Insect Atlas – Facts and figures about friends and foes in farming
The Atlas shows the importance of insects for farming, the impact of farming on insects and the important political steps to strengthen insect friendly farming systems in Europe.
Insects keep the planet’s ecological system running and ensure our food supply – 75% of our most
important crops depend on pollination by insects. Insects also improve soil quality. However, insect
species and pollinators are in severe decline across the world mainly because of pesticide-dependent
industrial farming systems.
We will explore the most important reasons for the European and global decline of insects in numbers
and diversity as well as how the EU can support climate and insect friendly models of farming. We will
focus on the role the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Farm-to-Fork Strategy, and the Common Agriculture
Policy should play in this regard.
Agenda :
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome
10:05 – 10:20 Presentation of the Insect Atlas
- Dr. Christine Chemnitz, Head of International Agricultural Policy Division, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Berlin
10:20 – 10:30 Keynote speech
- Humberto Delgado Rosa, Director, Natural Capital Unit, DG Environment, European
Commission
10:30 – 10:50 Comments on the Insect Atlas by
- Martin Häusling, MEP, The Greens/EFA
- Guy Pe’er, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
- Veronika Feicht, Member of the circle of organizers of the European citizens’ initiative “Save Bees and Farmers” and Agricultural Policy Campaigner at Umweltinstitut Munich
10:50 – 11:25 Discussion with Q&A
11:25 – 11:30 Conclusions
Moderation by Lisa Kuch, Head of International Climate, Energy & Agriculture Policy
Programme, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
Working languages: English/German (simultaneous translation)
Please register by 25 June 2020 using the following link.
We are looking forward to your participation!
Lisa Kuch
Head of International Climate, Energy & Agriculture Policy Programme
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
E: lisa.kuch@eu.boell.org
T: + 32 (0) 479 62 04 09