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Bees are essential for the survival and balance of nature, and they need help from humans as they are threatened with destruction – due to humans’ actions. In light of that reality, the European Union’s executive body laid out measures to reverse the decline of the insects vital for crop production, among which were “Buzz Lines” for bees and other pollinators where they could move across Europe and find food and shelter.
Currently, one in 10 bee and butterfly species and one in three hoverfly species is threatened with extinction. The seven-year plan presented by the EU will also increase monitoring of the insects across the 27 member states, aiming to halt the population decline in pollinators crucial to the majority of crops and wildflowers. Changing land use, intensive agriculture with pesticides, pollution, invasive alien species, pathogens, and climate change are among the threats facing pollinating insects.