A peer-reviewed article on the safety of the herbicide glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after ghostwriting from Monsanto employees was revealed […]
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Pesticides worsen the biodiversity crisis – Expert Reaction
A major study concludes that pesticides are overwhelmingly harming hundreds of species they aren’t meant to affect. The systematic review analysed […]
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Blueprint to save nature by 2050 – Expert Reaction
New global targets to protect nature and biodiversity are proposed in a UN framework, which stresses people and nature can’t be separated. […]
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Neonicotinoid replacement hinders bumblebee reproduction – Expert Reaction
A new family of pesticides, sulfoximines, which are expected to be a key replacement for neonicotinoids, may have sub-lethal effects […]
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European Commission votes to restrict neonicotinoids – Expert reaction
The European Commission has voted to ban neonicotinoid pesticides in EU member states. The decision is expected to come into force […]
Continue readingNeonicotinoid pesticides to be pulled from some NZ shelves – In the News
Australian hardware chain Bunnings has decided to stop selling neonicotinoid pesticides products in its Australian and New Zealand stores by […]
Continue readingResearch raises question over pesticide residues and IVF success – Expert Reaction
In a study of 325 couples going through fertility treatment, women who ate fruits and veggies with higher pesticide residues […]
Continue readingField tests show insecticide impact on bees – Expert Reaction
Two large-scale field experiments have shown mixed effects of certain insecticides on honey bees and wild bees. Neonicotinoids are insecticides […]
Continue readingUPDATED: New technology blurring line on GE crops – Expert reaction
Genetically engineered crops are safe, but new regulations are needed as the definition of GE organisms becomes blurred, say US academies. […]
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Glyphosate weedkiller: what’s the risk? – Expert reaction
The use of glyphosate weedkiller on Auckland parks and footpaths is in the spotlight amidst claims local councils’ spraying programmes are […]
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