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500,000 deaths a year linked to the decline in pollinators
Environment, NewsThe "prudential" estimate is contained in a new international study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Premature deaths are thought to be caused by decreasing availability and rising prices of healthful foods, which are in turn linked to the global decline of bee and pollinators

The degree of urbanisation reduces wild bees and butterfly diversity
Environment, NewsGerman research confirms that the degree of overbuilding and the quality of the local habitat influence the activity of bees and other insects. Interactions with plants decrease. Yet urban meadows and pastures, with the right actions, can be precious contexts for pollinators. Starting from a suitable height of the vegetation...

Insects in decline? “it’s a fault of soil consumption and pollution”
Environment, NewsA Swiss-German study investigated the main factors behind the constant decline of insects and their biodiversity. Invasive species and intensive agriculture are also of concern. 40% of all species will be at risk of extinction in the coming decades.

Collagen industry drives deforestation in the Amazon
Agricultural Industry, NewsA media investigation points the finger at livestock companies in the Amazon that supply the cosmetics industry fueling a $4 billion industry

Chinese scientists provide first global map of antibiotic resistance in soil
Agricultural Industry, NewsResearchers from Shanghai University described the global distribution of antibiotic-resistant genes in the soil. The phenomenon is especially evident in Europe, America and Asia. And is a threat to animal and human health

Climate and biodiversity impact the effect of grazing on soil
Agricultural Industry, NewsPositive impacts of grazing on soil become negative as temperatures rise, an international research says. A more diversified vegetation presence helps offset the issue

Bees rejoice: the popular proposal for a EU law reaches one million signatures
Environment, NewsThe EU Commission has confirmed the validity of the signatures of the European popular initiative bill "Save bees and farmers". Now the European institutions will have to express on the request to ban synthetic pesticides, responsible for the collapse in the number of pollinators, by 2035

Ants better than pesticides in protecting soil health and increasing agricultural yields
Agricultural Industry, NewsAccording to a research ants provide crucial services for crops such as decreasing pest activity and plant damage while leading to higher yields

New study will map carbon sequestration in Canadian prairies
Agricultural Industry, NewsThe most extensive research ever conducted on the prairies in Saskatchewan will quantify carbon sequestration in soil. The study will provide insights into the best farming and grazing climate friendly practices

How livestock antibiotics affect microbes and promote climate change
Agricultural Industry, NewsAntibiotics and heat impact on microbes, accelerating their respiration andbCO2 emissions. Monensin, a widespread product used in animal breeding, is under fire.