Why Zoo LIFE Pollinators
The decline of pollinating insects shows no sign of slowing down: 84% of European agricultural production depends on them. Currently, 9% of wild bee species, 40% of hoverfly species, and more than 480 butterfly species are at risk of extinction. Against this backdrop, Zoo LIFE Pollinators—a project co-funded by the European Union—brings together 16 partners across 9 countries, including zoos, universities, and other associated organizations.
Project objectives
Knowledge
Improve information on native wild pollinators & insect-pollinated plants,
through standardised monitoring methodologies and research.
Habitat
Increase pollinator numbers by creating and restoring favorable habitats in and around zoos, including lawns, green roofs, and hedgerows.
Stakeholder
Encourage behavioural change of key stakeholders and involve zoos, NGOs, municipalities, and communities in pollinator protection.
Governance
Promote pollinator -friendly governance & strategies by positioning zoos as active conservation hubs within the LIFE framework.
An innovative partnership
Through Zoo LIFE Pollinators, eight zoos across Europe are working together on an innovative, large-scale initiative that leverages their unique strengths: managing extensive green spaces in urban and peri-urban areas, employing highly qualified staff with expertise in biology and conservation, and engaging a wide audience through educational programs, awareness campaigns, and citizen science projects.
16 partners in 9 European Countries
Zoological facilities, universities and departments across Europe, united for biodiversity
12 beneficiaries
ZOOM Torino
Project management & coordination / Communication & Stakeholder Egnagement
Nordens Ark
Restoration and pollinator-specific initiative
Copenhagen Zoo
Conservation activities for pollinators
Zagreb Zoo
Educational and citizen science activities
Zoo Debrecen
Habitat restoration, environmental education, monitoring transect
UNITO DBIOS e DISAFA
Sustainability, replication and exploitation of project results
Smart Revolution
Monitoring & Evaluation
Fondazione ZOOM
Environmental education, monitoring transect, stakeholder engagement
Slottsskogens Zoo
Habitat restoration, environmental education, monitoring transect
Brasov Zoo
Habitat restoration, environmental education, monitoring transect
Oasis Wildlife
Research and cultivation of local botanic species, habitat restoration, environmental education, monitoring transect
UNIZG – Agricolture
Expert partner in applied ecology and habitat management, monitoring transect
4 associated partners
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Chekipa Fundacion
Stichting Butterfly Conservation Europe
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
The wild pollinator insects we protect
Wild apoidea
Hymenoptera
Hoverflies
Diptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
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