Human Wrongs Watch
By Matthias Wüthrich, Greenpeace*, May 20, 2014 — A third of our food, including some of our most delicious produce such as apples, tomatoes and coffee, along with most of the flowering plants on earth, depend on honeybees, wild bees and other insects for pollination. The situation, however, doesn’t look good for either bees or our food. Toxic pesticides used on crops and flowers are contaminating pollen and nectar sought by bees, with adverse effects on their health.
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The cause? A destructive, chemical-intensive agricultural system promoted by several multinational companies. These corporations not only threaten our bees, but also put our food security and diversity at risk.
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HUMAN WRONGS WATCH 