Beekeepers are heading to court to save France’s historic ban on
bee-killing pesticides.

Legal costs are spiralling -- so they’ve asked for your help.

Can you chip in
$1
to save the bees?

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John,

France just made it legal for sugar beet farmers to douse their fields
with Bayer’s and Syngenta’s bee-killing pesticides.

This law squashes one of your biggest ever victories: the historic total
ban on neonics in France.

But you can still save the bees from Bayer’s and Syngenta’s pesticides --
if you act now.

A courageous group of beekeepers is heading to court to challenge this
bee-killing new law. They don’t have long to build up their strong case --
the law goes into effect within weeks.

John, can you rush them a donation for their legal fees? Every
bit extra we raise will help us fight Bayer’s and Syngenta’s toxic
pesticides across the world.



Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]Yes! I’ll chip in
$1
today to save the bees.

The French neonics ban is the only law in the world that bans all neonic
pesticides, which is precisely why the pesticide lobby is fighting
tooth-and-nail to kill it. It sets a precedent for the rest of the world
to follow as more and more people call on their governments to ban these
toxic chemicals.

If these beekeepers lose this lawsuit, the neonics ban will be riddled
with loopholes that will allow up to 81 tons of neonic pesticides to be
sprayed in France until 2023, enough to kill billions of bees.

That's why your support is so crucial, John. Your donation
will ensure the beekeepers have the legal expertise they need to beat this
bee-killing law. Are you in?



Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]Count me in -- I’ll chip
$1
in to beat Bayer and defend the bees.

SumOfUs members like you have shown time and time again that you'll step
up to protect the bees that are so vital to our food supplies and healthy
ecosystems.

In 2016, it was unrelenting pressure from beekeepers, environmental NGOs,
and champions like you that won a massive victory by banning all
bee-killing neonics in France. You signed petitions, contacted elected
officials, spoke out on Twitter, and chipped in to lock in this victory.

I know you can do it all again for the bees. Can you chip in to help these
beekeepers beat Bayer’s and Syngenta’s pesticides?

With your support today, this steadfast group of beekeepers will have the
funding they need to prevail in court and fund the vital campaigning
needed to defeat this law.



Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]Yes! I'll chip in
$1
to save the bees once more.

   

Thanks for all that you do,
Nabil and all the SumOfUs team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]France approves three-year use of controversial pesticide. The
Connexion. 11 December 2020.
[ [link removed] ]French MPs vote to reintroduce bee-killing insecticide to shore up
sugar beet industry. RFI. 6 October 2020.
[ [link removed] ]France mulls reintroduction of neonicotinoids, faces backlash from NGOs
and Germany. Euractiv. 3 September 2020.
[ [link removed] ](In French) Oui, Ré-autoriser les néonicotinoïdes serait un recul
majeur que la France ne doit et ne peut se permettre. UNAF. 15 October
2020.

 

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