Protecting British Pollinators
Date
10 March 2022
09:30 - 13:00
Venue
Webinar
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Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Protecting British Pollinators: Halting the Decline of Bee Populations and Addressing Serious Threats to Biodiversity which will take place on: Thursday, March 10th 2022 between 9:30am and 1:00pm
Programme
Programme
- Review recent government strategies affecting UK pollinators and discuss their potential impact
- Examine existing legislation concerning pollinators, and discuss opportunities for further legislative reform
- Discuss the uses and effects of pesticides in British farming and evaluate alternatives
- Assess the challenges of policy making for issues with longer-term outcomes, and discuss how they might be overcome
- Identify other major barriers to addressing declining bee populations and discuss potential strategies to combat them
- Learn about best practices for pollinator protection and integrated pest management
- Consider the economics of protecting pollinators, including the funding of monitoring and research programs
- Develop strategies for increasing public awareness about the importance and decline of pollinator species
- Compare UK pollinator protection strategies and outcomes to other countries, and consider pollinator decline and protection as an international issue
- Discuss the impact of COP26 on strategies to halt biodiversity loss and protect pollinators