We're looking for records of ground nesting bees around Europe! Can you help? Follow the simple steps below! @aicbrn.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @pomscheme.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social

Pollinators quietly support many UN Sustainable Development Goals – from Zero Hunger to Climate Action. 🐝 🌍 🧪

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Curaçao update: our team is studying the overlooked world of bat and bird pollination.

In Curaçao, we survey flower-visiting insects, bats and birds to strengthen knowledge of plant–pollinator interactions in the Dutch Caribbean: butterfly-europe.eu/curacao-nl/

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Of course, happy to send it to you.

Edible Apocynaceae: a new global synthesis of diversity, conservation and pollination just published – and a personal landmark for me! This year – 2026 – marks the 40th anniversary of my first publication. Forty years. Imagine that – I certainly can’t! It feels like a long time ago, a distant memory, anothe…

Edible #Apocynaceae: a new global synthesis of diversity, conservation and pollination just published – and a personal landmark for me!

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#biodiversity #food #IUCN #pollinators #sustainability #UNSDGs #botany

Please add your observations to our project on iNaturalist!

Look for nesting bees. Report your sitings on the nests of ground-nesting to better understand them.

In an ideal world, yes, but for most countries that's a long way off and we need action on different fronts.

#SaveOurWildlife 🦧🦔🐘🦒🦏🦇🦩🦍🐆🦜🦓🦛🦋🐊
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Major new European research project... [a] citizen science initiative called EuroBeeSoil: "If you spot a bee nest in soil, sand, a lawn, a path edge or a sunlit bank, you can photograph it and upload your record to iNaturalist" 🐝❤️

👩‍🔬 You are a citizen scientist who wants to contribute to the conservation of ground-nesting bees?

👉 Check out this initiative by the ProPollSoil project.

Help us uncover the hidden lives of Europe’s ground-nesting bees When most people think about pollinators, they picture bees visiting flowers. But for many species, a large part of life happens elsewhere: in the soil. Many pollinators do not just feed above grou…

Join a new citizen science project and help us to uncover the hidden lives of Europe’s ground-nesting #bees - please share with your networks:

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Pollinator decline for legal professionals – a new article explains this complex and important issue Oxford University Press recently commissioned me to write a piece for their Expert Essentials series, which is designed to give legal professionals an overview of complex topics that increasingly a…

Why should the #legal profession care about #pollinator decline? Because #pollinators sit right at the intersection of #biodiversity loss, food security, business risk, and emerging regulation. Read more about my recent article on this topic here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/04/02/p...

Pollinator decline for legal professionals – a new article explains this complex and important issue Oxford University Press recently commissioned me to write a piece for their Expert Essentials series, which is designed to give legal professionals an overview of complex topics that increasingly a…

Why should the #legal profession care about #pollinator decline? Because #pollinators sit right at the intersection of #biodiversity loss, food security, business risk, and emerging regulation. Read more about my recent article on this topic here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/04/02/p...

No pollinators, no food? 🐝🌍 Around 75% of global crops depend on pollination. As pollinators decline, food security, farmer livelihoods & SDG 2: Zero Hunger are at risk.

Join Prof. @jeffollerton.bsky.social on 26 May for our Skills for Ecology webinar.

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Book review: “The Ecology of Ecologists” by Jeremy Fox There are probably few people who have thought more about what it means to be an academic ecologist than Jeremy Fox, Professor of Ecology at the University of Calgary in Canada. The Dynamic Ecology…

Book review: “The Ecology of Ecologists” by Jeremy Fox - essential reading for anyone who is, or is hoping to be, a professional academic ecologist.
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#ecology #BookReview #biodiversity

What China’s mountain meadows and forests can teach us about pollinators For several years now I have been fortunate to collaborate with colleagues in China on the ecology of plant–pollinator interactions. One of the things that makes that work so exciting is the sheer …

What China’s mountain meadows and forests can teach us about #pollinators.

In a newly published paper led by Dr Xin Xu, we have studied pollination networks on Yulong Snow Mountain in Yunnan. Discover more about our findings here:

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#ecology #biodiversity #bees

Join me for two webinars exploring the links between biodiversity, pollinators and the UN Sustainable Development Goals The diversity of life on Earth, and the interactions between the species that make up that diversity, are fundamentally important to the functioning of ecosystems and to human well-being. Yet these…

At the end of March and the end of May I will be presenting two webinars which explore the connections between, #biodiversity, #pollinators and the #UNSDGs, showing why the conservation of nature is central to a just, healthy, and sustainable future - details here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/03/23/j...

The global relationship between flowering plant and pollinator diversity…and what they don’t tell you about posting preprints! Last week I posted a preprint on the platform Research Square of a new manuscript entitled “The global relationship between flowering plant and pollinator diversity holds true across scales, …

Last week I posted a #preprint entitled “The global relationship between flowering plant and #pollinator diversity holds true across scales, latitude, and human influence”.

I was not prepared for what happened after it went live on 2nd March! Read more here:

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How do we know biodiversity is declining? Data 📊 from surveys & citizen science to satellites and global databases, monitoring wildlife shows what’s changing — and if sustainability action is working 🌍 🧪

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What does a nature-positive future look like? 🌍

Join our Skills for Ecology with @jeffollerton.bsky.social on 31 Mar to explore biodiversity, conservation success & how the UN Sustainable Development Goals link climate, water, food & wildlife 🌍 🧪

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Pollinators = the hidden workforce of sustainability 🐝🌼

~75% of food crops rely partly on animal pollination, supporting food, ecosystems & the SDGs 🌍 🧪

Join Prof. @jeffollerton.bsky.social on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, for a Skills for Ecology webinar.

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Join me on 26th February in Leicester for a talk: “Adventures in Pollination!” On Thursday 26th February I’m giving a talk to the Friends of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden with the title that you see above. The talk starts at 7.30pm and non-members are welco…

If you're near Leicester, come and join me for a talk at the Botanic Garden next week.

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#pollinators #biodiversity #bees #ecology

🌱 Back to basics: What is biodiversity, and why does it matter?

Join Prof @jeffollerton.bsky.social on Tue 31 March 2026 to explore biodiversity, sustainability, and how it underpins food, water, climate, and wellbeing. 🌍 🧪

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Biodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Discover why biodiversity matters, how it supports the UN SDGs, how change is monitored, and what actions lead to a nature-positive future.

How does biodiversity support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals?

From pollinators for food (SDG 2) to forests for water (SDG 6) and carbon storage (SDG 13), healthy ecosystems underpin global goals.

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Pollination as a matter of national security In these turbulent times it’s hard to know where to focus one’s gaze. Do we concentrate on Ukraine? Greenland? Venezuela? Sudan? China? Russia? The Middle East? The rise of the far righ…

A new UK government report warns that global #biodiversity loss threatens food security, economic stability, and geopolitical order. In my latest blog post I ask whether pollination should now be considered a #nationalsecurity issue:
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⚡🦋 Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths

Butterflies and moths accumulate electrostatic charge as they fly, allowing them to pull pollen grains off flowers without even touching them. In other words, they can literally attract pollen through the air.

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Beautiful, thanks Scott!

NEW EVENT! Plant–Pollinator Interactions Underpin the SDGs 🏵️

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