Bayer 'Pesticides Kill Bees' Action in Germany

Greenpeace activists protest with balloons and a banner reading (in German) "Bayer-Pestizide toeten Bienen" (Bayer pesticides kill bees) in front of the Cologne Fair building, where Bayer shareholder meeting is taking place, against pesticides which contribute dramatically to bees decline.

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Bayer Pestizide toeten Bienen

Gegen die fuer Bienen gefaehrlichen Pestizide protestieren Greenpeace-Aktivisten bei der Aktionaershauptversammlung des Chemiekonzerns Bayer in Koeln. „Bayer-Pestizide toeten Bienen“ steht auf dem 5 x 15 Meter großen Banner, das die Aktivisten am Eingang zum Messegelaende befestigt haben. In der Studie „Bye bye Biene? listet Greenpeace sieben Pestizide auf, deren Einsatz zum Schutz der Bienen eingestellt werden muss. Darunter befinden sich auch die Bayer-Wirkstoffe Imidacloprid und Clothianidin aus der Gruppe der umstrittenen Neonicotinoide.

Unique identifier: GP04K81

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/04/2013

Locations: Cologne, Europe, Germany

Credit line: © Bente Stachowske / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Bayer 'Pesticides Kill Bees' Action in Germany

Greenpeace activists unfurl a large banner, from the roof of the Cologne Fair, during Bayer's shareholder meeting, against pesticides which contribute to bees decline. The banner reads (in German) "Bayer-Pestizide toeten Bienen" (Bayer Pesticides Kill Bees). In a recently published report Greenpeace lists seven dangerous pesticides that must be taken off the market. Two of those pesticides are Bayer products: Imidacloprid and Clothianidin, both belong to the group of toxic neonicotinoids.

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