Bee-saving ban under threat!

Bees are dying en masse. We can change that. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Person holding dead bees in their hands]( {NAME}, Beekeepers are finding a carpet of dead bees where hives used to live – and it's about to get worse. Bayer and Syngenta are using an “emergency” loophole in the law to try and dismantle the progress we've made on banning neonics in Europe – fields are still soaking in banned bee-killing pesticides. But we can close the bee-killing loophole and save the bees! If we all come together and pitch in, we can create a mega legal fund that bee-defenders everywhere can access to sue against these fake “emergencies” — and force governments from the UK to Romania to enforce the ban. This won’t be just one lawsuit – it will take many legal battles in several countries until Bayer and Syngenta give up...that's why we need to be ready. {NAME}, can you chip in to save the bees? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Ever since we won the historic ban on bee-killing neonics, Bayer and Syngenta have been trying to undermine it – and now they’ve found a new tactic to keep their poisons in widespread use: sneakily helping industrial farms come up with “emergencies” to dodge the rules and slip their toxic pesticides past all of us. And it’s working. There have been over 65 approvals to use banned bee-killing pesticides across Europe since 2018 – and new approvals have occurred even after the European Court of Justice issued a clear ruling last year: the use of emergency derogations to allow the use of banned pesticides violates EU pesticide law. Make no mistake, Bayer and Syngenta will repeat this over and over until they essentially weaken and then destroy the bee-saving ban. That’s why our role in this fight to save the bees – and protect the bee-saving ban – is more important than ever. {NAME}, together we fought for and won the historic bee-saving ban on pesticides that’s sparked a wave of new restrictions and bans around the world – but our fight in Europe isn't over. Right now, we can create the biggest legal fund for bee-defenders everywhere and close this loophole forever. Can you chip in now to save the bees? [Donate $3]( another amount]( We’ve gone up against pesticide giants in court before – and won. Let’s do it again and make sure bee-killing neonics stay out of our fields for good. Thanks for all that you do, Yasmin and the Ekō team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [Bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide has emergency approval again](. BBC, 18 January 2024. [Romania gives green light for mass extinction of bees](. PAN Europe, 07 September 2023. [‘Carpet of bees’: How Romania flouts EU ban on bee-killing insecticides](. Politico, 14 July 2022.  Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.   Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â