Imagine trying to figure out how a specific medicine affects different people based on where they live and their body type. This project does that for nature, checking how pesticides hit different bees and butterflies across Europe's various climates. It creates a digital map and a set of rules to predict which chemicals are most dangerous to these essential insects.
Agrochemical companies and farmers lack precise data on how pesticides affect wild pollinators across different climates. This leads to regulatory uncertainty and a decline in essential pollination services that support crop yields.
A set of risk assessment tools, screening protocols for policymakers, and an open database containing pollinator traits and pesticide toxicity data.
If you are a pesticide manufacturer dealing with strict environmental regulations — this project developed risk assessment tools that help you predict how your chemicals affect 15 species of wild pollinators. This allows for safer product formulation and faster regulatory approval.
If you are a commercial farm dealing with declining crop yields due to poor pollination — this project developed monitoring tools to identify chemical stressors in your specific landscape. This helps you optimize pesticide use to protect the insects that keep your crops growing.
If you are a consulting firm dealing with biodiversity compliance for clients — this project developed an open database on pollinator traits and chemical toxicity. You can use these screening protocols to provide precise environmental impact reports.
Based on available project data, no pricing information is provided as the project focuses on building an open database and proposing tools for policy and practice.
The project develops systems-based risk assessment tools and screening protocols intended for use by policymakers and practitioners across 4 main European climatic regions.
The project explicitly aims to build an open database on pollinator traits, distribution, and chemicals, suggesting a non-proprietary approach to the data.
It provides novel screening protocols and monitoring tools designed specifically to meet the needs of policymakers to drive better environmental practice.
The project is active from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, meaning final tools and protocols will be fully realized by the end of 2027.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 11 universities and 6 research institutions. With only 1 industry partner and 1 SME (a 5% industry ratio), the project is primarily driven by scientific discovery and policy influence rather than immediate commercial product development. However, the geographic spread across 11 countries ensures the resulting tools are applicable across diverse European markets.
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