Bees and Butterflies Monitoring

Biodiversity monitoring surveys of selected pollinator species (bees and butterflies) performed according to specific protocols adapted to NBS and observers, along fixed transects, once a week during the pollinators’ season, for 3 years. Reference methods: Underwood, Darwin, Gerritsen, (2017), Pollinator initiatives in EU Member States: Success factors and gaps. Report for European Commission under contract for provision of technical support related to Target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 – maintaining and restoring ecosystems and their services. ENV.B.2/SER/2016/0018. Institute for European Environmental Policy, Brussels; Potts et al. (2020), Proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, EUR 30416 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.