Bayer can’t believe its luck. France is threatening to
bring back banned bee-killing pesticides again!
We thought we had won last year when the highest constitutional
court ruled against reauthorising neonicotinoids — a family of
ultra-toxic pesticides banned since 2018. But Senator Duplomb, the
lawmaker behind this bee-killing plan, is now trying to
force through a near-identical bill.
The law is heading for a vote in just a few weeks so we have
to give this everything we’ve got while there’s still time to stop
this nightmare! With all of us coming together at this
critical moment we could unleash a powerful
resistance: powering our allies on the ground, lobbying
lawmakers, funding smart legal tactics, and whatever else
it takes to defend the environment from toxic companies like
Bayer-Monsanto.
We’ve stopped this bee-killing disaster before so we know we can
do it again. Will you chip in now to help?
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Here’s the truth:
- This rollback has nothing to do with
protecting farmers — and everything to do with protecting
chemical company profits.
- The science is clear: safer, effective
alternatives to neonicotinoids exist. Biological control,
agroecology, targeted treatments — even for sugar beets — have
been tested and proven to work.
- If passed, the law would reintroduce chemicals up
to 10,000 times more toxic to bees than DDT.
Over 2.1 million people signed a petition last year to defend our
bees, our health, and our environment from toxic pesticide giants.
Now, we have to show lawmakers buckling under pressure from the
agribusiness lobby that we’re ready to hit them with another wave of
people-powered resistance.
The pesticide lobby is counting on silence. Let’s show them we’re
paying attention. The vote is weeks away — and what happens next
depends on us.
Chip in now to fuel emergency campaigning in France before the
vote and campaigns to protect nature long after.
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Your donation will help power
Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the
planet.
The stakes couldn’t be higher: bees and pollinators are
already in crisis — this law could push them over the edge. And
neonicotinoids don’t just kill insects. They contaminate soil,
water, and even our food — threatening human health, especially for
children.
Scientists are clear: viable, safer alternatives exist.
This rollback is about protecting pesticide profits, not farmers.
Your support will help local groups reach lawmakers, challenge false
claims, and show that people everywhere stand against this toxic
law.
France once led the world in banning neonicotinoids. Let’s make
sure it doesn’t become the first to bring them back.
