📢 Safeguard releases three new policy briefs! Each of the new briefs translated the project's research into guidance for decision-makers across different policy areas. 👉 Available on the Safeguard project website and in the Safe-hub policy corner: safeguard-pollinators.eu/policy-corner

The @safeguard-pollinators.eu wraps up in Brussels this week, but the work to reverse pollinator loss is far from over. 🐝 Explore the Safeguard Knowledge Exchange Hub (Safe-Hub), developed under the project and set for further growth under @valor-project.eu 👇 #SafeguardFinale #PollinatorResearch

Katarzyna Biala (@eea.europa.eu) closed by presenting the EEA's role in bridging science & policy - including mapping key pollinator areas under the New Deal for Pollinators and the upcoming State of Nature report. Future priority: moving beyond economic valuation. 🐝 #SafeguardFinale

In the final session of today's meeting, Adam Vanbergen presented the Safeguard Integrated Assessment Framework , using European expert elicitation to assess pollinator pressures to 2024 & project to 2035. #SafeguardFinale

Delphine Dupeux from @eurolandorg.bsky.social closed the session with the landowner perspective: market instability & regulatory complexity are key barriers. Pollinator recovery needs cooperative monitoring frameworks that involve land managers. 🐝 #SafeguardFinale

Zafarani Uwingabire (@inrae-france.bsky.social) presented research linking stakeholder worldviews to management preferences. Four profiles were identified - from ethics-driven to human-centered approaches. Governance preferences align with these worldviews, not policy logic. 🐝 #SafeguardFinale

The session continued with René van der Wal from SLU presenting a new handbook for valuing pollination across ecological, economic & sociocultural dimensions. Pollinator interventions yield co-benefits spanning pest control, climate regulation & soil health. 🐝 #SafeguardFinale

András Báldi from the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research gave an overview of urban pollinator-promoting interventions. ‼️Interventions like flower sowing, extensive mowing, and species diversification significantly increase pollinator abundance and species richness. #SafeguardFinale

Our third session focused on integrated approaches to pollinator protection. Lorenzo Marini (University of Padova) discussed effective responses to counteract pollinator decline in managed landscapes. 🌱 #SafeguardFinale

Dirk Maes from @europebutterfly.bsky.social: Europe's grassland butterflies have declined 40% since 1991. Agricultural intensification, nitrogen deposition, and habitat loss are the main drivers. #SafeguardFinale

Simon Potts (@unirdg-artcol.bsky.social), Adam Vanbergen (@inrae-france.bsky.social) & Mark Brown (@rhulgeography.bsky.social) discussed emerging pressures on pollinators. #SafeguardFinale

Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter talked about landscape management and resource competition for pollinator conservation. Flower richness matters more than habitat size for pollinators - even small, well-managed grassland fragments make a real difference. #SafeguardFinale

The second session of the day focused on understanding pressures on pollinators that can guide land management approaches. Oliver Schweiger from @ufz.de opened the session with a synthesis of major drivers of pollinator decline. #SafeguardFinale

Niamh Phelan from IUCN talked stakeholder perspective on future directions. She called for full EU PoMS implementation across member states, cross-border coordination, and urgent investment in national taxonomic capacity. Without these, Red List assessments lose precision. #SafeguardFinale

The first session of the day focused on pollinator monitoring. Some updates from Denis Michez and Nacho Bartomeus: The updated European Red List of Bees classifies 9% of bee species as threatened or near-threatened. 📊 Data deficiency has been reduced from 56% in 2014 to 14%. #SafeguardFinale

‼️After 4.5 years of safeguarding European wild pollinators, the Safeguard project is coming to an end. Join us today for our final meeting in Brussels and get the latest updates on project outputs! #SafeguardFinale

The workshop concluded with the presentation of a new policy brief that outlines recommendations for nature restoration, CAP reform, and protected area management to support pollinator diversity. www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

The Safeguard workshop continued with 2 parallel breakout discussions: one focusing on protected areas and the other on CAP recommendation for landscape-scale impact.

Gabriella Sule, Corina Bachofner and Safeguard coordinator Ingolf Steffan Dewenter discussed Safeguard research findings.

Dirk Maes from Butterfly Conservation Europe presented PollHab. The initiative aligns pollinator conservation with the Habitats Directive and identifies 10 key pollinator species for different habitat types.

The workshop continued with Grace Bond from IUCN discussing the EU Species Action Plans, launched in July 2025, to protect rare species like hoverflies and endemic pollinators. 🌍🐝 #Biodiversity #Conservation

Prof. Denis Michez from @umons.bsky.social talked about the EU Pollinator Initiative & "buzzing lines" - habitat corridors helping pollinators migrate north as climate shifts their ranges.

The afternoon session of today’s Safeguard event opened with an introduction by Evelyn Underwood from @ieep.eu. The workshop explores how science and practice can work together to promote more pollinator-friendly management.

The Buzzing Tables workshop continued with a panel discussion moderated by Delphine Dupeux from @eurolandorg.bsky.social and a Q&A session.

The workshop opened with Zafarani Uwingabire presenting research on stakeholder worldviews and values in pollinator conservation, and the Safeguard project's contributions to it. 👉Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

Greetings from Brussels, where the fourth Buzzing Tables workshop opened with a warm welcome from Grace Bond of the IUCN.

📢 Two new synthesised databases of wild bee and hoverfly records across Europe now out! 👉 Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢New #SafeguardResearch alert! Safeguard researchers published a study assessing competition for resources between managed honey bees and wild pollinators. 👉 Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In intensively farmed landscapes, pollinators struggle to find consistent resources. Winter oilseed rape (OSR) can provide a temporary fix. But what happens to wild bees in nearby habitats once flowering ends? Learn more in this #SafeguardResearch: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This is an interesting example of using citizen science to learn more about the lives of wild pollinators. #pollinators #citizenscience #metabarcoding

🐝 A comprehensive reference collection of DNA barcodes for Iberian bees has been published in association with the Safeguard project - and it represents a significant resource for pollinator researchers. bdj.pensoft.net/article/1171... #SafeguardResearch

Explore Safeguard's results on the Safeguard Knowledge Exchange Hub (Safe-Hub) and the freshly launched pages: Database and Policy corner! 🟡 Safeguard database: safeguard-pollinators.eu/database 🟡 Safeguard policy resources: safeguard-pollinators.eu/policy-corner

A Safeguard research team from @inrae-france.bsky.social, SLU and @unirdg-artcol.bsky.social collaborated on a #SafeguardResearch examining the worldviews and values of key stakeholders involved in wild pollinator conservation. 🐝 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#SafeguardResearch from 2025 provides an update of a checklist of bees from metropolitan France - the first such update since 1995. The revision adds 150 species and removes 32, reflecting both new distributional records and taxonomic updates. www.osmia-journal-hymenoptera.com/osmia-13-1.h...

📢 A 2025 Safeguard study has been featured on the EU Environment and Climate (DG-ENV) website! Being featured by such an influential institution is a recognition of Safeguard's contribution to pollinator conservation. 👉 Learn more: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

📢 Safeguard partner @pensoft.net launches a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal - Advances in Pollinator Research!

Pollination service models have long assumed that nest-site availability is the primary regulator of bee populations. Still, a #SafeguardResearch from 2024 suggests floral resource competition may matter just as much. 👉 Learn more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Floral resource limitation is a complicated phenomenon influenced by many factors. A #SafeguardResearch from 2024 compares nectar limitation in spring in an area where a previous study showed severe resource limitations in summer. 👉 Read the full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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...