Plan of Action

Overall Objective:

To protect and enhance the biodiversity and economic value of pollinators throughout Europe

The EPI aims to integrate and co-ordinate local, national and international activities relating to pollination into a cohesive network in order to safeguard the services provided by pollinators across the continent.

Organisation

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Value of Pollinators

The Plan of Action contains four elements:

1. Assessment – quantifying the loss of pollinators in Europe and the risks associated with the loss of pollination services

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Assess declines in pollinators and the services they provide across Europe

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Determine the economic value of pollinators for key crops

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Establish the conservation status of Europe’s pollinators

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Identify the drivers of pollinator loss

These assessment objectives are already being pursued through the ALARM project

2. Adaptive management – Identifying the best management practices and technologies to overcome declines in pollinators and the services they provide

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Facilitate new research collaborations to secure funding for strategic research

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Identify and promote best land-use and conservation practices to restore and protect pollinator communities

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Secure pollination services to European crops by developing sustainable pollinator management

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Develop alternate species of pollinator for management

3. Capacity Building – Build and strengthen alliances and expertise in Europe to increase the benefits from pollination

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Coordinate existing activities to maximise effectiveness

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Build European taxonomic capacity for pollinators

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Construct effective networks to exchange information on pollination

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Train the next generation of researchers and taxonomists

4. Mainstreaming – Supporting national plans for the conservation and sustainable use pollinators, and increase the awareness of governments, industry and the public.

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Provide the relevant science to underpin policy development

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Advise policy makers on pollinator issues

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Introduce awareness of pollinators in to education

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Educate land managers, farmers and conservationists

secretariat@EuropeanPollinatorInitiative.org European Pollinator Initiative Coordinated by: Centre for Agri-Environmental Research Reading University, PO Box 237, RG6 6AR, UK

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