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Celebrations of World Bee Day for the first time ever.

After the initative of Slovenia the UN declared May 20th as World Bee Day

20. May 2018 ob 12.57 • Ljubljana, Žirovnica - MMC RTV SLO

Študije OZN-a in Svetovne zveze za varstvo narave kažejo, da se populacije čebel in drugih opraševalcev pomembno zmanjšujejo, zato postajajo čedalje bolj ogrožene živalske vrste. Na to vplivajo številni dejavniki, ki so posledica človeških aktivnosti. To so zlasti intenzivno kmetijstvo, široka uporaba pesticidov in onesnaževanje z odpadki. Photo: Wikipedia/Jon Sullivan

World Bee Day was declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2017, about three years after the idea was firstly introduced by Slovenia. The country is now trying to protect bees at the EU level.

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20. May 2018 ob 12.57
Ljubljana, Žirovnica - MMC RTV SLO

Študije OZN-a in Svetovne zveze za varstvo narave kažejo, da se populacije čebel in drugih opraševalcev pomembno zmanjšujejo, zato postajajo čedalje bolj ogrožene živalske vrste. Na to vplivajo številni dejavniki, ki so posledica človeških aktivnosti. To so zlasti intenzivno kmetijstvo, široka uporaba pesticidov in onesnaževanje z odpadki. Foto: Wikipedia/Jon Sullivan

The main aim is to raise public awareness about the vital role of bees and other pollinators for humanity.

The main ceremony on the occasion will be held in Žirovnica, the home town of the 18th-century Slovenian beekeeping pioneer Anton Janša,

whose date of birth was picked for World Bee Day.

The high-profile event will be addressed by President Borut Pahor as well as FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva and Boštjan Noč, the head of the Slovenian Beekeepers' Association and the architect of the bid for World Bee Day.

The ceremony will be followed by a meeting of Slovenian beekeepers.