celeste Hicks
A ban on 3 bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides for all outdoor crops took effect in 2018. But the UK government has given emergency authorisation to farmers to use one of the pesticides. Read the latest.

Bee surveys - record bees and help science

  Published:  02 Jul 2018     |       Last updated:  15 Mar 2024     |       1 minute read
Bee surveys for beginners up to experts. Your bee sightings will help scientists get a better understanding of the numbers and species that we need to protect.