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The interactions between climate, crops and insects are complex.
Agriculture is threatened by climate change, and effective management strategies are urgently needed.
Insects can...
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Forests, and the vertebrate species within them, are irreplaceable sources of food and nutrition for millions of people living in areas of high biodiversity. Unfortunately, many of these forests...
On World Bee Day (20 May) it is essential to pay homage to a variety of pollinating insects crucial for our food security. A number of EU projects contribute...
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.
The goal is...
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This new EEA briefing summarises the latest knowledge on how chemical pesticides impact our health and the environment and presents good practices to reduce their use and risk...
Despite progress in some EU Member States to reduce their use, pesticide pollution still poses significant risks to human health and the environment, according to a European...
Today, the Commission is presenting " A New Deal for Pollinators" to tackle the alarming decline in wild pollinating insects in Europe, revising the 2018 EU Pollinators Initiative. Citizens...
In the discourse about the development of farmed animal production (terrestrial livestock production and aquaculture) in the tropics, two important food system outcomes emerge: (1) to supply animal-sourced...
Smallholder farming (SHF) currently faces major challenges of sustainability to ensure food security while improving environmental conditions. Sound management of crop arthropods is central...
Edible insects have a long tradition in our culture, but rearing of insects at industrial scale is a relatively new phenomenon that deserves special attention regarding consumer safety...