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Brexit would be bad for bees, say campaigners
2016-06-15 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Brexit would be bad for Britains bees, according to campaigners, who point to the UK governments opposition to EU bans on harmful pesticides and the desire of figures in the Leave camp to cut nature protections. Bees and other pollinators are vital to producing food but have been harmed by loss of habitat, disease and pesticides. The EU banned three neonicotinoid pesticides in 2013 in the face of strong opposition from UK ministers. The UK government allowed an emergency exemption to the...
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