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The picture
Pollinators - bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and more - underpin most of the crops we eat and the wild plants that feed other animals. Habitat loss and pesticides are driving declines, but gardens and pesticide-free spaces help fast.
The science
Superfamily Apoidea and others. Wild native bees often out-pollinate honeybees per flower visit.
In numbers
Worth repeating at dinner
One in three bites of food we eat depends on pollinators.
- FAO
Most bee species are solitary, not hive-dwellers.
- Xerces Society
A single native bee patch can support dozens of species.
- Xerces Society
What they face
Neonicotinoids harm bees’ navigation and reproduction.
UNEP
Monoculture and paving remove forage and nest sites.
UNEP
What is already working
Connected wildflower strips restore forage.
Restrictions on harmful pesticides protect pollinators.
Reasons for hope
Community pledges are rebuilding pollinator habitat.
Meet them
Small actions that reach them
People doing the big work
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