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John,

It’s hard to believe — but France is about to bring back banned
bee-killing pesticides.

The Senate has just passed a law that would reauthorize neonicotinoids — a
family of ultra-toxic pesticides banned since 2018. The law was pushed
through under pressure from powerful agricultural lobbies and looks like
it was written personally by Bayer’s CEO.

Now, the law heads to the National Assembly for a final vote in May.

That means there’s still time to stop it. And local groups across France
are rising up to do just that. But they need our help to fund their battle
against Bayer-Monsanto and their limitless cash for lobbying.

Will you chip in now to help stop this bee-killing disaster? Your donation
will fund urgent action in the coming weeks and sustain campaigns to
defend the environment from toxic companies like Bayer-Monsanto:



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Here’s the truth:

* This rollback has nothing to do with protecting farmers — and
everything to do with protecting chemical company profits.

* The science is clear: safer, effective alternatives to neonicotinoids
exist. Biological control, agroecology, targeted treatments — even for
sugar beets — have been tested and proven to work​.

* If passed, the law would reintroduce chemicals up to 10,000 times more
toxic to bees than DDT. 

The pesticide lobby is counting on silence. Let’s show them we’re paying
attention. The vote is weeks away — and what happens next depends on us.

Chip in now to fuel emergency campaigning in France before the vote and
campaigns to protect nature long after.



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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.

The stakes couldn’t be higher: bees and pollinators are already in crisis
— this law could push them over the edge. And neonicotinoids don’t just
kill insects. They contaminate soil, water, and even our food —
threatening human health, especially for children​.

Scientists are clear: viable, safer alternatives exist. This rollback is
about protecting pesticide profits, not farmers​. Your support will help
local groups reach lawmakers, challenge false claims, and show that people
everywhere stand against this toxic law.

France once led the world in banning neonicotinoids. Let’s make sure it
doesn’t become the first to bring them back.



  Thanks for all that you do,  
Nabil and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Acetamiprid: the brain-toxic neonicotinoid we must urgently leave
behind PAN Europe 12 March 2025

[ [link removed] ]Néonicotinoïdes : le projet de loi Duplomb ne sera pas examiné avant la
fin mai (in French) Le Télégramme 10 April 2025

[ [link removed] ]« Plutôt que de réautoriser les néonicotinoïdes, la France devrait
encourager une interdiction de ces substances à l’échelle européenne » (in
French) Le Monde 03 February 2025

 

 

Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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