Bee a Friend to Pollinators! World Bee Day 2023
Dear AIG Observers,
Join us on May 20th in celebrating World Bee Day and participate in an international effort to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other insect pollinators!
While bees do the essential work of pollination – carrying pollen between flowering plants and assisting in these plants’ reproduction – the act of pollination has beneficial side effects which humans depend upon, including contributing to crop production and other critical ecosystem services. Despite our dependence upon bees, human activity is driving bee population decline and extinction, threatening ecosystem health and stability, and as a result, our own health, livelihoods, and food security.
World Bee Day emphasizes the role that we can all play to support and conserve the 20,000 different species of bees that share our planet and sustain our quality of life.
One critical action that you can take is contributing Research Grade observations of bees and other insect pollinators to Earthwatch’s Global Pollinator Watch project. By contributing these observations of the insect pollinators that you encounter in your community, you are providing scientists and decision makers around the world with the data they need to assess the presence and diversity of pollinator populations and to make the important conservation management decisions that will support the long-term stability of these insects.
To learn more about World Bee Day and the actions that you can take, check out these resources:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO) World Bee Day: https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en
UN-FAO World Bee Day Action Guide: https://www.fao.org/3/cc5759en/cc5759en.pdf
United Nations World Bee Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day
Thank you!
The Global Pollinator Watch Team
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