The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are in. The sunniest spring and hottest summer ever recorded in the UK provided good weather conditions for butterflies after 2024’s record-breaking lows. However, the results from the Big Butterfly Count show that it was definitely not a bumper summer for our beleaguered butterflies. Over 125,000 citizen scientists [...] The post Butterfly count reveals worrying results appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
Dr May van Schalkwyk shares insights into how the pesticide industry shapes policy and science and its impact on people’s health and the planet.| Pesticide Action Network UK
Synthetic pesticides used in conventional agriculture may have hazardous effects on wildlife. Still, most studies assessing the effects of pesticides are conducted under controlled conditions and include one to three different substances, neglecting the real exposure conditions of wild organisms to pesticide mixtures. In a recent study, we analysed the blood of 35 wild Montagu’s [...] The post Pesticides impact on the nestlings of a farmland bird of prey appeared first on Pesticide Action N...| Pesticide Action Network UK
For years, no-till farming (the practice of reducing tillage and ploughing to protect soil fertility) has been promoted as a climate-friendly, soil-saving solution. It is marketed as a pillar of “regenerative agriculture” by the agrochemical industry and supported by major food companies. But a new report from Friends of the [...]| Pesticide Action Network UK
by Alicja Witwicka, PhD When it comes to pesticide toxicity, for years regulators have asked only one blunt question: how much pesticide kills a bee. The reasons why and how have been largely overlooked. Scientists have long warned that this “lethal dose” approach used in pesticide registration tests is dangerously crude, and our new twin [...] The post Gene by gene, organ by organ: Mapping pesticide damage across the bee body appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
The results from the largest ever UK-wide survey on pesticide use by local authorities in public spaces launched today. It provides the most comprehensive picture of urban pesticide use by local councils in the UK to date. PAN UK received responses to Freedom of Information requests from 368 town, city, borough, district and county councils [...] The post 354 tonnes of pesticides used in UK towns and cities in 2024 appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
by Kyle Morrison, University of New South Wales In freshwater and marine ecosystems around the world, pesticides are silently shifting the ways in which fish socialise and interact. A recent study has analysed data from 37 experiments that tested the impacts of 31 different pesticides on 11 different fish species. [...]| Pesticide Action Network UK
Written by Barbara Dinham, a long-time friend, colleague and former Director of PAN UK. Dorothy Myers, who died aged 88 in May 2025, was a pioneering environmentalist who played an influential role in pesticide policies over the last 40 years. She was a founder of Pesticide Action Network UK (established as Pesticide Trust in 1986) [...] The post Dorothy Myers (1936-2025): A founder of PAN UK appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
Hello, I’m Ella, the ‘new’ Supermarkets Campaigner here at PAN UK. It’s been six months since I started this position – on one hand I can hardly believe it’s been that long and on the other it feels like I’ve been here forever. I remember the moment I got a call back with the job [...] The post Meet PAN UK’s new Supermarkets Campaigner appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
Twenty per cent of suicides are a result of pesticide poisoning, but bans on highly hazardous pesticides can reduce these risks.| Pesticide Action Network UK
What is in play at the BRS COPs this year?| Pesticide Action Network UK
New study finds that glyphosate harms embryos and hatchlings of the weeping frog Physalaemus gracilis, a species native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.| Pesticide Action Network UK
New research reveals that common UK food items contain PFAS pesticides ('forever chemicals'), including grapes, spinach, and strawberries.| Pesticide Action Network UK
The agriculture and food sectors must take action to address the causes of climate change and reduce its impact on food production.| Pesticide Action Network UK
UK citizens and the natural environment are being exposed to potentially harmful mixtures of pesticides, a phenomenon known as the ‘cocktail effect’.| Pesticide Action Network UK
PAN UK has worked in West and Central Africa for more than 15 years, supporting thousands of farmers to grow organic cotton.| Pesticide Action Network UK
