European Commission proposes creation of 'buzz lines' to end 'alarming decline' of pollinators

The Commission said that without pollinators, many plant species would decline and eventually disappear along with the organisms that depend on them. File picture: Marc O'Sullivan

The European Commission has vowed to arrest the "alarming decline" of wild pollinating insects across the EU, with a third of bees and butterflies disappearing in recent times.

A recent study found that dwindling pollinators are linked to more than 400,000 premature deaths globally each year due to reduced food supply.