Germany plans to protect insects

德国立法保护昆虫

Germany is planning to ban floodlights after dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations. The country's environment ministry has drawn up a number of new measures to protect insects, ranging from partially outlawing spotlights to increased protection of natural habitats.

为了应对昆虫种群数量急剧下降的问题，德国计划在一年中的大部分时间禁止在黄昏后使用散光灯。德国环保部已经拟定了一系列保护昆虫的新举措，包括部分禁用聚光灯，加强对自然栖息地的保护等。

Light traps for insects are to be banned outdoors, while searchlights and sky spotlights would be outlawed from dusk to dawn for ten months of the year. The draft also demands that any new streetlights and other outdoor lights be installed in such a way as to minimize the effect on plants, insects, and other animals. The use of weed killers and insecticides would also be banned in national parks and within five to ten meters of major bodies of water, while orchards and dry-stone walls are to be protected as natural habitats for insects.

户外将禁止使用诱虫灯，一年中有10个月禁止在夜间使用探照灯和空中聚光灯。草案同时要求，新的街灯及其他户外照明设备的安装方式要将对植物、昆虫及其他动物的影响降至最低。国家公园及主要水体周边5到10米的范围内不得使用除草剂和杀虫剂，同时，果园和干石墙将作为昆虫自然栖息地受到保护。