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Why our notion of pesticides best practice needs to radically change
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Why our notion of pesticides best practice needs to radically change

The amenity sector – all those areas that are not agricultural or amateur gardens – is the second largest user of pesticides in the UK, covering 4-5% of total pesticides used. Compared to agriculture, this is not a huge amount, but when looking at the number of people that could be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals, amenity use grows in significance.

Millions of people live, work and play in the towns and cities of the UK, the parks, schools, streets, sports pitches and playgrounds of which are treated with pesticides regularly.

One city’s response to flood prevention
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One city’s response to flood prevention
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Basic flood protection ‘missing in high risk areas’
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Rediscovering the River Tees
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Local pressure following floods sparked U-turn on dredging, study reveals
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£12.5m for north England flood defences
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Natural capital: it’s smart to start with cities
In Practice: rethinking our approach to flooding
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In Practice: rethinking our approach to flooding

Paul Cobbing is the chief executive of the National Flood Forum, a charity which helps, supports and represents people at risk of flooding. Writing for Environment Journal, he argues that action is needed to lower people’s risk to flooding.

Flooding devastates people’s lives.  It can dominate their whole outlook on life for years to come and frequently it does.

In Practice: how smart water treatment could reduce plastic waste
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In Practice: how smart water treatment could reduce plastic waste
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Northumbrian Water to be powered solely from renewables
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UK flood protection schemes to receive £36m boost
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