Beekeepers are finding a carpet of dead bees where hives used to live – and it's about to get much worse.
Bayer and Syngenta are using an “emergency” loophole in the law to try and dismantle the progress we've made on banning neonics in Europe, and now fields are again drenched in these toxic pesticides.
But we could close this bee-killing loophole!
Right now, local bee-defenders are preparing to sue against these fake "emergencies" and make governments enforce the ban. If everyone reading this chips in the cost of a jar of honey, we could raise the funds they need to fight to close this bee-killing loophole – can you chip in to help?
More information
The Pesticide Industry's Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
The Intercept. 18 January 2020.
The Intercept. 18 January 2020.
Loophole keeps bee-killing pesticides in widespread use, two years after EU ban
Unearthed. 7 August 2020.
Unearthed. 7 August 2020.
UK overrules scientific advice by lifting ban on bee-harming pesticide
The Guardian. 1 March 2022.
The Guardian. 1 March 2022.
‘Carpet of bees’: How Romania flouts EU ban on bee-killing insecticides
Politico. 14 July 2022.
Politico. 14 July 2022.