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Ein Handwerker, der ein Holzhaus für Insekten mit einem Bohrer in der Werkstatt herstellt
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Wild Bee Hotel: building guide

Wild bees are important pollinators in gardens and parks, but their habitat is dwindling. You can help with a wild bee hotel in your garden. Build your own Wild Bee Hotel now with our guide.

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ein Bauer mit einem Traktor der ein Maisfeld bearbeitet
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Bumblebees without future

The controversial herbicide glyphosate is due to expire in the EU in mid-December 2023. It is currently unclear whether the authorisation will be extended for another five years. Assessments by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which are relevant in this context, do not see this as a problem.1

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A dead bumblebee on pebble surface
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Bumblebees in danger

When hearing or reading about declining bee populations, most people think of our honeybees. But here in Europe, honeybees are not actually wild bees; they live largely under the care of beekeepers – and, in most countries, their populations are actually not in decline.

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Nahaufnahme von Honigbienen die tagsüber aus einem Loch in einer Holzoberfläche unter dem Sonnenlicht fliegen.
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The little bumblebee 1×1

Bumblebees are probably the best known of our wild bees. They differ from most wild bee species in that they are social. This means that they do not live alone (solitary), but in community – in the bumblebee colony.

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A porpoise is entangled in a fishing net and is lifted out of the sea water.
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Guest article: small whale in big trouble

With a petition initiated by marine conservation activist Maximilian Gabriel, WDC and Deutsche Umwelthilfe, we demand that Federal Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner immediately ban gillnets from protected areas.

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A bee with fluttering wings is about to approach a white flower.
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Wild bees

Wild bees are particularly important for the preservation of the ecosystem, because many plants can only be pollinated and thus reproduce by them, as they have adapted to each other in a species-specific way.

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