The Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators (YCAP) is inviting you to join the online discussion on how Europe can better protect #pollinators 🐝 ▶︎ Explore the participation platform and engage: panoramic.make.org/en/partner/e... ▶︎ Learn more about YCAP: citizens.ec.europa.eu/young-citize...

How does land use affect the structure and resilience of pollinator networks? A 2024 #SafeguardResearch delivers insights on plant-pollinator networks in intensively managed agricultural and urban landscapes.🌼 👉 Read the full study: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Are you interested in keeping up with what's happening in pollinator science? 🐝 Check out the pollinators feed curated by our communication partner, @pensoft.net. It's a space where you can share findings and follow and post updates on pollination science. 👉 Follow: bsky.app/profile/did:...

🌱 How do habitat size and quality influence pollinator diversity in human-dominated landscapes? A 2025 #SafeguardResearch examines pollinator conservation strategies in human-altered environments. 👉 Read the full study: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Discover the latest policy brief from @mambo-project.eu!

What are the reasons why people choose to protect pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies? 🐝 🦋 A 2024 #SafeguardResearch examines the factors that influence the behaviour of people in rural and urban areas across 3 European countries. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In February, join us for two insightful Safeguard final events 🐝 Register below: 🟡 25 Feb | Hybrid workshop: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🟡 26 Feb | Final conference: events.pensoft.net/events/initi... Looking forward to exchanging knowledge and forming a pollinator-friendly future together! 🎉

A 2024 #SafeguardResearch examines how butterfly communities respond to intensively managed agricultural landscapes. 🌾 The findings emphasise the importance of forest habitats within monoculture-dominated agricultural landscapes. 👉 Read here: resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

‼️ Safeguard's January newsletter now out! The latest project updates, publications, policy news, and events are now in your inbox. 👉 Check out the newsletter here: safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

📢 Outputs from many relevant pollinator projects and initiatives can be found on Safe-Hub. 👉 Explore results from WildPosh Project, PollinERA Project, SHOWCASE Project, PoshBee, and STEP. Visit Safe-Hub: safeguard-pollinators.eu

🦠 A new #SafeguardResearch examines how viruses spread between managed honey bees and wild pollinators - and the results challenge some common assumptions. 👉 Read the full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #EUPollinators #honeybees #wildpollinators

From pollination to soil health, biodiversity is key to achieving #ZeroHunger. Yet, the nature crisis is fueling food insecurity. See how the Global Biodiversity Framework supports the #GlobalGoals in this interactive: www.unep.org/interactives...

In a first-of-its-kind #SafeguardResearch, a team from Wageningen University evaluates the ecological effectiveness of a landscape-level collaborative conservation initiative targeting wild bees. 🐝 👉 Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #EUPollinators #bees #conservation

How do the size and quality of natural habitats influence #PollinatorDiversity? 🐝 Discover #SafeguardPractices from the 2025 project study: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

🐝 What did Safeguard achieve during the past year? Learn in our 2025 highlights video! 📹 👉 Watch now on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEmz...

🎉 We’re excited tо start the new year with a campaign highlighting research that is relevant to ANTENNA. The first publication comes from the PoshBee project, and it examines how large-scale ecological studies handle complex challenges. Read it here: www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14... #ANTENNAexpertise

Your goal is to support diverse #PollinatorCommunities? Restoring forests in intensively managed, forest-poor agricultural landscapes could offer many opportunities. 🔎 Explore: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

Safeguard wishes you and your loved ones happy holidays! ❄️☃️ May the new year be rich with blossoms, healthy ecosystems and the joyful buzz of wild hashtag#pollinators!

🌼Sown wildflower plantings can help counter pollinator decline by restoring key resources. A #SafeguardResearch looks into how higher flower diversity supports bees & butterflies - especially in flower‑poor seasons. 👉 Read the full study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔔 New #SafeguardPractices abstract is out! It’s based on a #Safeguard study on the effects of mowing and annual flower sowing on vegetation, floral resources, and #pollinators. 🐝 👉 Read the full abstract: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

🐝 Safeguard Final Conference will take place on 26 February 2026 in Brussels & online. After four and a half years, the Safeguard project is coming to a close. 📄 Full agenda: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ... 👉 Register: events.pensoft.net/events/initi...

🐝 A #SafeguardResearch takes a closer look at plant-pollinator networks by focusing on network motifs - the repeated patterns that make up larger ecological systems. 👉 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1111/1365... #EUPollinators

🐝 Wild pollinators are vital for Europe’s food and ecosystems - but many factors cause their dramatic decline. A briefing by the European Environment Agency explains the main drivers of pollinator decline and what can be done to address them. 👉 Read more: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

🌡️ How will rising temperatures affect wild #bee communities in urban environments? This week’s #SafeguardPractices explore how #pollinators in cities respond to warming climates. Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

A new species of pantaloon bee, Dasypoda (Heterodasypoda) radchenkoi, was discovered in the limestone mountains of south-western Spain in 2023. Learn more in this week’s #SafeguardResearch: doi.org/10.47446/OSM... #EUPollinators #BeeDiscovery #EndemicSpecies #Heterodasypoda

📢 New #SafeguardPractices data updates the list of European #bee and #hoverfly species and centralises knowledge of #pollinator distribution across Europe. www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

An Ecology Letters article explores urban #pollinator interventions across Europe. It is accompanied by an infographic on five intervention types designed to reach citizens and decision-makers. Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

🏵️ This week’s #SafeguardResearch examines the distribution, impacts, and traits of the invasive ornamental Gaillardia aristata (great blanketflower). 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.83.97325 @pensoft.net @neobiota.pensoft.net

🔔 New #SafeguardPractices abstract is out! While some actions protecting #pollinators support several ecosystem services, they do not always improve overall ecosystem functioning. 👉 Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

🌿 On 20 Nov 2025 (09:30–14:00), IUCN will host a hybrid workshop launching the implementation of the EU Action Plans for threatened pollinators. Join in Brussels or online. Registration is open at: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Wild #pollinators are essential for global food production but are overlooked in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). A 2023 #SafeguardResearch presents a set of generic characterisation factors that allow translating land use into impacts on wild pollinator abundance. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05311

How does animal pollination affect food quality? 🌿 Crops pollinated by animals last longer, look better, and are more nutritious. 🔎 Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

Safeguard has been added to the @bioagora.eu Synergies page! BioAgora is a Horizon Europe project aimed at connecting biodiversity research and policy. Learn more about our joint activities: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

In September, Safeguard and BioAgora held a game-based workshop in Brussels where 24 stakeholders designed pollinator-friendly landscapes and explored the effects of different policy interventions. 🐝🌿 Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

Invasive species are among the main culprits of biodiversity loss. This week’s #SafeguardResearch explores the impacts of invasive plant species on #pollinator communities. 🐝 🔎 Explore findings: doi.org/10.1111/icad.12640

Why do people choose to help #bees, #flies & #butterflies? 🐝 A study by #Safeguard partners offers answers. 👇 Explore this week's #SafeguardPractices abstract: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

A 2023 #SafeguardResearch looks into the effects of extensive mowing and annual flower sowing on vegetation, floral resources, and #pollinators in Hungary. 👉 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s11252-023-01420-1

📝 The first plant-pollinator interaction network in Europe maps the intimate connections between pollinators and the plants they visit. 🔎 Check out the latest #SafeguardPractices: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

🔍 A 2023 #SafeguardResearch offers a framework for understanding floral resource availability in terms of temporal, spatial & functional structure. The study highlights the importance of viewing flowers as food to better understand competition among #pollinators. 🔎 doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06651

Discover the first visual #SafeguardPractices and learn how #WildPollinators interact with managed honeybees and how competition changes in areas with different flowering plant communities. 🌱 www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

New IUCN Red List data shows worsening trends for Europe’s wild #pollinators: 100 more bee species are now threatened, and the percentage of vulnerable butterfly species is up 76% in a decade. More at: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

Safeguard study maps European wild #pollinators and centralises information on their geographic distribution. 🗺️ 📊 Results are important for keeping conservation priorities in Europe up to date. 👉 Read the full #SafeguardResearch: doi.org/10.1111/icad.12680

Introducing #SafeguardPractices - our new social media campaign! 🐝 Each week, we will deliver compact summaries of key project publications, highlighting practical solutions for #pollinator #conservation. Don’t miss the first practice abstract, coming soon! 👀

📝 A 2023 #SafeguardResearch monitoring the #WildBee fauna of Serbia discovers 312 bee species It not only contributes to an update & confirms the bee species list in 🇷🇸, but also enriches the European distribution database, essential for European-level assessment 🐝 🔎 doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.107595

2️⃣ Citizen science provides valuable data for monitoring while serving as a powerful awareness-raising tool for the wider public 🐝Do you want to know more? Read our guidance for monitoring pollinators in urban areas written within the framework of @safeguard-pollinators.eu⬇️ ieep.eu/publications...

A 2023 #SafeguardResearch investigates how individual seed set in two wild plant species in herbaceous agroecological infrastructure is affected by spatio-temporal heterogeneity in floral resources and plant–pollinator interactions across multiple ecological scales 🌱 🔎 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

What motivates people to protect #pollinators? 🐝 Find out in this week's stakeholder summary, part of the #SafeguardSummaries collection: lnkd.in/dJ5QxyYr 📝 The summary reflects on the results of the 2024 study by Safeguard partners: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

🙌We thank @safeguard-pollinators.eu for highlighting BioAgora and its efforts to build up the Science Service for Biodiversity in their latest newsletter! 👀Access it below: #Science4Biodiversity

Curious about our work for the past few months? 👀 We covered it all in our September newsletter, along with EU biodiversity policy updates! We also introduce the 2025 @horizoneu.bsky.social projects @valor-project.eu and @agri4pol.eu 🐝 Read the newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

This week, explore a 2023 #SafeguardResearch investigating the mate-guarding investment of Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) #butterflies 🦋 🔎 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...