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08
The UN project to save bees and pollinating agents
Posted by: on August 8, 2008 in Tags: Biodiversity, Environment, Sustainable development
It had been some time I hadn’t written about a UNEP project that is due to make our planet a better place. This time, the organization is targeting bees and other pollinating species.
Indeed, they are threatened in many ways - from pesticides to habitat loss and degradation - as I was reporting it a year ago in a previous article in French.
Nearly $27 million (or 17 million Euros) will be allocated to prevent the collapse of these species, which are most important to our very survival. Continue reading »








