Save Bees and Farmers European Union Citizen Initiative Petition Cites IPBES Global Assessment as Motivation for Call to Phase-out Synthetic Pesticides and Promote Agroecology

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The Save Bees and Farmers!” European Citizens’ Initiative alliance is a growing network of currently over 100 environmental NGOs, farmer and beekeeper organisations, charitable foundations and scientific institutions distributed throughout the European Union, working together to reconcile agriculture, health and biodiversity. The petition cites the IPBES Global Assessment as a key motivation for this call to phase-out synthetic pesticides and promote agroecology, among other pollinator-friendly policies.