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WildPosh Project @wildposh.eu · 03/07/2026

‼️Straight from the XIII European Congress of Entomology! WildPosh partner Sara Reverte (University of Mons) presented a trait dataset for 3,000 European wild bee and hoverfly species, building on databases from @safeguard-pollinators.eu. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ECE2026 #ECE2026Tours

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Jeroen van der Sluijs @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Joint White Paper @butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu @wildposh.eu @agri4pol.eu #ProPollSoil @restpoll.bsky.social @safeguard-pollinators.eu Towards pollinator stewardship in all policies Media coverage in 10 languages butterfly-europe.eu/media-covera...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 30/06/2026

Our partner, @pensoft.net is at the XIII European Congress of Entomology this week! 👋 Say hi at booth 4 (level 2) and make sure to take home some Safeguard policy briefs! #ece2026 #ECE2026Tours

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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 18/05/2026

A new #primer pair called #BeePrime, tackles a key gap in #pollinator #monitoring by reliably detecting #bee #DNA from flower samples. Tested in Austrian flower strips, it found 4x more bee species than standard primers, boosting both accuracy and efficiency. Read more⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/mbmg...

In silico analysis assessing primer-binding specificity. Results are shown separately for target taxa (bee genera, upper panel) and non-target taxa (other arthropod orders, lower panel). The figure displays the matching performance of the two newly developed primers, expressed as penalty scores (left: forward primer = BeePrimeF; right: reverse primer = BeePrimeR).

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 11/05/2026

📢 Safeguard has been featured in the CORDIS Results Pack on biodiversity and ecosystem restoration! The Pack features 12 Horizon Europe research projects that are advancing how we monitor, protect, and restore biodiversity. 🔎 Read the full Results Pack: publications.europa.eu/resource/cel...

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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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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 27/03/2026

🐝 Safeguard might have come to an end, but Safe-Hub is in good hands! Following the close of Safeguard, the @valor-project.eu will be taking over Safe-Hub and hosting outputs in a dedicated section. 👀 👉Check out Safe-hub: safeguard-pollinators.eu

Two hands passing over a baton symbolising Safeguard passing over the Safe-hub platform to VALOR.

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 13/03/2026

‼️Safeguard's final newsletter is now out! You can check out some final project updates, new publications, policy news, and events in your inbox. A heartfelt thank you to all the people who made Safeguard possible. 👉 Check it out: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Publ...

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Research groups here in Zoology play an important part in Europe’s response to pollinator decline. Read about their recent work: bit.ly/40rpMly @markjfbrown.bsky.social @restpoll.bsky.social @safeguard-pollinators.eu

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 11/03/2026

👀 Safeguard #spotted at @agri4pol.eu first Annual General Meeting in Freiburg, Germany! Come and get a copy of our new policy briefs in the Communication and Dissemination corner! #SafeguardSpotted

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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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AGRI4POL Project @agri4pol.eu · 02/03/2026

As the @safeguard-pollinators.eu concludes its journey, its final meetings marked an important milestone for pollinator research in Europe. 🐝 At the event, AGRI4POL promotional materials were displayed, highlighting a commitment to a pollinator-friendly future. 👉🏼 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 28/02/2026

This week, the Safeguard project consortium came together for the #SafeguardFinale, marking the conclusion of 4,5 years of impactful work dedicated to European #WildPollinators 🐝🌼 📄 Read our final press release here: 👉 lnkd.in/dg7QpdSD

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 28/02/2026

A new map of National Red Lists for pollinators is now available on Safe-Hub! 🗺️ It depicts the level of threat facing different #pollinator species across European countries & offers a clear picture of where interventions are most urgent 🐝 Explore here: 👉 safeguard-pollinators.eu/national-red...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 28/02/2026

Following almost half a decade of dedicated #pollinator research across Europe, the Safeguard project has officially ended! 🐝 🦋 The project tackled one of the most urgent biodiversity challenges of our time: understanding and reversing #WildPollinatorDecline 🌍 👉 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 27/02/2026

📢 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

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Advances in Pollinator Research @apr.pensoft.net · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 26/02/2026

‼️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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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.

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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.

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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.

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 25/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 24/02/2026

📢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...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 24/02/2026

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...

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