{"id":2668,"date":"2021-03-12T10:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersrebel.com\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2021-03-12T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:41:18","slug":"insects-on-the-brink-george-eustice-mp-defra-farm-environment-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/insects-on-the-brink-george-eustice-mp-defra-farm-environment-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell George Eustice MP: Don’t push insects to the brink!<\/span>Join our campaign to get proper legal protection for our insects under threat<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the email we will send to George Eustice MP.<\/h3>\n

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The fate of insects and humans is tightly intertwined. Without pollinators, our crops fail. Without worms and beetles, our soils are barren. Many of the world\u2019s 5.5 million species of insect are going extinct without us ever knowing their abilities or their stories. What we are left with is tragedy: over 40% of the world\u2019s populations in decline at a rate of 2.5% a year; in the UK alone, 23 bee and wasp species have gone extinct since 1850.<\/p>\n

The re-introduction of the Environment Bill into parliament, with an ambition for the Bill to form a central part in delivering environmental protection and recovery, is very welcome. It is essential that biodiversity is included as one of the four priority areas.<\/p>\n

But the Environment Bill forgets insects. Without proper legal protection and funding, our insect populations will continue to disappear. We will not be able to say that we did all we could. We can do more, and we must do more.<\/p>\n

In line with evidence already presented to government by the National Biodiversity Network Trust, we ask you to:<\/p>\n