1 | Foreword Research report <<< INSECT DECLINE AND PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION IN NATURE CONSERVATION AREAS in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate Research report <<< INSECT DECLINE AND PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION IN NATURE CONSERVATION AREAS in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate COLOFON Munich, December 2020 Research report WECF e.V. Munich, Germany Authors: Jelmer Buijs, Buijs Agro-Services, Bennekom, Netherlands (
[email protected]) Margriet Mantingh, WECF e.V., Germany (
[email protected]) Reviewers of sections of this report: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weisser, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Germany Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Bayo, Honorary Associate of The University of Sydney, Australia Verena Demmelbauer, WECF e.V., Germany Photographs: Natasha Nozdrina, Margriet Mantingh and Jelmer Buijs Design cover: Charlotte Aukema English language: Frans Verkleij This research was made possible by the generous financial support by the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie. Project FV 1610, timeframe 15 September 2019 – 30 December 2020. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of WECF e.V. and can under no circumstances be taken as reflecting the position of the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie. This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union, as part of the project ‘Make Europe Sustainable For All’. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of WECF e.V. and can under no circumstances be taken as reflecting