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The Buzz around Bumblebees

24 March 2020 Damini Ralleigh

Temperatures are rising and so are the oceans. Fires are decimating forests and lakes are drying up. The intensity, as well as frequency, of droughts and hurricanes is predicted to escalate. And as if this weren’t enough, the climate crisis is claiming the lives of the world’s most efficient pollinators – bumblebees. Research from the …

Pesticide Action Week: It is Time to Act

20 March 2020 Paola Nano

Despite many events having been canceled due to Coronavirus, the Pesticide Action Week is back once again celebrating its fifteenth year online, from March 20 to 30, dedicated to raising awareness around chemical pesticides and the dangers of their use, both for human health and the environment. For over 20 years the French organization “Generations …

Feeding the World without the Use of Pesticides: Mission Possible

21 March 2019 Paola Nano

The Pesticide Action Week, an annual campaign taking place between March 20 and 30, has just entered its 14th edition. Over these ten days, at the very start of spring, the French organization “Generations Futures” musters up citizens, organizations and institutional stakeholders to tackle the issue of chemical pesticides and warn against the threats to …

Slow Food joins Pesticide Action Week

20 March 2018

Call for a Pesticide-Free Spring: This year, Slow Food joins the Pesticide Action Week! The 13th edition of the Pesticide Action Week is starting. Along with other organizations, Slow Food is participating in the initiative, organized by the French anti-pesticide advocates, Générations Futures (future generations): this year, the focus is on Food Issues, a theme …