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Horizon 2020 project aiming to expand current assessments of the status & trends of European wild pollinators 🐝

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

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November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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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...
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🏵️ 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

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November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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🔔 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...
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🌿 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...
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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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
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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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...
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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...
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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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...
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Why do people choose to help #bees, #flies & #butterflies? 🐝

A study by #Safeguard partners offers answers.

👇 Explore this week's #SafeguardPractices abstract:

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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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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
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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📝 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...
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🔍 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
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Discover the first visual #SafeguardPractices and learn how #WildPollinators interact with managed honeybees and how competition changes in areas with different flowering plant communities. 🌱

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October 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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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...
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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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
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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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! 👀
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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📝 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
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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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...
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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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...
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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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...
September 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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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...
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Earlier this month, a game-based workshop by @safeguard-pollinators.eu and @bioagora.eu in Brussels, Belgium, explored the intersection of #policy & practice in responding to the pressures facing #pollinators 🐝

Learn more: lnkd.in/dXz3gmtg

@ieep.eu | @inrae-france.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Did you know that habitat size and quality are crucial for conserving #PollinatorDiversity? 🐝

Discover practical measures to support pollinator conservation in human-altered landscapes in the new edition of the #SafeguardSummaries collection here: lnkd.in/di9xfA_6
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM