Reposted by VALOR ProjectAbejas de Canarias @abejasdecanarias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A través del trabajo colaborativo, diseñamos posibles escenarios futuros para proteger tanto la biodiversidad como el patrimonio cultural. Estamos enormemente agradecidos a todas las personas asistentes por aportar sus visiones, experiencia y entusiasmo. ¡Seguimos recolectando granitos de polen! 031
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 29/09/2026🐝 In the Canary Islands, a passing bumblebee once meant news was on its way. Last week in Tenerife, VALOR researchers from @ull.es and @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social explored how local communities value pollinators and why island voices matter in EU-wide research. 👉 valor-project.eu/news/valor-w...valor-project.euVALOR workshop in Tenerife explores how people value pollinatorsOn 22 September 2026, VALOR researchers from the University of La Laguna and Jagiellonian University held a workshop in Arafo, Tenerife. The event looked at the cultural values local communities attac... 024
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 28/09/2026📢 VALOR is now on Instagram! We have launched an Instagram account where we'll share updates from the project and news from our work in the 7 focal regions. 👉 Follow us at www.instagram.com/valor_project/!instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 031
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 17/09/2026🦋 Did you check out the VALOR open-access knowledge hub for pollinator conservation? To maximise the visibility and longevity of our research, we launched a dedicated collection in @riojournal.com. riojournal.com/topical_coll...riojournal.comVALOR – VALues and dependence of society on pollinatORsThis collection hosts the outcomes from the European Union’s Horizon Europe project VALOR (VALues and dependence of society on pollinatORs) under grant agreement No. 101181169 (2025-2028). VALOR... 032
Reposted by VALOR ProjectANTENNA Project @pollinators-antenna.eu · 25/08/2026⚖️ Traditional vs. novel pollinator monitoring: Which one will win? 🪤 We tested different methods in Doñana and Julia Aledo (EBD-CSIC) shared the insights during a special seminar. 👉 Find out the breakdown in the seminar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEW... 041
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... 021
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 04/08/2026📢 VALOR launched an open-access knowledge hub for pollinator conservation! To maximise the longevity of our research, we launched a dedicated collection in @riojournal.com, starting with an abridged version of VALOR's Description of Action (DoA). 👉 www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...alphagalileo.orgJust launched: VALOR's open-access knowledge hub for pollinator conservationTo maximise the transparency, longevity, and accessibility of its research, the Horizon Europe project VALOR has launched a dedicated collection in th.... 052
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 31/07/2026☀️ Today, we are presenting another VALOR partner institution - the European Landowners' Organization. 👉 Learn more about ELO's role in VALOR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLw2... #VALORpartnersyoutube.com#VALORpartners: European Landowners' OrganizationYouTube video by VALOR Project 021
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/07/2026‼️Up next in our #VALORpartners campaign - Sebastian Bekker tells us more about @unepwcmc.bsky.social and the centre's role in VALOR. 👉 Watch the full video: youtu.be/PjMpNMyqdgw?...youtu.be#VALORpartners: UNEP-WCMCYouTube video by VALOR Project 011
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 10/07/2026🌞 We continue our #VALORpartners series with an interview with Jelena Meinilä, who represents the University of Helsinki. 👉 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTC7...youtube.com#VALORpartners: University of HelsinkiYouTube video by VALOR Project 031
Reposted by VALOR ProjectJeroen van der Sluijs @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The authors emphasize the importance of integrating pollination ecology and ecosystem science into educational curricula across various disciplines, fostering a well-informed community of land stewards. @butterfly-project.bsky.social Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... bioengineer.org/eu-scientist...bioengineer.orgEU scientists warn Europe faces imminent pollinator collapse riskEurope faces a potential ecological and agricultural crisis as wild pollinators continue to decline at alarming rates, according to a comprehensive white paper authored by 135 researchers from eight 142
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 09/07/2026🦋 VALOR was at ECE 2026 in Tours last week! Our partner @pensoft.net showcased project materials at their booth and led a workshop on science comms in entomology, featuring VALOR as a case study. Thanks to all who stopped by! valor-project.eu/news/valor-x...valor-project.euVALOR at the XIII European Congress of EntomologyLast week, VALOR was presented at the XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026), held in Tours, France. The event drew 1,400 entomologists from around the world, who gathered to discuss the late... 040
Reposted by VALOR ProjectWildPosh Project @wildposh.eu · 08/07/2026👉 This week, in our early-career researcher series, we meet Jordan Benrezkallah. 🔎 Read the full interview: wildposh.eu/news/meet-re...wildposh.euMeet the researchers: Jordan BenrezkallahEach week, we introduce one of the early-career researchers behind the WildPosh project. Meet the young scientists working to understand and protect wild pollinators across Europe. Jordan Benrezkalla... 042
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 03/07/2026📹 This week, learn more about the role of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) in VALOR with project partner Jochen Kantelhardt. Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNIw... #VALORpartnersyoutube.com#VALORpartners: BOKU UniversityYouTube video by VALOR Project 030
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 020
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 30/06/2026This 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 010
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 26/06/2026Our mystery species is a moth! 🤔 Did you get the answer right? #InsectWeek2026 000
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/06/2026Here'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! 020
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 24/06/2026Renowned researchers, including VALOR partners, warn that the EU's proposed Omnibus package would weaken pesticide risk assessment - putting people and the environment at risk. 🧪 Read the full article 👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgEU Omnibus proposal increases pesticide risksMore efficient environmental risk assessment and stronger protection are achievable 110
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 23/06/2026🐝 A new white paper from eight major EU-funded pollinator projects warns that the resilience of Europe's vital societal functions and food security are at stake if the EU fails to halt and reverse wild pollinator decline. valor-project.eu/news/joint-w...valor-project.euA joint white paper calls for urgent action for pollinatorsThis press release was originally published by University of Bergen in AlphaGalileo. A new white paper from eight major EU-funded pollinator projects warns that the resilience of Europe’s vital soci... 131
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 040
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 17/06/2026📽️ New episode of #VALORpartners now out! This week, we are sitting down with Mark Brady, who represents @lund-university.bsky.social 👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xn8...youtube.com#VALORpartners: Lund UniversityYouTube video by VALOR Project 010
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 04/06/2026☀️ What can an arid valley in Tenerife teach us about Europe's pollinators? VALOR's latest fieldwork in Güímar Valley - one of our focal regions - revealed important differences in how different habitats support some of the continent's most threatened species. 👉 valor-project.eu/news/introdu...valor-project.euIntroducing the VALOR Focal Regions: Güímar Valley, TenerifeThe following text was written by Carlos Ruiz Carreira (University of La Laguna). The Güímar Valley is an arid valley nested on the southern slopes of Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Spain). The regi... 064
Reposted by VALOR ProjectWildPosh Project @wildposh.eu · 03/06/2026👩🔬 This week, in our early-career researchers interview series, we present Margret Jürison - a PhD student and junior researcher at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. 👉 Read the full interview: wildposh.eu/news/meet-re...wildposh.euMeet the researchers: Margret JürisonEach week, we introduce one of the early-career researchers behind the WildPosh project. Meet the young scientists working to understand and protect wild pollinators across Europe. Margret Jürison is... 021
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 02/06/2026#VALORpartners is back with a brand-new episode! This week, Carlos Ruiz presents @ull.es - VALOR's partner, leading the Canary Islands case study, focusing on the Güímar Valley (Tenerife). 📽️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NlA...youtube.com#VALORpartners: University of La LagunaYouTube video by VALOR Project 030
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 032
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 21/05/2026She states that while it was encouraging to see practical steps already being taken, there is still a clear gap: biodiversity needs to be translated into the language of finance, risk, and value before it can shape business decisions. This is exactly where VALOR can contribute. 🌱 000
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 21/05/2026VALOR partner Yujie Zhang (@w-u-r.bsky.social) had the opportunity to speak directly with companies about how they perceive pollinators and biodiversity, what drives them to act, and what still stands in the way. 100
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 21/05/2026🍎 Last week, VALOR partners attended the Future of Food and Beverage Forum in Amsterdam. valor-project.eu/news/valor-p...valor-project.euVALOR partners attend the Future of Food and Beverage ForumLast week, VALOR partners attended the Future of Food and Beverage Forum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The forum brings together professionals from across the food and beverage sector, including farm... 110
Reposted by VALOR ProjectButterfly @butterfly-project.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🐝 World Bee Day is here! We are sharing the very first Butterfly newsletter: butterfly-europe.eu/news/newslet... Stories from Living Labs, AI for pollinators, soil-dependent pollinators, a message from a solitary bee, and more. We invite you to read, share and join us on the Butterfly journey🐛🦋 076
Reposted by VALOR ProjectMetabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 18/05/2026A 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... 074
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 11/05/2026VALOR x FarmBioNet 💡 Two EU projects team up to protect pollinators and farmland biodiversity - and to make it easier for farmers to adopt pollinator‑friendly practices. valor-project.eu/news/valor-a...valor-project.euVALOR and FarmBioNet announce collaboration to protect pollinators and biodiversityVALOR has entered into a strategic partnership with FarmBioNet, a EU‑funded project that promotes biodiversity‑friendly farming across Europe. Through this collaboration, the two projects will join… 010
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 08/05/2026🐝 Our partners at @lund-university.bsky.social are hiring a postdoc for WP6 of VALOR - leading on scenario and resilience modelling for pollinators and farming systems under climate and land-use change. 📍 Lund · 2 years, full time · ⏰ Deadline 31 May 👉 lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...lu.varbi.comPost-doctoral fellow in Environmental Science: Quantifying Pollinator Shifts and Landscape ResilienceSubject description This postdoc position is part of the Horizon Europe project VALOR (“Values and dependence of society on pollinators”), in which 16 partner institutes collaborate to investigate 010
Reposted by VALOR ProjectAGRI4POL Project @agri4pol.eu · 07/04/2026Great to see two #HorizonEurope pollinator projects coming together. 🤝🐝 AGRI4POL coordinator Adam Vanbergen presented our work at the @valor-project.eu's first AGM in Wageningen in the end of March. 🔗 Full update on our website: agri4pol.eu/news/agri4po... #VALORmeets2026 #EUPollinators 141
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 021
Reposted by VALOR ProjectPollinERA Project @pollinera-horizon.eu · 31/03/2026PollinERA 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 065
Reposted by VALOR ProjectSafeguard Project @safeguard-pollinators.eu · 27/03/2026Watch out for @valor-project.eu tools, research papers, datasets, and policy resources coming to Safe-hub soon. 👀 011
Reposted by VALOR ProjectSafeguard 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 121
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... 010
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 30/03/2026🤔Want to know what happened at VALOR's first Annual General Meeting? 💻Take a look at our comprehensive news article covering the meeting: valor-project.eu/news/valor-p... #VALORmeets2026valor-project.euVALOR partners meet for the project's first Annual General MeetingFrom 24 to 25 March, 2026, the VALOR consortium came together for the project’s first Annual General Meeting in Wageningen, the Netherlands bringing partners from across Europe to share progress, pres... 020
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 26/03/2026A special thank you to @w-u-r.bsky.social for hosting and organising the meeting. 💛 000
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 26/03/2026A 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 171
Reposted by VALOR ProjectAdvances in Pollinator Research @apr.pensoft.net · 25/03/2026🐝Did you know Advances in Pollinator Research is now on LinkedIn too? 🌻Follow our showcase page for the latest #pollinatorscience research and journal news 👇 www.linkedin.com/showcase/adv... #pollinator #science #pollination #research #pollinators #conservation #ecology #biologylinkedin.comAdvances in Pollinator Research | LinkedInAdvances in Pollinator Research | 4 followers on LinkedIn. Open-access, peer-reviewed journal on pollinators. Supported by the European Union pollinator projects community. 052
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026Closing #VALORmeets2026. The AGM concluded with Tom Breeze presenting cross-project synergies, highlighting what different projects are working on and how collaboration can be strengthened across initiatives. 🤝🐝 A great way to close two days of discussions, exchange, and collaboration. 010
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/ 034
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 001
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026The 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 011
VALOR Project @valor-project.eu · 25/03/2026Guess 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 022