🌿VALOR spotted at @cop17arm.bsky.social! Stop by the EU #Science4Biodiversity booth in the Blue Zone to pick up our materials and learn what the project is doing to better understand the dependence of societies on pollinators. 🦋 📖 Explore the full COP17 programme: coop4cbd.eu/cop17
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VALOR Project
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#HorizonEU project aiming to co-develop and demonstrate a system-based approach to understanding, measuring, and responding to changes in pollinators' benefits to society and the economy (№ 101181169)
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🍏 Welcome to Kent, the “Garden of England” and VALOR’s UK focal region. This year, VALOR researchers from @uniofreading.bsky.social followed bees, hoverflies and birds from blossom to harvest. 👉Learn what they found: valor-project.eu/news/introdu...
🦋 VALOR #spotted at the third AGM of @pollinators-antenna.eu taking place on Lesbos, Greece! Grab some materials at the communication and dissemination corner set up by our common partner, @pensoft.net . 📚 All our materials are also available in digital format: valor-project.eu/media-center...
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A 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!
🐝 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 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/!
🦋 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...
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⚖️ 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...
🗺️ 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...
📢 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...
☀️ 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... #VALORpartners
‼️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?...
🌞 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...
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The 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...
🦋 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...
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👉 This week, in our early-career researcher series, we meet Jordan Benrezkallah. 🔎 Read the full interview: wildposh.eu/news/meet-re...
📹 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... #VALORpartners
🪲 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
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
Our mystery species is a moth! 🤔 Did you get the answer right? #InsectWeek2026
🔎 Did you get the answer to #InsectGame2026 right? I am a moth! 🧐 Did you guess correctly? Let us know below. @pollinera-horizon.eu @safeguard-pollinators.eu @valor-project.eu @eufawready.eu @agri4pol.eu @pollinators-antenna.eu
Renowned 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/...
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!
🐝 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...
🐝 🪲 🐞 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
📽️ 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...
☀️ 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...
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👩🔬 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...
#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...
🌿 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
🍎 Last week, VALOR partners attended the Future of Food and Beverage Forum in Amsterdam. valor-project.eu/news/valor-p...
VALOR 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.
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🐝 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🐛🦋
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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...
VALOR 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...
🐝 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/...
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Great 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
🐝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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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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Watch out for @valor-project.eu tools, research papers, datasets, and policy resources coming to Safe-hub soon. 👀
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🐝 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
📢🎓 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...
🤔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... #VALORmeets2026
A special thank you to @w-u-r.bsky.social for hosting and organising the meeting. 💛
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🐝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 #biology
@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/