Bees and other insect pollinators are essential for our ecosystems and biodiversity© 123RF/European Union–EP MEPs call on the Commission to beef up its Pollinators Initiative and...
Find out what pollinators are, why they are important and why they are declining. In recent years, beekeepers have reported colony losses, especially in Western EU countries...
Further reducing use of pesticides, more funds for research and better monitoring are urgently needed to save the EU’s bees, says the Environment Committee. The Environment,...
A record-breaking Bavarian citizens' initiative collected 1.7 million signatures - or 18% of the eligible citizens - earlier this year to protect bees and biodiversity. Inspired...
This week beekeepers and environmental groups have gathered outside agriculture ministries across Europe to hand in a petition signed by over 230,000 SumOfUs members, demanding that...
Bees not only play an essential role in our environment, they are also important to our economy. The European Parliament wants measures to better protect them...
The Commission is launching a public consultation on a European initiative on pollinators. Wild pollinators such as bees, butterflies and many other insects pollinate crops and...
