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Buzzing for Bees’ Needs Week 2021 | |
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2021-07-12 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | The public are being encouraged to do their bit at home to care for bees, with five simple actions to help provide bees and other pollinators with food and a home. To mark the start of Bees’ Needs Week 2021 (12 – 18 July), Environment Minister Rebecca Pow is calling on everyone - from individuals, farmers, gardeners, or managers of urban spaces – to take five simple actions to care for bees and other pollinators. Bees and other pollinators are an essential part of our environment and play a crucial role in food production - they contribute the equivalent of more than £500 million a year to UK agriculture and food production, by improving crop quality and quantity – and are also vital to our wider, natural ecosystems. Five simple actions everyone can take to help pollinators and make sure their populations are sustained are:
Bees’ Needs Week 2021 will see Defra and several green organisations including the Royal Horticultural Society and Bumblebee Conservation Trust, working together to encourage everyone who can to do simple things at home, at work, and in other private and public spaces to help our precious pollinators thrive. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:
There are thousands of pollinator species in the UK – from wild pollinators including bumblebees and many solitary bees, moths, flies and butterflies, to honeybees. But their populations are under threat from risks such as habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive species, pests and disease, climate change and inappropriate pesticide use. Natural England Chief Executive, Marian Spain, said:
The public are also being encouraged to take part in the citizen science initiative - the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) insect counts - which is an easy and important way to monitor your local bee and pollinator populations so we can keep track of and better support our wonderful pollinators. To sign up, visit the new website or download the FIT count app (Android and iOS). Through the National Pollinator strategy we are working with farmers, conservation organisations, researchers and businesses to provide improved habitats for pollinators on farmland, in urban areas and in gardens; address pressures on them, including by supporting Integrated Pest Management; support monitoring and research; and raise awareness across society. This year’s Bees’ Needs Week follows the recent launch of Defra’s new campaign Plant for Our Planet, aimed at inspiring the public to get planting, helping us to build back greener from the pandemic and step up our efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. To get involved download our partner pack here. Case studiesNatural England, a key supporter of Bees’ Needs Week, is working on a variety of new and existing projects to protect our pollinators. These include:
Published 12 July 2021
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来源平台 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/332583 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
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