ROBOT BEES - Should We Create a New World or Save Our Own? (VIDEO)

IT'S NOT A BAD JOKE.  Robot bees are a fact. Bees and other pollinating insects play an essential role in ecosystems. A third of all our food depends on their pollination. A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO STOP THE USE OF PESTICIDES? Take action to save the bees and agriculture as part of Greenpeace's international "Save The Bees" campaign. Sign the SaveTheBees petition today : http://po.st/SaveTheBees THIS IS NECESSARY TO DO:

·         Ban the use of bee-harming pesticides

…starting with the top-ranking most dangerous substances currently authorised for use in the EU, i.e. the seven priority chemicals imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, fipronil, chlorpyriphos, cypermethrin and deltamethrin (see Report «Bees Decline»). 

·         Support and promote agricultural practices

Through the adoption of pollinators’ national action plans, support and promote agricultural practices that benefit pollination services within agriculture systems, such as crop rotation, ecological focus areas at farm level, and organic farming methods. 

·         Improve conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats

…in and around agricultural landscapes, as well as enhance biodiversity within agricultural fields. 

·         Increase funding for research, development & application

…of ecological farming practices that move away from reliance on chemical pest control towards the use of biodiversity-based tools to control pests and enhance ecosystem health. EU policy makers should direct more funding for ecological agriculture solutions research under the auspices of the CAP (direct payments) and Horizon 2020 (EU research framework).