DesirelandUrgent call – Equality for All Pollinators!
The first global assessment of pollinators by the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) urgently calls for global action: EQUALITY for ALL POLLINATORS!
- Number of species of wild bees: 20,000. There are also some species of butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, birds, bats and other vertebrates that contribute to pollination.
- 75% – Percentage of the world’s food crops that depend at least in part on pollination.
- US$235 billion–US$577 billion – Annual value of global crops directly affected by pollinators.
- 300% — Increase in volume of agricultural production dependent on animal pollination in the past 50 years.
- Almost 90% — Percentage of wild flowering plants that depend to some extent on animal pollination.
- 1.6 million tonnes – Annual honey production from the western honeybee.
- 16.5% — Percentage of vertebrate pollinators threatened with extinction globally.
- +40% – Percentage of invertebrate pollinator species – particularly bees and butterflies – facing extinction.
Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat Read the full IPBES Press Release HERE
Everyone has a part to play! What can you do? The ‘All Ireland Pollinator Plan’ provides detailed information on the actions you can take to make a difference.
