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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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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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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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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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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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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

Landscape simplification & pesticide are currently main problems - but climate change & invasive species are expected to become the primary threats to pollinators. 🐝

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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

‼️Some takeaways: traffic speed harms bees on road verges, nitrogen deposition has a limited impact in calcareous grasslands, but deformed wing virus is actively spilling over from honeybees to wild bees.

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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

She also presented the European Red List of Insect Taxonomists. 👉 Check it out here: www.entomologica.es/cont/publica... environment.ec.europa.eu/publications...

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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

Prof. Denis Michez presented a key Safeguard output: new synthesised databases of wild bee and hoverfly records in Europe. The databases comprise more than 4.34 million records for wild bees and 1.04 million records for hoverflies. www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

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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

The meeting opened with a plenary featuring project coordinator Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, project officer Christophe Coudun, and project partner Adam Vanbergen. Andreas Gumbert from DG ENV discussed future policy expectations and needs after the project's conclusion.

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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

Some topics that came up during the CAP discussion: prioritising coordinated multi-farm collaboration and the creation of buffer zones around small protected areas; tier-based incentive schemes; and strategic spatial planning.

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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

Ingolf Steffan Dewenter highlighted that local plant richness, flower cover, and nesting sites are more critical than total habitat area for pollinator abundance. Landscape strategies like enhanced connectivity, organic farming, and increased edge density support bee and butterfly populations.

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

Corina Bachofner's presented analysis of 33 datasets across 13 countries that reveals that local flower richness is the primary driver of wild pollinator diversity and pollination efficiency. Small protected areas with high-quality floral resources can significantly support pollinators. 🌸🐝

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

Gabriella Sule focused on recommendations for European Protected Areas. Key takeaways: avoid overly complete abandonment and intensive management, use moderate disturbances, design long-term habitat management plans, apply locally adapted managment and reassess rigid policies.

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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

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

Panellists welcomed the incoming EU mandatory pollinator monitoring, set to begin in 2026. The data it generates will be critical for evaluating National Restoration Plans. #EUPollinators #Biodiversity

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

📢A recurring theme in today's discussion: to commit to long-term biodiversity measures, farmers need stable policies, fair compensation, and continued support. #EUPollinators #CAP

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

During the panel, speakers raised an important concern: while 23% of EU land is now under biodiversity commitments, many measures remain too small-scale to meaningfully prevent species decline. The push for landscape-level, result-based interventions is growing. #Biodiversity #CAP

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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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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 22/02/2026

🐝 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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 22/02/2026

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

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 22/02/2026

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/...

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Safeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 21/02/2026

#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...

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