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Stay buzzing with the latest updates on pollinator protection, biodiversity, and our fight for a greener future!


Wild bees are vulnerable, the acceptable loss of them because of pesticides should be 0%!
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), EU Member States and the European Commission are discussing how much it is acceptable to harm...
Feb 23, 2022


Call for collaboration: support us promoting bee-friendly farming practices and EU honey
Are you interested in supporting a promotion campaign for bee-friendly farming practices and the consumption of local honey in Europe?...
Feb 21, 2022


EU Member States throw sand into the wheels of transparency and meeting pesticide reduction targets
Download the Press Release Brussels, 2 February 2022 European Member States are weakening the possibilities to get any insight in the...
Feb 2, 2022


BeeLife campaigns on sustainable production and European honey
Each year the European Commission co-funds campaigns to promote European agri-food products worldwide. This year, the AGRI Promotion Call...
Jan 24, 2022


The importance of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive
Aiming to achieve sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, Directive 2009/128/EC sets minimum rules to reduce the risk of pesticide use...
Dec 21, 2021


1.2 million EU citizens signed the Save Bees and Farmers Initiative
The European Citizens Initiative Save Bees and Farmers has reached its goal with almost 1.2 million signatures by 30 September 2021. We...
Dec 20, 2021


Online survey for beekeepers
An online survey was launched by the Department of Agricultural Economics of Ghent University (Belgium) with the aim to collect and...
Dec 20, 2021


Romania is considering granting an emergency authorisation on the use of neonicotinoids - again
Yesterday the Romanian Agricultural Ministry has published an official statement, stating that the Romanian Agriculture Minister has...
Dec 14, 2021


Open letter to German ministries: Farm to Fork Strategy at risk
BeeLife together with other NGOs sent an open letter to German ministries to support the SAIO ( Statistics on Agricultural Input and...
Dec 13, 2021


PESTICIDES: A MODEL THAT’S COSTING US DEARLY
A new study "Pesticides: a model that’s costing us dearly” was published by Basic, CCFD - Terre Solidaire and Pollinis. The study...
Dec 8, 2021


Why improving the data on pesticides’ use is key to delivering the Farm to Fork Strategy
BeeLife co-organized (with PAN Europe and ClientEarth) a webinar on the importance of data on pesticide use in the EU. As national...
Dec 7, 2021


Open letter: Ending blind spots on agro-chemicals
Today, 28 environmental and health organisations and beekeeper associations across Europe sent this open letter to the representatives of...
Nov 8, 2021
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