Resource type:
Project
EU project stamp:
Yes
Link to knowledge resource
Main entity:
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Type of entity:
Research centre/University
Funding:
EU Horizon 2020
Key themes:
Cities
Conservation
Policy
Restoration
Sustainable management
Urban
Societal challenges:
Biodiversity Enhancement
Green Space Management
Scope:
Europe
Description:
This guidance aims to bring tools and knowledge for cities to use pollinators as indicators of their urban greening and carry out pollinator monitoring. It builds on the EU Commission guidance for pollinator-friendly cities, and explores options for pollinator monitoring in more depth. It features research from the Safeguard Horizon project on pollinator conservation. The guidance provides a gateway for cities to access resources on the topic, provides background on the different monitoring options available, and gives good practice examples from successful monitoring schemes in the EU.
This guidance provides:
- An assessment of the practical (and potentially unexpected) benefits of pollinator monitoring for a city
- A review of technical options available for cities and advice on how to navigate them
- Recommendations for designing monitoring schemes, encompassing both practical and theoretical aspects
- A diversity of examples from different cities across the EU: from a citizen science project in Berlin to green space management staff training in Besançon to a wild bee city atlas in Brussels.
- Challenges cities may encounter and how to overcome them
Date:
2023
Language:
EN