‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

<p>As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps </p><p>Most of Europe’s wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a <a href="https://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.2600774123">study</a> has found, as a UN biodiversity summit begins in Armenia.</p><p>Records since 1921 show more bee species are declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alpine region. The richness of bee and hover fly species suffered a persistent drop in the Atlantic and Continental regions, the study found, though trends in other regions were mixed or even positive.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/19/study-europe-wild-bee-species-decline-">Continue reading...</a>