Sign the European Citizens’ Initiative to “Save Bees and Farmers!”
In the European Union, bees are disappearing and birds have stopped singing in our farmlands. Citizens and farmers are exposed to toxic pesticides and our rivers and streams are polluted.
Now people all over Europe are demanding a better way forward. Together, we're collecting 1 million signatures as part of a European Citizens' Initiative to ban all pesticides in the EU. To produce food that's healthier for both us and nature, and that safeguards the rich diversity of European food and agricultural traditions.
Will you sign and share to save bees and farmers from toxic pesticides? If we're successful, we'll have a right to a public hearing in the European Parliament!
Signing is a little more complicated than usual because it is an official EU petition:
- First sign with SumOfUs here so we can keep you updated.
- Then you can sign officially on the next page. SumOfUs cannot access your data from that form -- it’s just for your government.
To support a European Citizens' Initiative, you must be an EU citizen and be old enough to vote in European Parliament elections (18 except Austria where the voting age is 16). You can click here to sign the ECI directly.
Our key demands:
- A phase-out of the use of synthetic pesticides: By 2030 the use of synthetic pesticides shall be gradually reduced by 80 percent in EU agriculture. By 2035, agriculture in the entire Union shall be working without synthetic pesticides.
- Measures to recover biodiversity: Habitats shall be restored and agricultural areas shall become a vector of biodiversity recovery.
- Support for farmers: Farmers must be supported in the necessary transition towards agroecology. Small, diverse and sustainable farms shall be favoured, organic farming expanded, and research into pesticide-free and GMO-free agriculture will be supported.
More information
‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth
The Guardian. 13 November 2019.
The Guardian. 13 November 2019.
The official ECI website
Save Bees and Farmers. 25 November 2019.
Save Bees and Farmers. 25 November 2019.