Who will save us? Even the taxonomists are threatened by extinction! - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities - CETAF The first European Red List of Taxonomists reveals that 40% of insect orders cannot be studied because there are not enough experts

We shall not forget to save also the #taxonomists who study the #eupollinators or we'll run out of expertise! The #RedListTaxonomists EU-funded project says it all!#taxonomy @IUCN @Pensoft

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Very useful to understand what's going on with #EUpollinators 🐝 and #pesticides 🧪

#RedListTaxonomists

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From #RedListTaxonomists 🪲 on we decided to open the consultation about the problems and needs of the taxonomic community. Now it's time to look for solutions: how will you address those problems? Drop your idea⬇️#taxonomy #taxonomie #EUpollinators

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We need you #taxonomy community! #RedListTaxonomists is not over: we are elaborating outcomes from the workshop and we are still waiting for your needs. Here's the padlet to add your thoughts:

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Don't forget you can still contribute to #RedListTaxonomists posting your needs here:#EUpollinator

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It was an amazing day! 😍
Thanks to our partners @IUCN and @Pensoft and thanks to Michael Kreek for the presentation. We collected such a big amount of good ideas to be overwhelmed! #RedListTaxonomists will be back in some weeks with the outcomes of this super-productive day!🐝🙏

Last outcomes of the day: who are our end-user communities and how to engage at our best with them? You've got such a high number of ideas we will need some time to organize them out! Thank you! #RedListTaxonomists

#RedListTaxonomists Pavel Stoev, Director of the Natural History Museum of Sofia, recalls the case study of the taxonomic expertise in Bulgaria. That's will be the last panel before entering the 3rd workshop and drafting conclusions.

#RedListTaxonomists Christophe Coudun from @EU_Commission @REA_research is helping us to explore opportunities and projects for #taxonomy
#Horizon2020

The #RedListTaxonomists resumes with Caroline Pottier from @EU_ENV explaining funding schemes and strategies. 🐝
#biodiversity

#RedListTaxonomists Our #taxonomists from the 2nd workshop individuated something that could help to fix the lack of recognition and awareness the category suffers: a BETTER COMMUNICATION, orientated to a wider public. What do you think about that? Drop your thoughts! 🤔⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

The 1st session is over and the results are very clear! #Taxonomists need more recognition and awareness both from the scientific community and society!
THE DISCUSSION CONTINUES ONLINE HERE:
🐝🪲 Join and participate until 27/01! #RedListTaxonomists

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#RedListTaxonomists We are starting the workshops. We will have 3, first to establish needs and then individuated possible solutions and draft recommendations. For those not participating, there will be an ON-LINE OPEN padlet 📝 for your thoughts, open for a week: stay tuned!

"We had no exact idea of the assessment of the #taxonomy expertise in Europe" Kovacevic from the @EU_Commission thanks @eurotaxonomy @IUCN and @Pensoft for the #RedListTaxonomists: "It will be a good foundation to help the #taxonomists to fix the problems

Most of the countries have no capacity to cover all the taxa #RedListTaxonomists

Boris Parov (@Pensoft) starts his speech with a pertinent question: are #taxonomists a threatened species? 😱 We'll see during the day, thanks to the #RedListTaxonomists that the situation is quite complicated but not hopeless at all! 💪

Vujadin Kovacevic 🇪🇺 says the @EU_Commission is going to propose a "Nature Restoration Law". It's fundamental to tackle at the same time the loss of #insects and the decline of #Taxonomists. The #RedListTaxonomists is only the beginning of our fight against #BiodiversityLoss 🪲

Ana Casino, Cetaf's Executive Director, is recalling to everyone why #taxonomists are so essential to stop the decline of insects and the #BiodiversityLoss. That's why the #RedListTaxonomists is very important as a starting point to fix problems with #taxonomy expertise in Europe

The #RedListTaxonomists is about to be revealed! Stay tuned! #taxonomy #insect #biodiversity

The Red List of Insect Taxonomists - Home Insects play a significant role in the functioning of healthy ecosystems and human well-being. By providing vital services such as pollination, matter decomposition, and bio-control, they greatly influence the living world. Therefore, our ability and expertise to recognize insect species and biodiversity is fundamental for their conservation.

📢prompt #conservation measures need to be taken!

🦋#insects #taxonomists across Europe are invited to bring their #expertise by registering to the #RedListTaxonomists portal:
↪️@IUCN @Pensoft #eurotaxonomy

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🎉🔎Friday quiz for the #RedListTaxonomists 🦋
Ready to test your #entomology skills⁉️
↪️this beautiful brush-footed #butterfly is waiting for you!
@IUCNBrussels @IUCNRedList @IUCN @Pensoft #InsectWeek21 #EUPollinators #eurotaxonomy

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🧐#InsectWeekQuiz of the day, are you all set?

⁉️What is NOT a common #name of this #Oedemera #beetle?

↪️answer here:& join the EU initiative #RedListTaxonomists with @Pensoft and @IUCN 🇪🇺

#InsectWeek21 #InsectWeek #EUPollinators

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📢To celebrate the #InsectWeek21, we invite you to take this new #taxonomic challenge & test your knowledge on #insects! Are you ready⁉️
Day1⃣: Can you spot the correct #weevil species? If you do, we might need YOU for the #RedListTaxonomists initiative!

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The Red List of Insect Taxonomists - Home Insects play a significant role in the functioning of healthy ecosystems and human well-being. By providing vital services such as pollination, matter decomposition, and bio-control, they greatly influence the living world. Therefore, our ability and expertise to recognize insect species and biodiversity is fundamental for their conservation.

Bring your #expertise to preserve #insect life on 🌍
& help us mapping taxonomic expertise across Europe with @Pensoft & @IUCN for #RedListTaxonomists 🪲🐞🦋

↪️sign up here:#EUPollinators #InsectWeek21 #taxonomists #CitizenScience #citizenscientist

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and a final BIG THANKS to our partner organisations and projects @DiSSCoEU @DiSSCoPrepare @bgci @SynthesysEU @MobiliseAction @Bicikl_H2020 @Pensoft @IUCN @ENVRIcomm @taxonomycourses @ejtaxonomy @cbd #RedListTaxonomists

🐝Happy #WorldBeeDay: thrilled to announce the launch of the #RedListTaxonomists portal that invites #insect #taxonomists across Europe to mobilise their essential expertise to help mitigate insect declines!
@IUCN @Pensoft @EU_ENV

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#CETAF49 live - on the spot now: #RedListTaxonomists project: the @EUfunded initiative aiming to capture the trends in available #expertise & inform policy-makers on how to secure the future of taxonomy as a basis for protecting European #biodiversity and beyond!

#eurotaxonomy #Unitedforbiodiversity #ESCoReAward @DiSSCoEU @DiSSCoPrepare #RedListTaxonomists @SynthesysEU @MobiliseAction #UnitedforBiodiversity @Bicikl_H2020 @taxonomycourses @IUCNBrussels @Pensoft #RedListTaxonomists @MobiliseAction @DiSSCoEU

#eurotaxonomy #ESCoReAward @DiSSCoEU @DiSSCoPrepare #RedListTaxonomists @SynthesysEU @MobiliseAction #UnitedforBiodiversity @Bicikl_H2020 @taxonomycourses @IUCNBrussels @Pensoft

#RedlistTaxonomists project demonstrates the important role taxonomists play in providing key knowledge for #biodiversity & #geodiversity protection! We are happy to collaborate on this promising initiative with @IUCN @Pensoft #eurotaxonomy @EU_Commission

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