Workshop report; 3-4 July 2025, Brussels
This report summarizes the outcomes of a workshop organized by the Pollination Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) of BioAgora, in response to a policy request submitted by DG Environment to the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) through the KCBD ticketing system. The workshop titled “Concept Development for Key Pollinator Areas (KPAs) and Buzz Lines” was held in Brussels (3-4 July 2025). It aimed to support DG ENV, the EU Pollinators Initiative and the EU Biodiversity Platform’s (EUBP) Working Group on Pollinators, with a focus on reversing pollinator decline under the EU New Deal for Pollinators (2023) and the Nature Restoration Regulation (2024). Twenty workshop participants discussed approaches to identify and map Key Pollinator Areas (KPAs) and Buzz Lines (corridors connecting pollinator-friendly habitats). The workshop was informed by, and built on, work done by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its European Topic Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE). Participants discussed criteria for a common understanding and definition of KPAs and Buzz Lines, including restoration requirements, target species, data needs, and modelling approaches. Recommendations and initial roadmaps (2025-2027) are summarized in this report. Key needs included: i) a collaborative framework involving multiple actors; ii) iterative modelling, ground-truthing, data improvements and expert validation; and iii) a dynamic, living map approach to adapt to evolving ecological conditions.
SETTELE Josef;
BIALA Katarzyna;
DEISS Felix;
MARINI Lorenzo;
MICHEZ Denis;
PARDO Adara;
POTTS Simon G.;
ROBINS Jamie;
SCHWEIGER Oliver;
SENAPATHI Deepa;
THUILLER Wilfried;
VAN SWAAY Chris;
VISCONTI Piero;
VANBERGEN Adam;
2025-12-15
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC144675
978-92-68-35157-4 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 40582,
OP KJ-01-25-654-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144675,
10.2760/9944082 (online),
