Preventing Bee Disappearance through International Cooperation and Legislation

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[...] This legislative arsenal must also constitute a genuine Bee Conservation Program, providing preservation and population increase objectives for bees. This program could be implemented in the establishment of hours of awareness and education in national education related to climate change and the role of bees in biodiversity. Also, it is necessary to set up a program to support the sectors that use pesticides, which would provide financial and administrative support for professionals so that they no longer use these products. [...]

[...] International Solutions At the international level, it is urgent to ban the use of pesticides, in particular neonicotinoids, which are the main culprits This ban could be taken at a major climate summit and have a deadline for effectiveness to allow all member states to gradually ban these pesticides without causing a crisis in their economy and agricultural sovereignty. Furthermore, beyond an international agreement on the ban of pesticides, it is necessary to achieve a new multilateral and international agreement on climate change. In fact, it is essential to fight against climate deregulation by establishing an international convention with ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gases. Finally, the establishment of an independent and international organization should be voted on at a next international summit to ensure the proper execution and realization of international agreements protecting biodiversity and bees. [...]

[...] However, these standards are insufficient to protect bees, it would be advisable to impose a firm ban on the use of neonicotinoids through a European regulation (and not a directive that would leave a wide margin of maneuver to member states). Finally, the European Union must also accompany European farmers and growers financially and pedagogically through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in their transition to responsible, sustainable, and environmentally friendly and bee-friendly agriculture. III) Solutions at the national level At the national level, a 2018 law strengthened European legislation by banning neonicotinoids with derogations for beetroot cultures. Thus, the legislator and the government must bring into force laws and decrees to uniformly prohibit bee-killing pesticides. [...]

[...] IV) Solutions at the local level At the local level, awareness-raising actions among a wider public of citizens and particularly among young people are necessary to alert to the dangers of pollutants and climate change on bee populations. It is also necessary to educate on the fundamental role of bees for humans and ecosystems. Associative actors must be mobilized to achieve national objectives for combating climate change by educating the local population on small 'green gestures'. They can also ensure compliance with pesticide regulations by taking legal action. Territorial collectivities must also take regulatory measures to limit the use of pesticides and better protect bee habitats. [...]