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project achievements

NEWS! The LAYMAN'S REPORT on the project achievements is available HERE.

 

The aim of the project is to gain environmental benefits by improving pollinator conservation, by creating a virtuous circuit that leads to a progressive change in practices across the Mediterranean region. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the project has set a number of more specific objectives that foster education and dissemination, the implementation of citizen science approaches, and improved environmental governance.

ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES:

  • Development of Common Protocols (A.1): field guide; Plant/Insect ID cards; Handbooks and code of conducts for each target audience/stakeholders
  • General Public Involvement (B.1): EU web campaign through social networking (development of social network profiles); Expert-assisted citizen science activities in NATURA2000 sites; Creating a pollinator-garden and native bee-plants nursery in strategic places; Developing/distributing animation videos
  • Stakeholders Involvement (B.2): Park officers and local administrators training; Training on pollinator-garden creation and to gardeners; Information events for farmers on CAP greening measures, non-chemical farming, pollinator- friendly management; Involvement of young agronomists
  • Environmental education programme (B.3): Citizen science project for schools
  • Creating a pollinator-gardens (B.1)
  • Data collection from citizen participation (B.1, B.5 & D.1)
  • Pilot project in Emilia Romagna (B.4)