The report reveals that 9.2 percent of European wild bee species are threatened with extinction, while 5.2 percent are considered likely to be threatened in the near future.
Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella said: “Our quality of life – and our future – depends on the many goods and services that nature provides for free. If we don’t address the roots of the decline in wild bees, and act urgently to stop it, we could pay a very heavy price indeed.”
Europe has an ambitious strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and restore them so far as feasible.