Small but precious, the api they are real ecological sentinels, valuable pollinators, but which today are seriously a risk of extinction ma, during the days of the lockdown nature has exploded and the animals have taken possession of their spaces, this is the proof that unfortunately the human being has a strong impact on nature, often causing irreparable damage. And as he claimed Albert Einstein "If the bee disappeared from the face of the earth, man would only have four years of life"
Legambiente, in view of the day of api, established by the UN General Assembly on May 20. dedicates a national campaign to them save the queen, a campaign whose goal is to inform and raise awareness i citizens, ask green proposals to institutions, entrepreneurs and consumers and at the same time weave a network of alliances with beekeepers which play a fundamental role in the custody of nature.
"With Save the queen - Explains Giorgio Zampetti, general manager of Legambiente - not only do we want to focus attention on these important and precious pollinators that play a vital role for the earth, but we also want to implement a series of actions that first of all involve beekeepers, companies and citizens. At the same time, however, it is important that answers also arrive from the institutional and political world. Today more than ever it is important to defend bees with protective actions that can no longer be postponed, starting with the elimination of harmful active ingredients such as neonicotinoids, the spread of the application of agroecological production criteria oriented towards organic farming and the adoption of an action plan for the sustainable use of plant protection products, currently under review, which is oriented towards the protection of biodiversity, defining objectives, quantities for reducing the use of pesticides and risks for human health and other living beings in agriculture, rural areas and cities ".
Article May 20th is World Bee Day From The Journal of Beauty.
