Bloomed almond trees and a swarm of bees pollinators

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What would happen if the bees were to disappear?
A third of what we eat depends on bees.
Humanity has lived with bees for thousands of years.
Between 2019 and 2021, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) 'Save bees and farmers!' collected more than 1 million signatures. The ECI calls for a reduction in the use of pesticides, leading to a complete phasing-out by 2035. The European Commission has welcomed the initiative. The European Parliament, after a hearing held in January 2023, will discuss it during its March I plenary session.
About 75 percent of the world’s crops are fertilized by pollinators. The widespread decline of bees has been attributed to a number of factors including pesticides, destruction of their habitats, disease and climate change, but until now it was unclear which was the most decisive factor.
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Related:
EU moves to full ban pesticides that harm bees:
[https://www.eco-r.eu/2018/04/eu-moves-to-full-ban-pesticides-that.html]
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What’s killing the world’s bees? New study claims a surprising culprit:
[https://www.eco-r.eu/2017/12/whats-killing-worlds-bees-new-study.html]

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