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Restore meadows and limit pesticides to halt the decline of insects biodiversity

Submitted on Tuesday 12th February 2019

Published on Monday 25th February 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 25th August 2019

Signatures: 137

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Britain ~ Parliament ~ UK

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Restore meadows and limit pesticides to halt the decline of insects biodiversity

Petition Details

Parliament needs to consider robust strategies to restore meadows, to further restrict pesticides, and to encourage sustainable farming . The UK must be a leader in the fight against loss of biodiversity and show that ecological considerations are key to politics and business for a healthy future.

Additional Information

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/insect-extinction-nature-climate-change-francisco-sanchez-bayo-sydney-science-a8773326.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718313636
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/18/losing-97-percent-britain-wildflower-meadows-matters-butterfly

97% of meadows have been lost in the UK since 1940. This is fuelling a massive decline in insect populations (part of a global decline). We must act to avoid mass insect loss


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