PollinERA Project
PollinERA aims to reverse #pollinator population declines and reduce the harmful impacts of #pesticides
#HorizonEU project | #️⃣101135005
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- Join the pollinators feed curated by our communication partner @pensoft.net, a shared space for research, discussion, and updates on pollination science. 👉 Follow the feed to stay connected with the community bsky.app/profile/did:...
- PollinERA was presented at the final event of the Italian national project ÆM-POLLY, with project partner Fabio Sgolastra (University of Bologna) introducing the work to the national audience. More details here ⬇️ pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline... #Pollinators
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- What is #ecotoxicology, and why does it matter? Fabio Sgolastra breaks it down for #PolinERAexplained in the video below. 🎞️ Learn more 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE6v...
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- Reposted by PollinERA ProjectWe're launching a new SM campaign, highlighting #VALORpartners, their expertise and contributions. Our first video features Univerisity of Reading (@uniofreading.bsky.social), presented by #VALOR coordinator Tom Breeze. youtu.be/WUR5f1oY0DU Any guesses which partner we’ll feature next? 👀
- ❓Do you know what 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐄𝐑𝐀) is? If not, our latest episode of Explaining PollinERA, featuring Johan Axelman, breaks it down clearly and accessibly. 🐝🎓 👉🏼 Watch the full video: youtu.be/xFIT2xKak14 #PollinERAexplained
- 📧 Missed PollinERA's December newsletter? The latest issue brings together key updates and activities. 👉🏼 Catch up on the latest issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9132... 🔔 Subscribe to receive future newsletters: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/913204...
- 📢 PollinERA has released a new scientific publication in the Environmental Science & Technology journal @pubs.acs.org, addressing key limitations in current chemical regulation. Written by coordinator Christopher John Topping, Michael Norton, Jörn Wogram, and Johan Axelman #PollinERAresearch
- 🎬Looking back at #PollinERA in 2025. Our new highlights video captures how the project evolved throughout the year. 🐝 Grateful to our partners for their valuable contributions. 💛 ▶️ Press play: youtu.be/l5Dnoki_cjY
- Reposted by PollinERA ProjectEU chemical regulation has struggled with slow approvals, high costs, and ecological surprises. From delayed bans on neonicotinoids to the ongoing decline of pollinators, the current framework often reacts too late. @pollinera-horizon.eu champions systems-based approach pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
- Reposted by PollinERA ProjectReforming EU chemical risk assessment: from regulatory bottlenecks to systems solution @pollinera-horizon.eu (Understanding pesticide-Pollinator interactions to support EU Environmental Risk Assessment and policy) first policy brief: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
- Happy Holidays from #PollinERA! ❄️ Thank you for being part of our journey this year.💛
- Reposted by PollinERA Project📢 WildPosh mentioned in @pollinera-horizon.eu's newsletter! Our sister project highlighted our animated introductory video in their recent newsletter. 👉 Do not miss our PollinERA update article to learn what the project has been up to over the last 12 months: lnkd.in/gktEw_8d
- 🐝 @wildposh.eu has featured PollinERA's 2025 activities in their latest news article. A great example of strengthening collaboration and exchange across pollinator research projects. 🤝🏼 👉 Read the article here: www.wildposh.eu/news/polline...
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- Reposted by PollinERA Project📢 The 1st Policy Brief by the @pollinera-horizon.eu consortium is NOW OUT 👍 Make sure to keep tabs on the project's #openaccess collections on @riojournal.com & @fesmj.pensoft.net for #project outputs meant to help reform #pesticides risk assessment for healthy #pollinators! 🔗 More on our blog:
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- 🆕 Next on #PollinERAexplained In this episode, we are focusing on one of the critical topics within the project - Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) Deep-dive into the recent video for more information. 👇🏼 🎞️ Watch here: youtu.be/xFIT2xKak14
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- 📢 PollinERA's first policy brief addresses the need to improve the way environmental risks to #pollinators are currently assessed Created by Christopher John Topping, Noa Simon Delso, James Henty Williams, and Johan Axelman. 💻 Press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #PollinERAforPolicy
- 📢 Our sister project, WildPosh, has recently presented a new oral toxicity test for the #hoverfly species on Eristalinus aeneus. In PollinERA, we are focusing on another hoverfly species - Sphaerophoria scripta. Learn about the findings below 👇🏼
- Hoverflies are important non-bee pollinators. Yet, they remain overlooked in risk assessment when it comes to pesticides. WildPosh researchers are trying to fill this gap by presenting a new oral toxicity test for Eristalinus aeneus, a widespread hoverfly species. wildposh.eu/news/new-wil...
- Introducing our new series: Explaining PollinERA 🐝, aiming to present key concepts that make up the project. Our first episode gives a brief overview of the work that is being done in the project and what to expect from future episodes. 👇 Learn more: youtu.be/18t8PYCM5bQ #PollinERAexplained
- Spotted in Portland, USA 🧐 PollinERA project materials were displayed at #EntSoc25, an event organised by @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐝
- Reposted by PollinERA Project🌏 A field survey of the #pollinators of a rare Australian wildflower led Kit S. Prendergast to describe the 🐝 Megachile lucifer #bee in hope to bring new light to the #conservation of native #bees and their native #habitats. 🗞️ News via @washingtonpost.com. 🔓 Research paper from @jhr.pensoft.net
- 🐝 Meet Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumble bee. Bombus terrestris is a key crop pollinator and a model species in pesticide risk assessment. This is the final study species featured in our #PollinERAspecies campaign.
- Spot us in the newest newsletter from our sister project. 👀🔎 🐝 WildPosh highlighted our introductory video, which was launched in June 2025. 📽️ Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYGD...
- The new WildPosh newsletter is out! 🐝 Stay informed about the latest project updates on wild pollinators and pesticide impacts. Read the full newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/8768... 👉 Subscribe for updates: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/876867...
- In September 2025, PollinERA research was presented at the international interdisciplinary conference "Multifunctional Farming: Landscape, People, Food and Ecology" in Rzeszów, Poland. 💻 Full article on our website: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
- 🦋 Meet Pieris napi, the green-veined white. It is bred in captivity as a model species for studying pesticide toxicity in non-pest butterflies - a knowledge gap addressed in PollinERA. Find out more about it through our #PollinERAspecies campaign.
- PollinERA was presented at the SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting in the UK. Agnieszka Bednarska & Dominika Twaróg of the Institute of Nature Conservation of the Polish Academy of Sciences shared results from PollinERA's WP1. 🔗More on our website: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
- 🐝 Meet Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly. This widespread hoverfly species is found across the globe. Their resemblance to honey bees even helps them avoid predators. Find out more about them through our #PollinERAspecies campaign.
- 🌼 Sphaerophoria scripta is an aphidophagous hoverfly widely distributed in Europe. Adults feed on pollen and nectar from diverse flowering species, contributing both to pollination and aphid control. Learn more about it from our #PollinERAspecies campaign.
- 🐝 Meet Osmia bicornis, the red mason bee. This solitary bee is common across Europe and active in spring. Osmia bicornis is the next featured species in our #PollinERAspecies campaign, introducing the pollinators studied under PollinERA.
- 🦋 Meet Noctua pronuba, the large yellow underwing. This moth species belongs to the family Noctuidae, a group of important yet often overlooked pollinators. Find out more about them from our #PollinERAspecies campaign.
- 🔙 Looking back at our September activities, PollinERA has conducted a two-day hybrid workshop about Pollinator Survival Modelling and Parameter Estimation. 🖥️ Read our latest news article to find out more: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline...
- 🐝 Meet Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee. The launch of #PollinERAspecies introduces the pollinators observed within PollinERA’s research. Find out why Apis mellifera was selected as one of our key study species.
- Unlocking the new social media campaign tomorrow. 🐝 Stay tuned until then 📲 Read more about it here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/meet-po...
- ❗ The latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species update shows growing threats to Europe's pollinators. 🔗 Read our latest news article to find out more:https://pollinera-horizon.eu/news/new-iucn-assessment-reveals-worsening-trends-europes-wild-bees-and-butterflies
- 🐝 #PollinERAfaces: Maj Rundlöf Maj is an Associate Professor of Biology at Lund University in Sweden. In PollinERA, she leads Work Package 4. Explore Maj’s full profile in our diary. ✨ This is the final entry in our #PollinERAfaces campaign.
- PollinERA joins the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the International Pollinators Initiative #IPI25. PollinERA aims to reverse pollinator population declines and reduce the harmful impacts of pesticides. 🐝 Learn more about the project here: pollinera-horizon.eu #UNPollinators
- 🐝#PollinERAfaces: Agnieszka Bednarska Assistant Professor at the Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University. Find out about her from our diary entry 📖
- 🔬 #PollinERAfaces: Elżbieta Ziółkowska Elżbieta is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management at the Jagiellonian University and a Special Consultant in the SESS at Aarhus University. Learn more about her 👇
- 🔬 #PollinERAfaces: Ryszard Laskowski Ryszard is a full professor and head of the Terrestrial Ecology and Ecotoxicology Research Team at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Learn more about him from our diary 👇🏼
- 🐝#PollinERAfaces: Ove Jonsson Ove is a senior analytical chemist working in the pesticide laboratory at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). ✨ Explore the full profile in our diary
- 🧪 #PollinERAfaces: Anna Lombardo Anna is a researcher at the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, working on WP2 of #PollinERA to develop models that predict pesticide toxicity and modes of action for pollinators. Read more about her in today's diary entry 📖
- 🧪 #PollinERAfaces: Emilio Benfenati Head of Environmental Health Sciences at Mario Negri Institute. Developer of VEGAHUB. Contributor to 50+ EU projects and ~600 publications. 🔍 Read more in the diary
- Check your inboxes! 📬 PollinERA has released its second #newsletter! 💻Read the full newsletter here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9132... Don’t forget to subscribe to the PollinERA newsletter; the next edition is coming in December.
- 🦋 #PollinERAfaces: Lars Pettersson Lars is an Associate Professor of Animal Ecology at Lund University, Sweden. In #PollinERA, he contributes to WP3 and WP4, focusing on #moths and #butterflies. 📝 Tap into the diary to learn more about his role.
- 💻 #PollinERAfaces: Gregor Sušanj Software engineer and Managing Director of ZIP Solutions. In #PollinERA, he develops o ALMaSS model (Task 5c) interface, supports data management, and is the main developer of the EU Pollinator Hub. 🔍 Discover more about his work in today’s diary
- 📝 #PollinERAfaces: Carla Stoyanova Carla is a senior science communication expert at Pensoft Publishers. She supports the communication, dissemination, exploitation, and outreach activities of several Horizon Europe projects. 📣 Dive into today’s diary to learn more about her role.
- 🌍 #PollinERAfaces: Noa Simon Delso (@noasimondelso) Noa is a Scientific Director at @beelife_eu, and a PhD veterinarian and ecotoxicologist with over 15 years of experience in #pollinator health, #pesticide risk assessment, and sustainable agriculture. 📖 Discover her profile in today’s diary.
- 🧬 #PollinERAfaces: Florian Schunck Florian is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Osnabrück, contributing to #PollinERA through experimental ecotoxicology and TKTD modelling. Curious to know more? Dive into the diary ☝️
- 🌸 #PollinERAfaces: Andreas Focks In PollinERA, Andreas is leading Work Package 3, focused on developing mechanistic toxicological and ecological models. 🧐 Check the diary to learn more about his work.
- 🐝 #PollinERAfaces: Fabio Sgolastra Fabio is an Associate Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the University of Bologna. He leads WP1 (Pollinator Exposure and Sensitivity) within the #PollinERA project. Dive into the diary to learn more 📖
- 🐝 #PollinERAfaces: James Henty Williams James leads Task 5.1 in the #PollinERA project, focusing on the design and co-development of environmental risk assessment (ERA) scenarios. 👇 Get to know him more in detail from the diary.
- Reposted by PollinERA ProjectThe latest guest post on the @pensoft.net blog outlines a new, non-lethal method of studying pollinator networks. 🐝🧬 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/11/t...
- 🔬 #PollinERAfaces: Xiaodong Duan Xiaodong is a researcher in the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University (@aarhusuni). He leads WP5 within the #PollinERA project. 📘 Explore his expertise in today’s diary entry.
- 🌼 #PollinERAfaces: Luna Kondrup Marcussen Administrative coordinator at Aarhus University and scientific administrator of #PollinERA, supporting communication and coordination. 👇 Explore her full story in our diary below.
- #PollinERAfaces: Prof. Christopher John Topping Coordinator of #PollinERA and Centre Leader of the Social-Ecological Systems Simulation Centre (SESS) at Aarhus University’s Department of Agroecology. 👇 Read our diary to find out more about his work.
- 📲 Take a look at the results of PollinERA’s Partners Campaign in our latest news article: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/polline... More campaigns are on the way, and we’d love for you to be part of the journey, engage with our posts and help us make science visible and impactful. 💬🤝
- 📫 Our partner BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination has featured PollinERA in the July-August issue of its newsletter. 🐝 📰 Read our news item about the feature here: pollinera-horizon.eu/news/beelife...
