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| DOI | 10.1126/science.abj8116 |
| Maximize EU pollinator protection: Minimize risk | |
| Noa Simon-Delso; Alexandre Aebi; Gerard Arnold; Jean Marc Bonmatin; Fani Hatjina; Piotr Medrzycki; Fabio Sgolastra | |
| 2021-07-16 | |
| 发表期刊 | Science
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| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 英文摘要 | Bees and other pollinators play vital roles in biodiversity and food security, and they are a source of income and inspiration. Yet, bees' biodiversity and abundance are decreasing every day. Their decline, driven by pesticides ([ 1 ][1]–[ 3 ][2]), poses serious threats to the environment, ecosystems, and human health. The European pesticide authorization framework states that a pesticide can only be put on the market if it has no harmful effects on human health or animal health and no unacceptable effects on the environment ([ 4 ][3]). EU ministries met in June to decide what constitutes an “acceptable” effect of a pesticide on bees ([ 5 ][4]). Despite scientific evidence indicating that the current level of protection is barely adequate, they tentatively agreed to provide even less protection moving forward ([ 5 ][4]). We call on EU governments to apply the maximum level of protection of pollinators from pesticides ([ 6 ][5]).
In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority, at the request of EU member state governments, set a maximum acceptable level of 7% reduction on colony size (i.e., number of bees per colony) ([ 7 ][6]). Many beekeepers, environmentalists, and scientists have argued that scientific evidence shows that 7% is already too high (the only truly acceptable level would be 0%) ([ 8 ][7]). Evidence also shows that wild pollinator species, which are more vulnerable than honey bees to pesticides ([ 9 ][8]), continue to rapidly decline ([ 10 ][9]–[ 12 ][10]). Disregarding the abundant evidence and the consensus of scientists, the EU ministries agreed to raise the acceptable maximum from 7 to 10% ([ 5 ][4]).
The impact of pesticides on pollinators is vast, clear, and increasingly well documented. The EU ministries must act responsibly and make the rigorous decisions that will protect biodiversity by basing their regulatory requirements on scientific evidence. They must not accept any negative impact on honey bee colonies or other pollinators due to pesticide exposure. EU ministries should never lower the level of protection for bees. Doing so puts future generations at risk of living in a world without pollinators.
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6. [↵][20]Scientists who wish to support this Letter can add their signature here: |
| 领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/334333 |
| 专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Noa Simon-Delso,Alexandre Aebi,Gerard Arnold,et al. Maximize EU pollinator protection: Minimize risk[J]. Science,2021. |
| APA | Noa Simon-Delso.,Alexandre Aebi.,Gerard Arnold.,Jean Marc Bonmatin.,Fani Hatjina.,...&Fabio Sgolastra.(2021).Maximize EU pollinator protection: Minimize risk.Science. |
| MLA | Noa Simon-Delso,et al."Maximize EU pollinator protection: Minimize risk".Science (2021). |
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