EU promotes ‘buzzline’ to help reverse honeybee decline by 2030

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) enforcement agency said on Tuesday (24 January) that bees and other pollinators are migrating across Europe for food and shelter in an effort to reverse declines in insects vital to crop production. I planned a “buzz line” where you can find

Currently, 1 in 10 bee and butterfly species and 1 in 3 hoverfly species are threatened with extinction.

A seven-year plan put forward by the EU aims to strengthen insect surveillance across its 27 Member States to stem the decline of pollinator populations, which are important for most crops and wildflowers.

Land-use change, intensive agriculture using pesticides, pollution, invasive alien species, pathogens and climate change are among the threats facing pollinating insects.

The European Parliament and the Council, which represent EU governments, must approve the plan. EU Member States should identify measures to reverse pollinator declines by 2030. This is a legal requirement under the EU Natural Recovery Act.

Reducing pesticide use and enhancing pollinator habitat in agricultural areas and urban areas is also recommended by the Commission, which monitors emergency permits granted to Do not use in places where the

France, for example, withdrew plans to allow sugar beet growers to use pesticides banned on the grounds of risks to bees after a European Union court rejected such an exemption.

The plan is a revision of a 2018 initiative that sought to improve knowledge and public awareness of pollinator decline. The EU has also restricted the use of her three neonicotinoid pesticides, which pose high risks to bees.

However, research has found that current measures are not sufficient to reverse pollinator declines.