Biodiversity Archives - Investigate Europe

4 August 2022 Silent Death

‘Pesticides aren’t the absolute evil’: the project where nature and agriculture coexist

By Maria Maggiore

Among the industrial-scale agribusiness sites of Lombardy, an EU-funded project is regenerating land and helping limit the use of chemicals. Read more "‘Pesticides aren’t the absolute evil’: the project where nature and agriculture coexist"

22 July 2022 Silent Death

Beyond robo-bees: can technology really help halt the biodiversity crisis?

By Juliet Ferguson

Investigate Europe drones out the noise to find out if technology does hold solutions to combat pesticides and protect ecosystems. Read more "Beyond robo-bees: can technology really help halt the biodiversity crisis?"

20 July 2022 Silent Death

How owls are flying to save Greek farmers from rodents and pesticides

By Eurydice Bersi

Investigate Europe traveled to northern Greece to see how birds of prey could help protect both crops and biodiversity. Read more "How owls are flying to save Greek farmers from rodents and pesticides"

19 July 2022 Silent Death

Member States slam European Commission pesticide reduction ambitions

By Pascal Hansens and Harald Schumann

A majority of EU nations have strongly criticized the landmark proposal to slash Europe's pesticide use in half by 2030. Read more "Member States slam European Commission pesticide reduction ambitions"

Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem

As a biodiversity crisis unfolds, can Europe address its silent pesticide problem?

Europe is stuck in a toxic relationship. For decades, farmers have relied on chemicals to produce the food that feeds the continent, but their use remains largely unchecked. Journalist Harald Schumann joins the podcast to discuss the findings of Investigate Europe's newest investigation. Read more "Europe’s deep-rooted pesticide problem"

5 July 2022 Silent Death

Pesticides: the dark secrets of the Guadiana river

Farmers along the Portugal-Spain border say they must use chemicals for their survival. Ecologists, meanwhile, argue that the true impacts of pesticides on the river are being kept from the surface. Read more "Pesticides: the dark secrets of the Guadiana river"