BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: Bees and other pollinators\, such as butterflies\, bats and hummingbirds\, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Poll inators allow many plants\, including many food crops\, to reproduce. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security\, but they are key to conserving biodiversity - a cornerstone of the Sustainable Develop ment Goals. They also serve as sentinels for emergent environmental risks \, signaling the health of local ecosystems. Invasive insects\, pesticide s\, land-use change and monocropping practices may reduce available nutri ents and pose threats to bee colonies. To raise awareness of the importan ce of pollinators\, the threats they face and their contribution to susta inable development\, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. Why this date? 20 May coincides with the birthday of Anton Janša\, who in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in his native Slovenia an d praised the bees for their ability to work so hard\, while needing so l ittle attention DTEND:20210520T115959Z DTSTAMP:20240328T165533Z DTSTART:20210519T120000Z SEQUENCE:1 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:World Bee Day UID:fe2da0de-7ba0-4ab3-a131-913510a4a1b3-637570224000000000 X-ALT-DESC:
Bees and other pollinators\, such as butterf lies\, bats and hummingbirds\, are increasingly under threat from human a ctivities.
\n\nPollinators allow many plants\, including many food crops\, to reproduce. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security\, but they are key to conserving biodiversity - a cornerstone o f the Sustainable Development Goals. They also serve as sentinels for eme rgent environmental risks\, signaling the health of local ecosystems.
\n\nInvasive insects\, pesticides\, land-use change and monocropping p ractices may reduce available nutrients and pose threats to bee colonies.
\n\nTo raise awareness of the importance of pollinators\, the thre ats they face and their contribution to sustainable development\, the UN designated 20 \;May as \;World Bee Day.
\n\n20 May coincides with the birthday of Anton Janša\, who in the 18th \;century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in his nati ve Slovenia and praised the bees for their ability to work so hard\, whil e needing so little attention
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