Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs
Poor pollination caused by destructive farming methods leads to loss of biodiversity and is a threat to food production, inquiry told
Source: theguardian.com
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Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom
Credit: Solar Energy UK & Sarah Cheesbrough Researchers assessing the impact of solar energy development across Europe have come up with ten ways in which the expansion of solar can be shaped to ensure pollinators benefit. Space-hungry solar photovoltaic (PV) is set to dominate future global electricity supply, but with careful decision making, efforts to secure clean energy need not come at the expense of biodiversity - particularly pollinators which are in sharp decline. Bees, hoverflies, wasps, beetles, butterflies and moths play a key role in food production, with around 75% of the leadi...
Source: eurekalert.org