Bees in decline - A review of factors that put pollinators and agriculture in Europe at risk
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The next time you see a bee buzzing around, remember that much of the food we eat depends significantly on natural insect mediated pollination – the key ecosystem service that bees and other pollinators provide |
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20-01-2013 |
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Bees increase crop yield in an alleged pollinator-independent almond variety
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Wild pollinators are declining and the number of managed honey bee colonies is growing slower than agricultural demands for pollination. |
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05-04-2020 |
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Benefits of landscape enrichment and semi-natural habitats
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Understanding how anthropogenic landscape alteration affects populations of insect pollinators has never been more pressing. |
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28-01-2020 |
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Biosafety of bee pollinators in genetically modified agro-ecosystems in the EU
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The evaluation of indirect effects linked to the changes in management practices is an important component of EU regulations. |
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23-01-2021 |
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COM Envi Calls for Step-Up in Pollinator Protection
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The Committee on the Environment, Health and Public Safety of European Parliament calls for improved measures for the protection of managed and wild pollinators. |
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19-03-2020 |
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Chemical agriculture and pollinators: signs of a planet in danger
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Bees, these extraordinary creatures that have inhabited the Planet for over 100 million years, are the common thread that tells the story of various ecological challenges. |
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13-09-2023 |
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Climate change: impact on honey bee populations and diseases
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The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most economically valuable pollinator of agricultural crops worldwide. Bees are also crucial in maintaining biodiversity by pollinating numerous plant species whose fertilisation requires an obligatory pollinator. |
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30-12-2008 |
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Coronavirus lockdowns keep bees at home and put crops at risk
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Restrictions limiting the movement of pollinators could hurt crops, adding pressure to a food system already reeling from conflict, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. |
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20-05-2020 |
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Crop pollination management needs flower-visitor monitoring and target values
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Despite the crucial importance of biotic pollination for many crops, land managers rarely monitor the levels of crop pollination needed to guide farming decisions. |
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17-01-2020 |
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Dangerous biotechnologies put pollinators at risk and threaten nature’s contribution to people
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This document was signed by key scientists in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, pollinator ecology, agroecology and key policy experts in pollinator protection, conservation, beekeeping and environmental protection |
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09-12-2022 |
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