Wild bee species extinctions in Europe double in one decade, BBC reports

According to BBC Climate & Science correspondent Georgina Rannard, wild bee species at risk of extinction across Europe have more than doubled over the last decade. The BBC World Service frames this decline as having direct consequences for human food systems and ecosystems that depend on pollination. The story matters globally because bees pollinate approximately one-third of human food crops worldwide, making their extinction a threat to food security far beyond Europe.