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Where the wild things grow
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Where the wild things grow

All PAN UK posts, Pesticide-Free Towns

Where the wild things grow

Sam Claydon2025-06-12T08:44:40+01:00June 12th, 2025|

Council workers and contractors across the UK are currently spraying the weeds on our pavements, parks, playgrounds and other public [...]

Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health
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Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health

All PAN UK posts, Safeguarding health

Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health

Sam Claydon2025-06-02T09:44:16+01:00June 2nd, 2025|

By Felipe Muñoz, Postdoctoral Researcher, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O'Higgins Recent research from our team at the [...]

Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal
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Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

All PAN UK posts, Changing UK policy, Defending the environment, Protecting our food, Safeguarding health

Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

Sam Claydon2025-05-22T12:02:00+01:00May 22nd, 2025|

PAN UK is delighted with this week’s reset deal which commits the UK to following EU existing and future pesticide [...]

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👋 Please join us in welcoming Ella Daish, our n

👋 Please join us in welcoming Ella Daish, our new Supermarkets Campaigner, to PAN UK. 👋

Ella is stepping into the role having gained experience launching and running a corporate campaign to remove plastic from period products. It led to four major brands and retailers removing plastic tampon applicators from their own products and most supermarkets began stocking alternatives.

She is now turning her focus to reducing pesticides in supermarket supply chains and is already a valuable and integral part of our team. You’ll be hearing from her on a regular basis as we make progress moving forward.

For now, she’s written a little something about her first weeks at PAN UK.

*Link to our blog in our bio*

Twenty percent of suicides are a result of pestici

Twenty percent of suicides are a result of pesticide poisoning. A new review by the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention shows strong evidence that banning highly toxic pesticides is one of the most effective ways countries can reduce pesticide suicide rates.

Their findings strongly support the World Health Organization’s goal to regulate hazardous pesticides as part of national suicide prevention strategies.

Read the full blog post via the link in our bio.

@centrepsp #suicideprevention

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New, groundbreaking research linking Glyphosate to

New, groundbreaking research linking Glyphosate to cancer is forcing governments to review their support for the world’s most popular weedkiller.

This webinar is an exclusive opportunity to hear about the most comprehensive, global study ever conducted on Glyphosate from its only UK-based contributor, Professor Micheal Antoniou (Professor of Molecular Genetics and Toxicology at Kings College London).

Published on the 10th June in the prestigious Environmental Health journal, the study confirms that Glyphosate and Glyphosate-based herbicides cause multiple types of cancer, even at exposure levels deemed to be “safe” by the EU. It was coordinated by the Ramazzini Institute in Italy and involved scientists from across the US, South America and Europe.

In response to this landmark study, the European Commission has said that it will review this new data and “act immediately to amend or withdraw the approval,” of glyphosate if it “no longer meets” the EU’s safety standards. This decision would have huge implications in the UK and beyond.

Sign up to this free, one-off webinar to hear Professor Antoniou present the study’s key findings. There will also be a chance for questions.

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The webinar is open to all so please do share it with your colleagues, supporters and other networks.

#glyphosate #cancer

“Dr Trevor Dines is a veritable botanical encycl

“Dr Trevor Dines is a veritable botanical encyclopaedia, the kind of person you wish you could carry in your pocket on every walk. This excellent book provides a fascinating exploration of the science and ecology of urban plants and is a fitting tribute to their resilience and adaptability. Another superb addition to Bloomsbury’s British Wildlife Collection, I would urge all naturalists to buy it and use it.”

A perfect review of Trevor Dines’ new book on urban plants by Iolo Williams.

Urban Plants' is the most wonderful new book looking at how our pavement plants arrived, how they survive, and how a select few seize the opportunity to become masters of the streets, thriving in the face of constant upheaval and change.

We learn how our villages, towns and cities have changed over time – from Roman Britain to reconstruction after World War II – and the resulting geographical variation that exists in our flora today, such as London Rocket at the Tower of London or the newly evolved York Groundsel recently discovered in a railway station carpark. Trevor also looks to the future and the potential impacts of invasive species, herbicides and climate change, as well as the concept of urban rewilding.

Illustrated with around 350 colour photographs, maps and diagrams, as well as text boxes exploring key species and habitats, this is a fascinating deep dive into the biology, ecology and cultural impact of the plants that set up home alongside us.

– see our blog via the link in our bio – and find a code for 25% off this really beautiful new guide to the flowers at our feet.

@trevor.dines @iolo.williams.007 @bloomsburypublishing @bloomsburyoutdoors

The wonderful people at Lush have created a limite

The wonderful people at Lush have created a limited-edition bath bomb in support of our work. It's called ‘The Pollinators’ with 75% of sales coming our way. They really are special!

If you do get one we'd love to see a photo! Tag us 🐝

#lush #thepollinators #bathbomb

Council workers and contractors across the UK are

Council workers and contractors across the UK are currently spraying the weeds on our pavements, parks, playgrounds and other public green spaces with toxic herbicides. Author and artist, Anna Chapman Parker, has written a blog providing a glimpse of the under-appreciated beauty being lost. Not only are pavement plants vital in supporting our wildlife, there is so much to observe and enjoy if we just know how to look for it. @annachapmanparker

Anna’s wonderful new book, Understorey: A Year Among Weeds, is out now in paperback. Part diary, part sketchbook, Understorey shines a light on our common urban plants, celebrating their extraordinary abundance, resilience and value.

You can also find some limited edition, organic cotton apparel in our online shop featuring some of Anna’s designs.

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