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Countries urged to prioritize protection of pollinators to ensure food security at UN biodiversity conference

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UN News Centre

Publication Date
2016-12-07

6 December 2016 – Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform their agricultural practices to ensure global crop production can meet demand and avoid substantial economic losses, the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity heard today.

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