Scientists just sounded the alarm: Bees are dropping dead
all over Africa.
And who’s behind it? You guessed it, Bayer’s bee-killing
pesticides.
Thanks to you, Bayer is finding it harder and harder to sell
neonics in Europe. So it decided to take its bee-killing business to
Africa and flood the market with cheap
neonics. Beekeepers have already reported plummeting
numbers.
A brave group of scientists in Ghana is fighting hard to get
Bayer’s neonics banned, before it’s too late.
But they’re operating on a shoestring -- so they’ve asked for
your help to build the evidence they desperately need to
send Bayer’s pesticides packing.
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In Ghana, Bayer’s pesticides are already having a
devastating impact. Cocoa covers over 30% of Ghanaian
farmland, which is now loaded with lethal neurotoxins like
imidacloprid, which leach into surrounding soil. Yields are falling
and experts say it’s because these chemicals are harming key
pollinators -- but to win over key officials, they need more
evidence.
Ghana has an election coming up so it’s the perfect time
to ramp up the pressure. With your help, Ghanaian
scientists can run a study to show the damage neonics are wreaking
on local biodiversity and then launch a huge advocacy and media push
to get out the results.
Showing neonics are actually hurting Ghana's economy could shift
the whole national conversation and help secure a ban -- that could
spread across the continent. All they need is a little help to get
started.
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