Spørgsmål og svar: EU`s initiativ om bestøvende arter
(WorldNews Denmark)

Why do we need a European initiative on pollinators? Pollination is one of the key processes in nature which enables the reproduction of plants. In Europe, around four in five wild flower and crop species depend, at least to some extent, on animals for pollination. However, pollinators have seriously declined in occurrence and diversity in Europe, with many of them being threatened with extinction. This puts at risk ecosystem functioning, and consequently human wellbeing which depends on them. The impact of pollinators is particularly visible in food production. Up to almost EUR 15 billion of the EU`s annual agricultural output is directly attributed to insect pollinators. For many crops the...