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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 18/08/2026

🗺️ Do you want to share VALOR in your language? You can now. Our brochure is now available in the languages of the other VALOR focal regions - Spanish, German, Polish and Swedish - alongside English. 👉 Download and share VALOR: valor-project.eu/media-center...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 02/07/2026

🪲 Did you manage to visit booth 4 at the XIII European Congress of Entomology already? 👋 If not, you still have time to come pick up some promotional materials and chat with our partner @pensoft.net. #ECE2026 #ECE2026Tours

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 30/06/2026

This week, VALOR is at the XIII European Congress of Entomology! 👋 Come say hi at booth 4 (level 2), where you will find our partner, @pensoft.net, and make sure to take home some project materials! #ece2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/06/2026

Here's our clue for #InsectGame2026: Many of us are attracted to light. 👉 Follow @pollinera-horizon.eu @agri4pol.eu l.eu @pollinators-antenna.eu @wildposh.eu dposh.eu @safeguard-pollinators.eu and @eufawready.eu for more clues!

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 22/06/2026

🐝 🪲 🐞 Happy insect week! This week, we are celebrating the small ones - and playing a game! Take part in the Insect Game alongside @wildposh.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu @valor-project.eu @agri4pol.eu @pollinators-antenna.eu @eufawready.eu and @safeguard-pollinators.eu. #InsectGame2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 27/05/2026

🌿 VALOR fieldwork at the border between Doñana National Park and nearby strawberry crops - where @ebdonana.bsky.social researchers are recording plant-pollinator interaction networks across different habitat types.🪻🐝 #VALORfocalregions

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 06/04/2026

🐝VALOR project coordinator, Tom Breeze, presented the project at the @agri4pol.eu's first Annual General Meeting in Freiburg, Germany. 🧐Want to learn more? valor-project.eu/news/valor-w... #AGRI4POLMeets2026 #EUPollinators

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 30/03/2026

📢🎓 PhD opportunity in Environmental Economics! Our partner, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, is looking for two doctoral students to conduct research in environmental and natural resource economics. 🌱📊 🗓️ Application deadline: 7 April 2026 👉 Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 26/03/2026

A big thank you to the entire VALOR consortium for a productive and inspiring first Annual General Meeting in Wageningen, the Netherlands. 💛 Two days of discussions, collaboration and knowledge exchange helped move our work forward. 🐝 #VALORmeets2026 #EUPollinators

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

@naturealexk.bsky.social, coordinator of the @restpoll.bsky.social, presented the project and its objectives at #VALORmeets2026 🐝 VALOR and RestPoll work closely together, strengthening collaboration across projects. 🤝 👉 Check out the RestPoll e-learning platform: restpoll.eu/e-learning/

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

🌱🐝 Spotlight on ProPollSoil project at #VALORmeets2026. Astrid Newmann presented the project and highlighted the importance of soul health for pollinators. They aim to protect and restore soils and their associated soil-dependent pollinators. 👉Learn more about the project: www.propollsoil.eu

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

The wave of special guests at #VALORmeets2026 continues. This time, Adam Vanbergen joined online to showcase the work that is currently being done in @agri4pol.eu 🐝🚜 👉Discover the project here: agri4pol.eu

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

Guess who made a guest appearance at #VALORmeets2026? 👀🦋 @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social, coordinator of the @butterfly-project.bsky.social, joined the AGM online to introduce the project, its objectives, and share updates on their current work. 👉Discover the project here: butterfly-europe.eu

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

Continuing AGM: Sandra Kurniawati (SLU) presented Task 5.3 on modelling the economic consequences of pollinator decline for agriculture and food trade. 🐝🌍 The work explores how pollinator declines could affect agricultural production, trade, and economic welfare across countries. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

📢 #VALORmeets2026 floor goes to Jelena Meinilä and Subij Shakya (@helsinki.fi), who are presenting research on the importance of pollinators for health and nutrition in Europe. 🐝 Their work explores diets, nutritional adequacy, food substitutions, and health implications linked to pollination.🥕🍏

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

👉 On VALOR AGM: Yujie Zhang (@w-u-r.bsky.social) is presenting early insights from the survey exploring how post-farm value chain actors engage with the topic of wild pollinators. ▶️📋There's still time to contribute to her research, take the survey: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

Now in discussion at #VALORmeets2026💬 Tsenka Garova (@pensoft.net) is presenting VALOR’s communication, dissemination, and impact activities, including open-access collection, and project synergies 📢🐝 Leading to a great discussion on how to make our communication even more impactful and accessible.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

📌 In session at VALOR AGM1: Attendees broke out into discussion groups to discuss potential ways to enrich the ENCORE tool. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026

📢Day 2 of #VALORmeets2026 is underway! The morning session opened with Bethan Henderson (@unepwcmc.bsky.social), who shared insights from a user needs study on pollinator tools, conducted with @restpoll.bsky.social. She further reviewed the ENCORE tool, including potential future development. 🛠️🐝

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

👉73% of globally traded crops depend on pollinators. 👉36% of global food production depends on pollination. At VALOR AGM1, @naturealexk.bsky.social presented updates to the crop pollination dependence database and plans for its upcoming publication. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

Next presenting at VALOR AGM1 is Carlos Ruiz (University of La Laguna). He reviewed the vulnerability of pollination services across different European biogeographic regions. Work done i scope of Work Package 2: Synthesising knowledge on the role and status of pollination services #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

👉 At #VALORmeets2026, Maureen Page (University of Freiburg) presented the work on identifying key European pollinators, focusing on synthesising current knowledge on the most abundant visitors of crop and wild plants. She shared plans for data gathering and early ideas for the analysis.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

🔛 #VALORmeets2026, Agata Warchalska-Troll took the stage again to present work on quantifying links between non-monetary pollination services and people. The aim is to identify services and disservices linked to pollinators and connect them to stakeholder groups, along with further research.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

VALOR coordinator, Tom Breeze presented cross-project scenarios and their use in VALOR, providing background on the conducted workshop, the scenarios, presenting the different scenario pathways, and outlining the strategy for how these scenarios will be used to generate impact. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

Margherita Genua (ELO) presented updates on VALOR focal regions and the co-development of value narratives with regional stakeholders. The work explores how different actors understand, interact with, and value pollinators, and what information they need to support decision-making. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

📢Live: Agata Warchalska-Troll presented the work on the social and cultural value of pollinators, sharing insights from recent interviews in Poland and outlining upcoming activities in the Netherlands and the Canary Islands, including interviews and workshops planned for 2026. #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

👉 Continuing presentations at #VALORmeets2026 Marc Yeterian (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) presented Task 4.3: “Pollination-Service Production Functions", focusing on assessing the farm-level value of pollinators and integrating pollinators into agricultural production models.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

VALOR AGM1 continues with Work Package 4 "Local scale economic and social dependences" presentations. Henning Schaak (BOKU) presented Task 4.2: “Exploring the impact of pollinator shifts on the profitability of agricultural land use activities.” #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

Now in session: David Kleijn (Wageningen University) presenting Task 3.1 and Task 3.2 on plant response diversity and pollinator interaction network cascades. 🌿🐝 #VALORmeets2026

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/03/2026

#VALORmeets2026 begins today in Wageningen!📍 Stay with us for live updates from VALOR’s first Annual General Meeting. 🐝 The meeting opened with a welcome from coordinator Tom Breeze.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 23/03/2026

#VALORmeets2026 begins in Wageningen! On 24-25 March, partners of VALOR are gathering in Wageningen, the Netherlands, for the project's first Annual General Meeting. 📲Stay tuned for live updates.

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 18/03/2026

VALOR featured at #PollinERAmeets2026 in Lund! 🐝Promotional materials were displayed at @pollinera-horizon.eu's second Annual General Meeting, an event hosted by our shared partner Lund University. #EUPollinators

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 06/03/2026

As we say goodbye to @safeguard-pollinators.eu, we celebrate its achievements and lasting impact on pollinator research in Europe. At the final meetings, VALOR materials were displayed, continuing the path laid by Safeguard's research. 🖥️ Read the press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 26/02/2026

📍 VALOR materials made an appearance in Turin! At the @wildposh.eu second Annual General Meeting, VALOR shared its promotional materials alongside the presentation. 👉 Discover more about the meeting: valor-project.eu/news/valor-p...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/02/2026

At the @wildposh.eu second Annual General Meeting, VALOR was presented by coordinator Tom Breeze. He introduced the project and shared four future scenarios exploring ecological, economic & societal pathways linked to pollinators. 👉Read more: valor-project.eu/news/valor-p...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 11/02/2026

On 11 February, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science #IDWGIS and recognise the inspiring women contributing to VALOR. ♀️

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 20/01/2026

VALOR materials were shared at the second annual general meeting of @onestop-project.eu in Almeria, Spain, helping introduce the project to a wider audience. These moments extend the project’s reach by building awareness and connections. How do you usually discover new #ResearchProjects? 💬⬇️

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 13/01/2026

Time to highlight VALOR’s busy first year. 🎬 This video captures key moments, activities, and progress from 2025. Thank you to all our partners for their commitment and contributions 💛 ▶️ Watch the full video here: youtu.be/A35mgG2GBlc

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 12/01/2026

VALOR partners @ebdonana.bsky.social (@csic.es) and @w-u-r.bsky.social are experimenting in EBD greenhouses using seeds from Doñana National Park. The experiment aims to measure #pollinator contributions to plant reproduction, specifically how many visits are needed for seed production. 🐝

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 19/12/2025

Thank you for your collaboration this year. 🧡 VALOR wishes you a restful holiday season and continued progress in the year ahead. ☃️

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 17/12/2025

📫 The winter edition of VALOR’s newsletter has been released. Stay up-to-date on recent activities, events, and project updates. 🔔 Haven’t subscribed yet? Sign up here: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/110723... 📰 Read the December 2025 issue online: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1107...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 12/12/2025

📧 Coming up soon: VALOR's second winter edition newsletter. Don't miss a chance to see it first. 📢 Subscribe now: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/110723...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 09/12/2025

🐝 Between 3-4 December 2025, VALOR’s first Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Reading, the UK. 🔗 Read the full meeting summary on our website: valor-project.eu/news/valor-h...

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 01/12/2025

To close the #VALORwps campaign, we feature Work Package (WP) 9: Research ethics. Led by the University of Reading, WP9 will ensure that VALOR complies with research ethics and GDPR throughout the project. Stay tuned for the next social media campaign 👀

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 28/11/2025

🔍 In focus today for #VALORwps is Work Package (WP) 8: Project management and Impact. Led by the University of Reading, WP8 will focus on achieving six objectives. ➡️ Explore the information about WP8 from our post and see all WPs here: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/11/2025

🐝 Rounding off our #VALORwps series with Work Package 7: Co-developed tools for expanded engagement and interaction. This WP is led by @pensoft.net and undertakes five objectives. ➡️ Find out more about WP7 from our post and check out all WPs on our website: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 19/11/2025

Under the #VALORwps spotlight today - Work Package 6: Forecasting and enhancing resilience of society and pollinators under changing future conditions. Led by @lund-university.bsky.social, this WP undertakes four objectives to achieve its goals. Discover all WPs here: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 17/11/2025

🔉 We are moving forward with Work Package 5: Dependences of value chain actors. Today's #VALORwps takes a closer look at WP5, led by Wageningen University. WP5 consists of four objectives, depicted in the post.⬇️ 🔗 Take a closer look at all VALOR WPs here: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 14/11/2025

⏩ Continuing our #VALORwps campaign with Work Package (WP) 4: Local scale economic and social dependences. The WP4 is led by University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences undertakes five objectives in its scope. 🌐 Find out more about VALOR WPs here: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 11/11/2025

🐝 Today's spotlight in #VALORwps goes to Work Package (WP) 3: Pollinator dependencies of natural ecosystems. This WP has five objectives that are led by The Spanish National Research Council. 🔗 Discover all WPs here: valor-project.eu/work-packages

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