Headlines AfricaAug 1, 2025
Africa: Call for Urgent SA Pesticide Action Plan to Protect Farm Workers - - and Consumers: [Daily Maverick] NGOs report limited resources for consumer education and pesticide testing, which they believe hinders effective enforcement of pesticide limits. They also perceive a governmental reluctance to implement significant changes. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMFGJL #PesticideAction #FarmWorkers #ConsumerProtection #Agriculture #NGOs
corpwatchNov 16, 2023

Battle brewing over proposed U.S. laws (backed by Bayer) to protect pesticide companies against lawsuits over pesticide harms.

#PesticideAction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/03/pesticide-regulation-cancer-bayer-roundup-law-legislation

‘It’s an abomination’: battle brewing over proposed US laws to protect pesticide companies

Exclusive: Even as juries decide against a herbicide maker, proposed industry-backed measures would limit lawsuits and local use restrictions

The Guardian
Dr Susi ArnottApr 10, 2023
"David Attenborough is a hero to many of us, and no one has done more to champion the wonders of our natural world. Perhaps he might yet persuade the BBC to commission the hard-hitting, kick-up-the-arse documentary we really need." @davegoulson #PesticideAction #EcologicalEmergency #VetworkUK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/10/david-attenborough-wild-isles-online-tv-british-nature?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
David Attenborough’s online Wild Isles isn’t too hard-hitting for TV – it doesn’t go far enough

I was hoping for a film that would wake people up to the dismal state of British nature. This charming episode won’t do that, says professor of biology Dave Goulson

The Guardian