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This year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) examines how a decades-old legacy of DDT use has imperilled Tajikistan’s bees and the actions being taken to reverse this trend. From the 1970s to the early 1990s, Daria Babenkova’s family was one of many in Tajikistan who relied on bees for their livelihood – shipping their hives across the country’s mountains and prairies as they sought out the flower meadows that would yield the finest honey. “Relying solely on honey production did not guarantee a secure income so my family began taking on pollination jobs as they travell...

Nisus Corporation: Better Poles Canada Launches Campaign Alternative Product Needed as Canada Moves to Eliminate Pentachlorophenol OTTAWA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2021 / Today, a campaign called Better Poles Canada was launched to educate Canadians and industry stakeholders on product alternatives in wood preservation. The availability of an alternative wood preservative product becomes critical for Canadian infrastructure and industry as the Federal Government moves to eliminate all uses of the substance pentachlorophenol. The elimination of pentachlorophenol is taking place internationa...