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Nine percent of the nearly 2,000 species of bee in Europe are currently threatened due, among other things, the increasing loss of their natural habitats, as is clear from the book "European Red List of bees."
This publication, in which the professor of the University of Murcia Pilar de la Rua, head of the section on honey bee participates also warns that another five percent could be endangered in the coming years.
De la Rua said that the deterioration was due to "the intensification of agriculture (pesticides and monocultures), urban development and increased fire and climate change".
The report, conducted in Europe wider Pollinators, highlights the need to invest in research policies that can reverse the situation of the species studied, given the important role that women play in maintaining ecosystems and crop pollination .
Promoted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources with the momentum of the European Commission, the paper formulates also a number of recommendations, among which better monitoring and evaluation of common and rare species, more protection for habitats of bees and adequate regulation of trade in them.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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