An explanation for the cause of colony collapse disorder?
Posted by Phil on January 02, 2009 in Environment, Global issues
Last month, researchers at the University of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a study that is the first to identify a single cause of the colony collapse disorder that has been killing off bees across the world. Please find below a selection of articles and blog posts on the matter published since then:
- DNA clue to honey bee deaths (BBC)
- Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder Identified? (The Daily Green)
- Scientists discover virus that could explain drop in bee population
(The Times)
- Bee genome gives killer clue to colony collapse disorder (New Scientist)
- Genome Study May Have Solved Bee Colony Collapse Mystery (SustainableBusiness.com)
- Pesticides still suspect for bee problems (Green Chemicals)
- Missing Bees? More Reasons Why and How to Help (Greening Families)
- Disappearing bees are lost in translation
(Not Exactly Rocket Science)
- Bee Genome Study Reveals Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (Environment News Service)
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Comments(0)European Commission's Joint Research Centre: scientific assessments mean more informed decisions
Posted by Helen Dunnett on January 01, 2009 in Global issues
At the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (see previous posts below) we spoke to Luca Montaranella, who is with the Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit at the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES). The IES is part of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Comission, its role being to provide scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of European Union policies.
In this clip, Mr Montarenella expressed his doubt over claims made at the Forum that there was plenty more land available for cultivation of crops around the world, and spoke of his institutes’s collaboration with EFSA in an attempt to make informed science-based decisions on matters such as pesticides regulation.
Pesticide legislation: a scientific viewpoint
Posted by Helen Dunnett on April 30, 2008 in European Regulation
Asked about their views on the revision of current legislation governing pesticides in Europe, the scientists who signed the Declaration of Ljubljana last week, had the following to say:
To view highlights from other interviews, scroll down this page to view other blog entries, or to view the full interviews visit our YouTube.com channel.
Scientists comment on current food prices and yields
Posted by Helen Dunnett on April 28, 2008 in European Regulation, Farming, Food & health
Here are some more clips from interviews recorded at the scientific workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia, last week (see other blog entries below). Dr Ian Denholm, Rothamsted Research, UK, speaks about the need for radical steps to meet the growing demand for food in Europe, and Lise Nistrup from Aarhus Universitet, Denmark, outlines the effects of pesticides on crop yields.
The full interviews and other material are available on our YouTube.com channel.
Conclusions from workshop on impact of pesticides legislation
Posted by Helen Dunnett on April 23, 2008 in European Regulation
Last night, I attended a press conference following a scientists’ workshop on the impact of the proposed revision of the EU’s pesticide legislation (Directive 91/414). Ian Denholm from the Rothamsted Research institute, presenting the workshop’s conclusions, pleaded to EU legislators to involve scientists in a thorough risk-based assessment of the proposed legislation, which he said has so far not been the case. View our video clip below to hear Ian’s remarks.
Other interviews from the event are being posted to our YouTube.com channel in the coming days.
Click here to read the scientists’ “Declaration of Ljubljana” in full or here to read a press release on the event from the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia.