Posts Tagged ‘EU pollinators initiative’
Call for contributions – Mapping initiatives preserving wild pollinating insects
The European Commission has launched a new effort that furthers the goals of the EU Pollinators Initiative. Through this effort, the EC aims to map all initiatives throughout Europe that focus on preserving wild pollinating insects. This effort was introduced along with a letter by the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries – Virginijus Sinkevičius.…
Read MorePollinators in Europe
Pollinators present an important and diverse group of animals accross our planet. While many people immediately think of insects – which do represent the largest group of pollinators, animals such as birds, lemurs, bats and other small mammals can also be pollinators. They are basically any animal that moves pollen grains within a plant, or…
Read More30 NGOs call for urgent action for insects
Led by fellow EHF member Buglife, in support of the European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative, 30 NGOs have published a letter calling on the European Commission for urgent and improved action to halt the decline of insects. In the letter, the 30 NGOs, among which Eurosite, stress the…
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