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24 June 2022 Silent Death

Dave Goulson, biology professor and author: “The decline of insects threatens our existence”

By Juliet Ferguson

Professor Dave Goulson tells IE about the importance of insects, how pesticide use threatens the world’s species and citizens, and what we can do about it. Read more "Dave Goulson, biology professor and author: “The decline of insects threatens our existence”"

24 June 2022 Silent Death

Josef Settele, biologist and researcher: “We can solve problems of species loss by changing our eating habits”

By Harald Schumann

Josef Settele tells IE that if we are serious about protecting nature, a drastic change in eating habits and farming approaches are needed. Read more "Josef Settele, biologist and researcher: “We can solve problems of species loss by changing our eating habits”"

24 June 2022 Silent Death

Data: The true scale of Europe‘s pesticide problem remains hidden

By Nico Schmidt

Why available data on pesticide use and biodiversity loss must be treated with caution - and what we can still learn from existing statistics. Read more "Data: The true scale of Europe‘s pesticide problem remains hidden"

24 June 2022 Silent Death

Nina Holland, Corporate Europe Observatory: “The chemical and pesticide industry have a long history of manufacturing doubt”

By Attila Kálmán and Wojciech Cieśla

Nina Holland, a researcher with NGO Corporate Europe Observatory, tells IE about the long arm of the EU pesticide lobby and how they attempt to stifle debate and influence decision-making. Read more "Nina Holland, Corporate Europe Observatory: “The chemical and pesticide industry have a long history of manufacturing doubt”"

21 June 2022 Silent Death

Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”

By Eurydice Bersi and Maria Maggiore

EU Commission Vice-President and European Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans explains why the new pesticides regulation is essential to secure long-term food security and why it must not be sacrificed for short-term gains. Read more "Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice-President: “Without pesticides reduction, we will have a food crisis in Europe”"

5 April 2022 Military power

Andrew Feinstein, author, “The arms trade feeds off this cycle of profit”

By Juliet Ferguson

A lack of transparency and deals done behind closed doors fuels corruption and makes vast profits for many involved. And with so much money to be made the desire to stop conflict is harder to realise, Andrew Feinstein told IE about how his research has revealed the level of corruption in the arms … Read more "Andrew Feinstein, author, “The arms trade feeds off this cycle of profit”"