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(Beyond Pesticides, <\/i>April 4, 2014) Habitat destruction, pesticide contamination, agricultural intensification and climate change threaten 24 percent of Europe\u2019s bumblebees, according to research conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the European Commission. The study is part an ongoing project called European Red List of pollinators, with contribution from experts of the \u201cStatus and Trends of European Pollinators\u201d \u00a0(STEP) project, \u00a0which assesses the conservation status of all bees \u201d\u201dapproximately 2000 species\u201d\u201d occurring throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

The study<\/a> concludes that almost half of the 68 species in the European Union (EU) are in decline, including those at risk of extinction. Of these, a total of 16 species are listed as at risk according to the IUCN\u2019s Red List of Threatened Species, which represents the world most trusted authority on the conservation status of species. In comparison, only 13 percent of bumblebee populations are increasing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very concerned with these findings. Such a high proportion of threatened bumblebees can have serious implications for our food production,\u201d says Ana Nieto, European Biodiversity Officer of IUCN and coordinator of the study. \u201cProtecting bumblebee species and habitats, restoring degraded ecosystems and promoting biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices will be essential to reverse the negative trends in European bumblebee populations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bumblebees, like honey bees, are crucial for a functional food system, \u201cOf the five most important insect pollinators of European crops, three are bumblebees, says the IUCN press statement<\/a>, adding that they contribute 22 billion euros ($30.35 billion) to European agriculture. Some crops, including tomatoes, almost completely rely on bumblebees to produce fruit. Through a technique known as \u201d\u02dcbuzz pollination\u2019 bumblebees are able to release the pollen tightly held by the flower \u2014essentially by rapidly moving their wings, causing resonant vibrations bumblebees can \u00a0 shake loose the pollen to accomplish pollination. No bumblebees, no tomatoes.<\/p>\n

Of course, the EU recently implemented a two-year ban<\/a> on the use of three neonicotinoid<\/a> pesticides \u201d\u201dimidacloprid<\/a>, clothianidin<\/a> and thiamethoxam<\/a>\u201d\u201d follows a report identifying \u201chigh acute risk\u201d to honey bees. \u201cHowever, efforts clearly need to be scaled up,\u201d said Janez Poto\u00c4\u2021nik, EU Environmental Commissioner on the ban, continuing to say that integrating biodiversity requirements into other policies would be necessary.<\/p>\n

In addition to pesticide exposure, the study found that changes in land use, intensification of agriculture, and climate change have severely reduced the habitat available for bumblebees, some of which are highly specialized. For example, Bombus culllumanus<\/i>, listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List has declined by more than 80 percent over the past decade, due primarily to the loss of important forage like clover which farmer practices have removed. The populations that were once widespread now only exists in small fragments across Europe.<\/p>\n

Improving forage availability, planting hedgerows, and reducing the use of bee-toxic pesticides would all help underpin stable populations of pollinators, says the IUCN press statement.<\/p>\n

BEE Protective<\/b><\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety launched the BEE Protective campaign, a national public education effort supporting local action aimed at protecting honey bees and other pollinators from pesticides and contaminated landscapes. BEE Protective includes a variety of educational materials to help encourage municipalities, campuses, and individual homeowners to adopt policies and practices that protect bees and other pollinators from harmful pesticide applications and create pesticide-free refuges for these beneficial organisms. In addition to scientific and regulatory information, BEE Protective also includes a model community pollinator resolution and a pollinator protection pledge. Pollinators are a vital part of our environment and a barometer for healthy ecosystems. Let\u2019s all do our part to BEE Protective of these critical species. Please visit Beyond Pesticides\u2019 Bee Protective webpage <\/a>to learn more about our efforts to save pollinators and what you can do to help.<\/p>\n

Continue your commitment to helping pollinators by joining us April 11-12 for Beyond Pesticides\u2019 <\/i>32nd<\/sup> National Pesticide Forum<\/a>, \u201cAdvancing Sustainable Communities: People, pollinators, and practices,\u201d \u00a0 in Portland, OR. The Forum will focus<\/i> on solutions to the decline of pollinators and other beneficial organisms, strengthening organic agriculture, improving farmworker protection and agricultural justice, and creating healthy buildings, schools and homes. Space is limited so <\/i>register now<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature news release<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, April 4, 2014) Habitat destruction, pesticide contamination, agricultural intensification and climate change threaten 24 percent of Europe\u2019s bumblebees, according to research conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the European Commission. The study is part an ongoing project called European Red List of pollinators, with contribution from experts of the \u201cStatus and Trends of European Pollinators\u201d \u00a0(STEP) project, \u00a0which assesses the conservation status of all bees \u201d\u201dapproximately 2000 species\u201d\u201d occurring throughout Europe. The study concludes that almost half of the 68 species in the European Union (EU) are in decline, including those at risk of extinction. Of these, a total of 16 species are listed as at risk according to the IUCN\u2019s Red List of Threatened Species, which represents the world most trusted authority on the conservation status of species. In comparison, only 13 percent of bumblebee populations are increasing. \u201cWe are very concerned with these findings. Such a high proportion of threatened bumblebees can have serious implications for our food production,\u201d says Ana Nieto, European Biodiversity Officer of IUCN and coordinator of the study. \u201cProtecting bumblebee species and habitats, restoring degraded ecosystems and promoting biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices will be essential to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,21,6,328,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-chemicals","category-international","category-neonicotinoids","category-wildlifeenvironment"],"yoast_head":"\nA Quarter of All Bumblebees At Risk in Europe - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2014\/04\/a-quarter-of-all-bumblebees-at-risk-in-europe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Quarter of All Bumblebees At Risk in Europe - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, April 4, 2014) Habitat destruction, pesticide contamination, agricultural intensification and climate change threaten 24 percent of Europe\u2019s bumblebees, according to research conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the European Commission. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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