2 thirds of all animals on earth are insects but their existence is threatened in today's large cities on industrial farms they can find neither shelter nor food insects are vital to our existence so it's hard time that we made an effort to protect them. and what sort of animal is that they don't touch don't touch what sort of animal would be. and now the kids at this kindergarten their bonds are learning about nature and the diversity of the environment in the garden here insects flutter around and crawl some of them are quite rare insects pollinate plants and feed on pests so they provide the foundation for

a healthy ecological system. and i think he's cleaning himself. in germany alone there are about 33000 different species of insects they are an important source of food for birds and play a key role in maintaining a balanced natural environment. gardens like the one at that kindergarten are rare in urban areas this is the bottom district of pennant that there are some green areas here but they're located between asphalt roads and apartment blocks that's not an attractive environment for insects. with. this large patch of law and is soon to become an environmentally friendly home for insects. it's march now and the weather is still cold the 1st thing. goes the grass.

is a landscape architect with a vision for 3 decades she's been designing habitats in which both animals and people feel comfortable. in st. i'm deeply concerned about the decline of biodiversity. i love nature plants and animals but they are disappearing from our environment i want to try to stop that. over the next few weeks or rico will work with a horticulturist to develop this project the german government is providing funding for similar sites in several cities here in bonn a local housing association has provided the plot of land. so soon i'm glad that we finally got started on this. it's going to look great for.

the park will be planted with native wild flowers a rich source of food for insects unlike the plants which are currently found here . these are for society of plants and. bots because of the way they've been bred there has no next up so the insects can't use them. as connected to the. people rico wants to show people why it's important to provide insects with a proper habitat and food 3 quarters of the world's crops depend on insect pollination fruits and vegetables produced with pollination look like this. these were produced without pollination this display aims to show people especially children that insects play a key role in our environment. and that you're right that's about to fly and yes that's a baby. a recent study showed. that germany's insect population has fallen by

nearly 80 percent in the past 3 decades a massive reduction in pollination could cause any well economic losses of up to 490000000000 euros around the world. a lot of people don't realize that other insects besides honeybees play such a key role in our environment. in my room easily make honey and pollen night plants but i don't think other insects do a whole lot. so i think that i don't like insects much more not. as i don't know if i don't get too close they're ok. perhaps this site will help some of the local residents feel more comfortable around insects this concept has a lot of potential the gardens and green spaces in germany are as large as all of the countries nature reserves a total area of $1200000.00 hectares. much

of the open space in many parts of the world is used by farmers in germany it's 50 percent of the total land area in britain at 70 percent a number of experts warn that these cleared areas are hazardous for insects and often fatal. for the last 30 years agronomist muck norfolk of skiing has been showing british farmers how they can protect the insects on their land and run a profitable business at the same time. this is much as i expected the nets empty the wildlife that we're looking for the insects that we're looking for don't belong in a. nearby ski created a flowering strip of metal and now just a few metres away from the crops there are lots of. insects of all kinds. the sense

that with a few small changes to the surrounding landscape it's definitely possible for insects to thrive on farmland. ready perhaps most appealing to me is we're in the same field food for us food for wildlife and i see them as very complementary. but in this age of industrialized agriculture. has his work cut out as he tries to explain his concept to farmers. today he's meeting with a new client whose farm covers 1200 hectares. explains why it's important to sow strips of metal and every 200 or 300 metres he points out the government subsidies may be available for the project. i have environmental sort of wish list in my head but i also have a big degree of nervousness with getting involved in anything at this stage because

the invited because the uptake has been good for the current schemes because of bracks it. a number of british farmers are concerned about the u.k. leaving the e.u. . thinks this concept might work in this 20 hector wheat field. part of the field is filled with rocks so al brooks decided to just leave it as it was not because he sees it as an opportunity to test his concept here. everything behind me you're making money yes you've got to go out there and losing money yes maybe and it will take time it will take work maybe that becomes environmental money our core income at this stage at the moment is farming you. ok so i have to keep my eyes on that all the time. brooks is still skeptical it will cost money to create and maintain strips of meadowland but

he'll receive a subsidy of about $500.00 euros per hectare if he applies the concept over a wide area. if we can have a little bit of flour every 20 hectic. not even the smallest to be. can fall short of a food supply. has spent 6 years calculating the amount of farmland that can be converted to metal land without having a negative effect on the crops. the figure is about 8 percent and the increased presence of insects will actually improve crop yield because they destroy pests and provide pollination. that means farmers can produce more crops on the same amount of land. he says every little bit helps. my belief is that if every farmer did a little bit nobody would have to do

a lot of what we're talking about is a very small area that need all honesty is not a threat to food security or food production. nor the cops this concept has worked successfully on incomes farm he grows grain crops on 180 hectors and there are strips of metal land throughout the fields. yeah like them. this species of butterfly thrives in traditional pastures but is rarely found on this kind of farmland that's why not of course he was pleased to see them here. this marble delight it's a grassland butterfly so to get a grassland butterfly on a farm. it's a very good indicator that the farm habitat is in good order. for the past

10 years andrew ingram has been trying to make his farm land more environmentally friendly but now he's happy with the results. personally gives me a huge amount of pleasure and i'd like to see the and enjoy seeing the increase in the wildlife and the insects particularly in the wild flowers i just can't help but feel that that is the right thing to do. but the strips of metal they're going to need regular maintenance mostly to keep out reads the government subsidies offset the cost of seeds for the strips and the upkeep so ingram doesn't lose any money on the project. the subsidy process can be complicated and confusing and that's where consultants like market offer kosky come in. from success enthusiasm and interest grows and my job then is to start them on the

journey and then go and find somebody else to start another journey and i've never met a farmer that says i really enjoy doing this i understood it but are now going to stop. germany offers medaled and subsidies to. $600.00 to $1200.00 euros per hectare the amount varies from state to state. insects will soon start arriving at the new garden park and. hello my name is already cast to hide out some of you helped me to design this park. what we're doing here is creating a plant based environment that will help insects to survive. this crew have laid out new paths and created small hills in the plant beds they've put down limestone gravel local wild flowers. right in that kind of soil.

together with local residents specially chosen flowers and shrubs are being planted here. behind us so much that this is a nodding says so. they're quite important because the heads of these flowers provide a home for a number of in 6 guns that's 5 and 6 for 9. reka has lots of help today including a muslim youth group and some people live in the neighborhood. among them are melissa and vanessa brainy she now understands why plants are so important for insects. the kind of discipline to just take the plant and put it in this hole let's see if it's deep enough that super perfect oh i think. the knesset has changed her mind about creepy crawly creatures. venger listen to them and if melissa finds one and asked me what sort of insect this is we can learn about it together and then i don't want our cooking

process which is into a new insect garden can cost more than $40000.00 euros the housing association has paid $19000.00. and 25000 came from the federal agency for nature conservation. requests concept can also be applied to private gardens. amateur gardeners often rely on plants that are easy to care for but don't attract a lot of insects like this one nearby. 3 years ago there was just a patch of lawn here and a few shrubs not exactly a welcoming environment for insects. here's how the garden looks today. homeowner cut your hunger man has transformed it into a wild flower paradise with all because health. so i kind of torn really brings the place to life. it's right that something so small can make such

a big difference. there are dragon flies buzzing around here and lots of other insects as well. rico and have created a natural environment in which these creatures can thrive. in. these fenced turnips are popular with a rare species of being. i didn't realize that this plant was a perennial i thought it was gone for good. you know perennials die in winter and then come back in spring a little bigger every year. the. culture has already invested several 1000 euros in the remodeling of her garden. but choosing the right plants can make a huge difference. i'm just delighted with the growth that i've seen this year so it wasn't like that last year now we can sit

here and look at the pond the plants and the insects. it's like one of those nature t.v. shows. because i'm absolutely thrilled that this garden works so well. insect habitat disappearing everywhere but in places like this they're making a comeback. the insects have found a home here a refuge from the outside world but. if more homeowners would create similar sites the insects would be a lot better off. but it's also important for people to stop using pesticides in their private gardens. more than 750 different kinds of pesticides are used in germany. every year 500 tonnes of them are sprayed in private gardens. in agriculture the figure is around $32000.00 tonnes.

in france a number of farmers have already reduced their use of pesticides. but i'll. take a look at this. it's full smear job. so it will have to get rid of it and i hope it doesn't spread like. the us i think. then is an agricultural engineer who advises wine growers in the region on how to cut down on the use of pesticides. flown home works for an association that's helping nearly 3000 farmers around the country. and want to check the vines and we've discussed which product to use and how much of it. these are very specific measures tailored to the client to optimize the use

of pesticides. pesticides are by definition dangerous for insects. last summer france became the 1st country in europe to ban councils from using 5 pesticides that are considered particularly harmful especially to pieces but these chemicals are widely used in france as wine growing regions. produces white wine grapes in his vineyard which covers 20 hector's he can't switch to fully organic production because the vines are constantly threatened by fungal disease. like if i switch to organic farming i couldn't harvest every year and in today's economy that would be tough. you're always reading in the papers about the dangers of pesticides but it's a complicated situation for us farmers we spray because we have to not because we

want to. pesticides help french wine growers achieve a stable crop you. the big question is how much is safe. that's where experts like flow on folks that come in. they show farmers how to cut down on their use of coming. yes. and their advice is simple. apply a smaller amount than the manufacturer recommends. for this fungus side the label says to leaders protect. that if you get it if it's said to leaders on the label that's how much we used we didn't think about it at all. but today we use the up to dos system which is based on the density of the crowd. and i would go on a visit assume. if the plants have only

a few shoots and leaves farmers can use a smaller amount of chemicals. a computer program calculates the optimum dosage based on plant growth and weather conditions book recommends using as much as necessary but as little as possible. of the corn of the leaves cut the amount by 15 to 20 percent over the entire season . didion all she is off to a good start he also uses this custom built tractor called a tunnel sprayer. the nozzles on the tractor focus on the spray volume and the excess chemicals are collected and recycled. by using this tractor has cut his use of pesticides by an additional one 3rd. of. the equipment cost $20000.00 euros but because he is now spending less on the pesticides so he came out even. and he's also helping to ensure the survival of

local insects. experts say that if all of the 450000 farmers in france use pesticides more efficiently they could cut their use of chemicals by about one 3rd without any loss and crop yield. no pesticides are used at this organic farm on the baltic island of. the problem is the running out of b.s. . the world will be out of these 2 entrepreneurs brought over a supply of new ones. joint income will put some of the bees over there and others in that windbreaker the boxes are already there you know sean. peter halakhah is an organic farmer so he uses only natural methods to control

pests but his fruit trees are not getting enough pollen because there aren't enough bees in this area. between design so i've done a lot to try to protect them for example i've built when shelters and put in lots of flowering plants entire strips of them but nothing seems to work i miss having the billy's around and just some easy. so volcker decided to order a supply of bees on the internet what might frank and forthcoming voyager created a start up that brings together farmers and beekeepers. the 2 entrepreneurs developed a pollination concept that meets rocker's specific needs but it wasn't cheap it cost him over $10000.00 euros. to sustainability is the foundation of our entire business model and we also want

to promote effective pollination in our good culture that soft of itself are best on. t.v. 6 b. colonies have already been set up around the orchard and these boxes contain $43.00 colonies of bumblebees. this is the in the feeling that they were already flying around the know soon be pollination the trees they ready to go to work. functions faster and so on that the physics. of these bumble bees were bred professionally in laboratories but the mason bees reproduce only in the wild. sort of thing and oyster has been setting out nesting boxes for them about 60 in all. this box was set up a week ago the mason bees are already nesting in some of these tubes. their larvae will feed on the pollen that's collected by the adult bees. mason bees are good

pollinators. and some nice. mason bees live for just a few weeks the tubes that contain the larvae will be collected in the autumn and stored safely until next year. but peter avoid hopes that some of the bees will build their nests away from these artificial structures and stay in the area that. was or even if it's been a farmer for more than 4 decades and i've seen a big decline in natural pollination over the past few years as feared to. the natural environment used to be a lot more diverse and that gave us a better harvest. music and. there are more than 550 species of wild bees in germany nearly 200 of them are endangered and 31 are close to extinction.

the flowers at the insect park in bonn are starting to bloom. at night or when it's raining the female mason bass will land on the blue bells. those flowers till downwards a little when it rains and the bees know that they'll be dry in their. cars and sleep. 3 months after the groundbreaking ceremony there's now a garden here where insects can thrive. residents wanted to help protect the insect population and they succeeded. shields supervised this project from start to finish. it's a moment thinnish i'm really happy that this park was created in such a short time. there's so much to see here i was surprised how much we got tom.

there will be regular workshops to tell the local residents how to care for the sod all rico is proud of her work. as friends there are so many wild bees here it's crazy to see there are all the flowers. if you do these people have done so much good work here it's inspiring to see projects like this turn out so well certainly a fancy. insects are not only important for agriculture and the rest of the environment they are part of our ecological system and. the sanctuary is literally buzzing with life and if we can provide more areas like that we can help the insects to survive. in the in. the middle. of the murray.

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