For the first time in 30 years, legislation addressing the EU’s catastrophic loss of wildlife has been proposed. Along with a crackdown on chemical pesticides, legally enforceable goals for all member states to restore wildlife on land, in rivers, and in the sea were revealed today. Targets set forward by the European Commission include reversing […]
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Fipronil named as fourth insecticide to pose risk to honeybees
A widely used insect nerve agent has been labelled a “high acute risk” to honeybees by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). A similar assessment by the EFSA on three other insecticides preceded the suspension of their use in the European Union. “The insecticide fipronil poses a high acute risk to honeybees when used as […]