In June 2026, a group of researchers from CzechGlobe 🔗 travelled to Davos, Switzerland, to take part in the World Biodiversity Forum 2026 🔗, held from 14–19 June under the theme Leading Transformation Together. The biennial forum brings together researchers and practitioners from science, policy, business and society to exchange knowledge and explore solutions to... Continue Reading →
A focus group on the co-benefits and trade-offs of pollinator-friendly farming (PFF) was held in Prague in February 2026 and was organised by researchers from the Department of Social Processes and Sustainability at CzechGlobe. It was one of a series of parallel focus groups that were conducted in five case study countries – Czechia, France,... Continue Reading →
From 10 to 12 March, partners in the AGRI4POL project gathered at the University of Freiburg for the project’s first Annual General Meeting (AGM). Over three days, the meeting offered a valuable chance to reflect on progress made so far, connect the project’s different strands of work, and plan the next steps together. AGRI4POL brings... Continue Reading →
From 10 to 14 November 2025, I took part in the Regional Youth Workshop on IPBES for Europe and Central Asia at the International Academy for Nature Conservation on the Isle of Vilm, Germany. Hosted by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the workshop brought together early-career participants working on biodiversity, ecosystem services... Continue Reading →
On 9–10 September 2025 in Brussels, more than three dozen stakeholders from across Europe met for a two-day workshop focused on a single goal: creating a sustainable future for both pollinators and agriculture. As part of the AGRI4POL project (🔗), the event brought together policymakers, NGOs, agribusiness and farmers’ organisations, and researchers. The collaborative setting... Continue Reading →
Ohrožení opylovačů a opylovacích služeb, které podporují zemědělství a přinášejí přínosy lidem, je celosvětovým problémem. Tento problém je uznáván ve vědeckých i politických kruzích a reflektují ho národní i nadnárodní iniciativy. Tým z našeho oddělení na Ústavu výzkumu globální změny (CzechGlobe) se stal jedním z partnerů v novém projektu, jehož cílem je pomoci zemědělství, aby se stalo pozitivní podporou biodiverzity opylovačů, opylovacích služeb poskytovaných plodinám a vedlejších přínosů poskytovaných ekosystémům a lidem.
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Threats to pollinators and pollination services that support agriculture and provide benefits to people are a worldwide problem. This is recognised by scientists, national or transnational initiatives, and even policies. A team from our department at CzechGlobe has joined a new project that aims to help agriculture to become a positive force for pollinator biodiversity, crop pollination services and co-benefits to ecosystems and people.
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