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First BBKA Asian Hornet Conference held
The BBKA’s first Asian Hornet Conference was held on Saturday
8th February 2020 at Myton School
in Warwick. Anne Rowberry, chair
of the BBKA, organised the event. It comprised a series of talks by Asian hornet experts and concluded with a question and answer session. The day was well attended by Asian Hornet Action Team members, and feedback received was good.
The question and answer session brought up lots of interesting points, including that A3 posters which help ID the Asian Hornet from Non-native species and are available free to
raise awareness of the importance
of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. The UN designated 20th May as World Bee Day.
20th MAY 2020 WORLD BEE DAY
To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN has designated 20th May as World Bee Day. The aim of the day is to:
• Drawtheattentionoftheworld’s public and political decision-makers to the importance of protecting bees
• Remindusthatwedependonbees and other pollinators
• Protectbeesandotherpollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries
• Haltthefurtherlossofbiodiversity and degradation of ecosystems, and thereby contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
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