Putting beehives in cities is “very dangerous” to other pollinators says bee expert Paula Carnell
▻https://www.dezeen.com/2022/02/08/beehives-cities-dangerous-paula-carnell
Honeybee specialist Paula Carnell told Dezeen that efforts to put beehives in cities actually harmed native pollinators such as solitary bees and bumblebees.
“The biggest risk to bees is actually beekeepers,” she said. “Honeybees are being bred for the benefit of humans for honey production. There are a lot of aspects of beekeeping that are not sustainable and not natural.”
Sur l’architecture végétalisée:
Covering buildings with plants in pots, beds or green walls is a big trend in architecture, but environmentalists have started to question their contributions to biodiversity.
Designer Thomas Heatherwick came under fire last month for his 1,000 Trees project in Shanghai, which features hundreds of individual trees in elevated planters.
Writing in Dezeen, sustainable architecture expert Philip Oldfield described the project as “elitist eco-bling”.
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