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PollinERA aims to reverse #pollinator population declines and reduce the harmful impacts of #pesticides #HorizonEU project | #️⃣101135005 🌐 pollinera-horizon.eu

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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 17/09/2026
Once you learn how to recognise a bumble bee, are you curious how to distinguish male bumble bees from female workers? Here are some tips from @xercessociety.bsky.social: xerces.org/blog/how-to-...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/08/2026
When a pesticide is tested and passes as relatively safe to honey bees, it is assumed that the chemical will be safe for all other pollinators too A new study from Queen Mary University of London shows that this ‘assumption’ deserves a second look:
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/08/2026
🐝 Pollinators are more than just honey bees. Lisa Cabiddu from the University of Bologna has presented PollinERA results on the sensitivity of Sphaeroephoria rueppellii to pesticides at the International Symposium on Syrphidae. 👉 Read more here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 04/08/2026
This summer, PollinERA participated in two key events: the @worldbioforum.bsky.social l and the XIII European Congress of Entomology. Read more about it, including for the "Tiny creatures, lasting impact: Science communication for entomology" workshop, here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 22/07/2026
#PollinERA was mentioned in the latest editions of the biannual newsletters from @agri4pol.eu and @valor-project.eu ! 💌 👉 Read more here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 20/07/2026
Do you know all these facts about moths?
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 13/07/2026
PollinERA took part in the 36th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe, represented by Alina Koch and Mikaela Gönczi from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). 👉 They presented two scientific posters, showcasing curious results: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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Jeroen van der Sluijs @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
EU researchers warn: Europe risks a pollinator crisis - Fragmented policies stand in the way - Fundamental problem: our relationship with nature - More than flower strips - Lack of knowledge is a barrier - 15 recommendations for action Full text doi.org/10.5281/zeno... agro.au.dk/en/current-n...
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EU researchers warn: Europe risks a pollinator crisis
An international team of researchers is warning that Europe is facing a serious pollinator crisis. A new white paper presents 15 concrete recommendations for reversing the decline.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 03/07/2026
📢 Four PollinERA deliverables are now available on @riojournal.com They cover communication and dissemination, project branding, data management and ethics and security – key elements to ensure transparency and impact throughout the project. Read more here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/four-po...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 29/06/2026
🐝 Visiting ECE2026? We'd love to meet you! 👋 Stop by the Pensoft Publishers booth to discover PollinERA, collect our promotional materials, and have a chat with the team about our work!
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 29/06/2026
📫 Have you already received our latest newsletter? 👉 We're pleased to share the newest edition, which covers the project's activities and achievements from the first half of the year: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9132...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 26/06/2026
🐝 Interested in PollinERA's developments and announcements? 📩 Subscribe to our bi-annual newsletter and stay up-to-date here: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/913204... Explore new publications, event participation and highlights from our ongoing collaboration with the #EUpollinators projects!
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 24/06/2026
Researchers, led by Dr Dimitry Wintermantel and Dr @juliaosterman.bsky.social raise concerns over the European Commission’s proposed reform of pesticide approval rules. Weakening key safeguards in the approval process has consequences for people and the environment: uni-freiburg.de/en/eu-commis...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 23/06/2026
❗ A new white paper from eight EU research projects warns that Europe risks a crisis if it fails to halt pollinator loss, and calls for urgent action. 📝 Read more here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/europe-...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 18/06/2026
🐝PollinERA's policy briefs were spotted at @pensoft.net's booth at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos. Switzerland. What better way could there be to start a transformation than through new policies? 📖 Read the policy briefs here: doi.org/10.3897/arph... doi.org/10.3897/arph...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 12/06/2026
💡PollinERA coordinator Chris Topping presented the project at an online meeting with 140 participants, hosted by the @efsa.europa.eu. He shared insights on understanding pesticide–pollinator interactions to support EU ERA & policy. 📖 Read more here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/four-pr...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 08/06/2026
The online journal #NatureConservation announced a new pollinator-focused collection, which addresses the accelerating decline of insect pollinators and the urgent need for comprehensive extinction risk assessments:
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 05/06/2026
🐝 PollinERA is a special focus in the WildPosh project’s newsletter. 👉 Read more about the synergy between the sister projects and some other highlights from the last six months here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 29/05/2026
Measuring precisely the impacts of agricultural policies, pesticide use, and land management on biodiversity is essential for all future decisions to be made. Read about the new methodology, developed by PollinERA’s scientists: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 21/05/2026
🌍 A new policy brief from the PollinERA Project calls for a smarter and more regional approach to EU #pesticide regulation. ⬇️ Check out our latest blog post to find out more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/21/a... @pollinera-horizon.eu
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A new PollinERA policy brief proposes regional budget system for pesticide management for Europe | Blog
The brief proposes assigning ecological regions an annual toxic-unit (TU) budget linked to environmental carrying capacity.
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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 21/05/2026
🌍 A new policy brief from the PollinERA Project calls for a smarter and more regional approach to EU #pesticide regulation. ⬇️ Check out the latest blog post by @pensoft.net to find out more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/21/a... @pollinera-horizon.eu
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A new PollinERA policy brief proposes regional budget system for pesticide management for Europe | Blog
The brief proposes assigning ecological regions an annual toxic-unit (TU) budget linked to environmental carrying capacity.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 20/05/2026
🌍 A new @pollinera-horizon.eu policy brief is calling for a change in how #pesticides are regulated in Europe – shifting from assessing single chemicals in isolation to managing their cumulative environmental impact across landscapes. 🔗 www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D... #PollinERAforPolicy
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 08/04/2026
According to this research, 78.3% of children believe plants need bees. Yet most cannot explain what bees actually do for ecosystems. Learn more ⬇️
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 08/04/2026
1 in 3 bee, butterfly and hoverfly species is in decline across the EU. 🐝 The European Research Executive Agency spotlighted the science fighting back, and PollinERA is in it. Read the full REA article 👇 pollinera-horizon.eu/news/recogni... 🧪 #SciComm #EUPollinators
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 08/04/2026
Pollinators don't just support nature they underpin our entire food system 🥕🐝
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 31/03/2026
PollinERA has been on the move 🐝✈️ Over the past two months, PollinERA materials were displayed at several pollinator-related meetings across Europe. 👉Read the overview of this journey: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline... 👥 @wildposh.eu @safeguard-pollinators.eu @agri4pol.eu @valor-project.eu
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Jeroen van der Sluijs @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
At the VALOR Annual General Meeting in Wageningen today, Tom Breeze presents draft Cross-Project Scenarios by @butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu and @wildposh.eu - narratives for exploring the future of #pollinators in the EU
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 26/03/2026
📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Chaired by PollinERA, coordinator Christopher John Topping, and partners Johan Axelman and James Hently Williams. 📄𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟓 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 👉🏼 Learn more: www.msc-les.org/foodops2026/...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 25/03/2026
📍Currently: PollinERA project materials are displayed at @valor-project.eu's first Annual General Meeting in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Grab one if you're there! ▶️Follow #VALORmeets2026 to get live updates from the event. #EUPollinators
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 25/03/2026
📢 At @valor-project.eu's first Annual General Meeting, Tom Breeze presented the cross-project scenarios, which were further developed during last month’s workshop in Turin, where PollinERA partners also took part in the discussions. #VALORmeets2026
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 23/03/2026
PollineERA was recently featured in the latest newsletter of our partner institution @beelifeeu.bsky.social, highlighting ongoing project work and collaboration. 👉 Read the newsletter online: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/beelife...
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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 23/03/2026
🐝A recently published study in @neobiota.pensoft.net shows how #citizenscience is helping researchers map #plant-pollinator networks in Chile following the introduction of non-native #pollinators. See the results and insights from the researchers on our blog⤵️ blog.pensoft.net/2026/03/23/t...
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The “Silent Takeover”: invasive bees are reshaping Chile’s unique pollination networks | Blog
Citizen science helps researchers map the plant-pollinator networks in Chile following the introduction of non-native pollinators.
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WildPosh Project @wildposh.eu · 23/03/2026
👀 In case you missed it: WildPosh partner Julia Osterman presented at a seminar on pesticides and pollinators in November - alongside Maj Rundlöf from @pollinera-horizon.eu. The takeaway? Current EU risk assessments are not keeping pace with the science. 🐝
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Pesticides and pollinators: WildPosh and PollinERA research pushes for broader risk assessment
At a recent hybrid seminar hosted by the FRAM Centre at the University of Gothenburg and BECC, researchers and policymakers gathered to discuss what pesticides are doing to pollinators - and what it…
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 23/03/2026
We've had the great pleasure of collaborating on this workshop on future scenarios. ⬇️Learn more in the article.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 20/03/2026
A big thank you to the PollinERA consortium for a successful AGM2. ❤️ The exchanges over the past days have strengthened the project's vision, and we are looking ahead to delivering impactful results. 🐝 Special thanks to Lund University for hosting and organizing #PollinERAmeets2026.
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Agricultural and Environmental Modelling Journal @aem.pensoft.net · 19/03/2026
🪰The #hoverfly 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘢 is a vital #pollinator & #aphid predator. 💻A new ALMaSS agent-based model simulates its full life cycle using high-resolution #environmental #data. This tool improves #pesticide risk assessments to support #sustainable #agriculture👇 @pollinera-horizon.eu
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The Formal Model for the hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta (Diptera, Syrphidae) agent-based model in the Animal Landscape and Man Simulation System (ALMaSS)
We present a formal model for the aphidophagous hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta, a species widely used for biological control of Myzus persicae and other aphids, as well as for pollination services. Th...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 19/03/2026
Wrapping up #PollinERAmeets2026 in Lund. Day 2 focused on data flows and strengthening links across work packages. On the final day in Lund, partners discussed deliverables, publications, research synergies, key results, and future communication & policy briefs.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 11/03/2026
#PollinERAmeets2026 continues! On Day 2, the PollinERA consortium stepped outside the meeting room to visit the Biodiversity Park. 🐝🌿 👉 Learn more about the park here: kiviksmusteri.se/om-oss/nytto...
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/03/2026
✅ Now presenting: Christopher John Topping, coordinator of the PollinERA, introducing the PollinERA Systems Environmental Risk Assessment Prototype. #PollinERAmeets2026
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/03/2026
⏭️Continuing the PollinERA open online session "Towards Population‑Level ERA: An Introduction to the One System Prototype" with a presentation from James Henty Williams about systems-first thinking. #PollinERAmeets2026
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/03/2026
📢 Live from PollinERA "Towards Population‑Level ERA: An Introduction to the One System Prototype". Project coordinator Chris Topping opened the session with a brief introduction of the PollinERA project. The open event is part of PollinERA's second Annual General Meeting. #PollinERAmeets2026
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/03/2026
📢Now in session: PollinERA’s online event “Towards Population-Level ERA: An Introduction to the One System Prototype.” Project coordinator Christopher John Topping and James Henty Williams, from Aarhus University, are leading the session. #PollinERAmeets2026 in Lund.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 10/03/2026
#PollinERAmeets2026 starts today in Lund! Partners are gathering for PollinERA’s second Annual General Meeting. Follow along for live updates.
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 09/03/2026
📍 #PollinERAmeets2026 in Lund! From 10-12 March, partners of PollinERA are gathering at the @lund-university.bsky.social for the project's second Annual General Meeting (AGM2). 👀Stay tuned for live updates here and on the IG (@pollinera_eu) @biologylu.bsky.social
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 04/03/2026
A farewell to the @safeguard-pollinators.eu 🐝 During its final meeting, promotional materials for PollinERA were displayed. Including our latest policy brief, presenting it to the wide community of researchers, experts and policymakers. 👉 Discover more: buff.ly/i4CBz29
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 02/03/2026
Do you know what the Species Sensitivity Distribution is? 🧐 In this episode of #PollinERAexplained, Ryszard Laskowski from Jagiellonian University explains a concept central to advancing environmental risk assessment. Curious? 👉 Watch the full video: youtu.be/-y0WdnrkwDQ?...
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#PollinERAexplained: Species Sensitivity Distribution
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 27/02/2026
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 25/02/2026
Exploring synergies at the @wildposh.eu Annual General Meeting. 🤝 In Turin, Fabio Sgolastra presented PollinERA to the consortium, outlining the modelling approach and ongoing collaboration between the two projects. 👉 Find out more buff.ly/xCFJg0K
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PollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 23/02/2026
📄 The first showcase of the PollinERA policy brief! During the @wildposh.eu Annual General Meeting, PollinERA promotional materials were displayed, marking the first time our policy brief was presented at the project meeting. A great opportunity to share our work with the sister project community.
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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 20/02/2026
🐝🦇 🐦In light of the numerous threats to #pollinator health, we are launching Advances in Pollinator Research - @apr.pensoft.net, a diamond #OpenAccess #journal that brings together diverse pollinator #science efforts. The journal will be powered by @arphahub.com 👇Read more about it on our blog:
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Pensoft launches a new journal: Advances in Pollinator Research | Blog
Pensoft launches Advances in Pollinator Research, a diamond open-access journal unifying diverse pollinator science efforts.
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