Action plans for Europe’s most threatened pollinators
In 2023, the European Commission mandated the development of three targeted action plans to tackle pollinator decline. These plans were developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the Invertebrate Conservation Committee, the Hoverfly Specialist Group and Buglife.
Each plan provides:
- Scientific assessments of species' status, ecology and key threats.
- An overview of current conservation measures and their effectiveness.
- A list of priority actions needed to improve species conservation across their range in the EU.
Successful implementation requires coordinated efforts across sectors, mobilising policymakers, researchers, land managers,and civil society to take decisive action.
Tracking implementation
This graphic shows the average percentage of all the actions implemented for the EU Pollinator Action Plans as a whole and for each plan.
13%Average percentage of all the actions implemented for Canarian Islands pollinators
6%Average percentage of all the actions implemented for teasel-plant bees
10%Average percentage of all the actions implemented for veteran trees hoverflies
Click on a country to see the percentage of actions implemented under the EU Pollinator Action Plans in that area.
Featured news
Across Europe, species-rich grasslands support a remarkable diversity of wild bees – the most important pollinator group for both wild plants and crops. Among them, a group of highly specialised wild bees depends almost exclusively on teasel plants. These bees play a critical role in maintaining teasel-rich grasslands, habitats of high ecological value that also contribute to Europe’s natural heritage and landscape diversity.
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