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Stay buzzing with the latest updates on pollinator protection, biodiversity, and our fight for a greener future!


The importance of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive
Aiming to achieve sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, Directive 2009/128/EC sets minimum rules to reduce the risk of pesticide use...
Dec 21, 2021


1.2 million EU citizens signed the Save Bees and Farmers Initiative
The European Citizens Initiative Save Bees and Farmers has reached its goal with almost 1.2 million signatures by 30 September 2021. We...
Dec 20, 2021


Online survey for beekeepers
An online survey was launched by the Department of Agricultural Economics of Ghent University (Belgium) with the aim to collect and...
Dec 20, 2021


Romania is considering granting an emergency authorisation on the use of neonicotinoids - again
Yesterday the Romanian Agricultural Ministry has published an official statement, stating that the Romanian Agriculture Minister has...
Dec 14, 2021


Open letter to German ministries: Farm to Fork Strategy at risk
BeeLife together with other NGOs sent an open letter to German ministries to support the SAIO ( Statistics on Agricultural Input and...
Dec 13, 2021


PESTICIDES: A MODEL THAT’S COSTING US DEARLY
A new study "Pesticides: a model that’s costing us dearly” was published by Basic, CCFD - Terre Solidaire and Pollinis. The study...
Dec 8, 2021


Why improving the data on pesticides’ use is key to delivering the Farm to Fork Strategy
BeeLife co-organized (with PAN Europe and ClientEarth) a webinar on the importance of data on pesticide use in the EU. As national...
Dec 7, 2021


Open letter: Ending blind spots on agro-chemicals
Today, 28 environmental and health organisations and beekeeper associations across Europe sent this open letter to the representatives of...
Nov 8, 2021


EU Pollinator Week 2021 - The community is growing!
After a two-year absence, the European Bee and Pollination Week, otherwise known as "Bee Week", was enlarged in 2021 to include all...
Oct 18, 2021


Only Two More Days to Sign the Save Bees and Farmers ECI (Ending Sep 30)
- Lire en français - Leer en Español - The European Citizens Initiative Save Bees and Farmers has reached its goal of 1 million...
Sep 29, 2021


The EU Pollinator Week is Coming Sep 27-30, 2021
- Français - Español - Italiano - Pollinators are taking over the European Parliament September 27-30! The EU Pollinator Week, an event...
Sep 6, 2021


One Month Left to Collect Signatures for the ECI Save Bees and Farmers.
We have until September 30th to reach a million signatures for the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) Save Bees and Farmers. Over 730.000...
Aug 31, 2021
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