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<p>We are taking action both to improve the status of bees and provide feeding and
nesting habitat.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a pollinator monitoring and research
partnership with research institutes and volunteer organisations to gather further
data and improve our understanding of the status of pollinators in the UK.</p><p>
</p><p>We are also working with farmers, business and conservation organisations to
provide pollinator habitat on farmland, in urban areas and in gardens. On farmland,
we have introduced a Pollinator and Wildlife Package to our Countryside Stewardship
Scheme in England, to provide year-round habitat such as flower-rich field margins.</p><p>
</p><p>Forty percent of all 2016 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements are delivering
the Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package. Our monitoring for Countryside Stewardship
gathers additional data on the benefits of these agreements for pollinators.</p><p>
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