[Pollinator] European Crop Protection

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Updated report looks at bee health, pollinator protection and  pesticide 
use  
Pollination is an essential ecosystem service, and the honey bee the most  
important species of pollinator. Pollination allows plants to reproduce;  
providing the fruits, seeds and foliage that we eat, as well as much of the  
flora in our natural environment, gardens and parks. 
The newly published second edition of the report ‘Pollinators and  
agriculture: Agricultural productivity and pollinator protection’,  highlights the 
importance of pollinators to agriculture and looks into measures  to protect 
and enhance pollinator populations and agricultural productivity. 
The global trend for a decline in biodiversity has included pollinator  
species, and where the iconic honey bee is concerned, parasites, climate 
change,  habitat loss, the availability of food, pollution, invasive alien 
species,  diseases and pesticides have all been implicated in intensified media and 
 academic coverage. 
At a time of heightened anxiety surrounding the issue of honey bee health,  
the report – co-authored by ECPA and ELO, with contribution from EISA –  
describes the relationship between pollinators and agriculture, explores 
threats  to pollinator species, and pays special attention to the honey bee in  
recognition of its importance to agriculture and the beekeeping industry. 
Stakeholders including the crop protection industry and farmers must work  
together to implement best practices to prevent species decline, and to 
promote  solutions that offer the best possible outcomes for biodiversity and  
agricultural productivity.  
Requests for printed copies of the report should be sent to 
_gavin.whitmore at ecpa.eu_ (mailto:gavin.whitmore at ecpa.eu) 
_Download the Pollinators and Agriculture report  (2.36Mb)_ 
(http://www.ecpa.eu/files/attachments/Pollinators%20brochure_BaT2.pdf)   
Read / download the report:  
 
Read / download the report:  



_Download the Pollinators and Agriculture report  (2.36Mb)_ 
(http://www.ecpa.eu/files/attachments/Pollinators%20brochure_BaT2.pdf)   
Laurie Davies  Adams
Executive Director
Pollinator Partnership
423 Washington St.  5th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: 415.362.1137
F: 415.362.0176

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