14 May 2024
This press release was published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo.
Pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies are essential for transferring genetic material crucial for the reproduction of flowering plants, sustaining fruits, vegetables and fibres, as well as supporting biological diversity and climate change adaptation in food production...
10 April 2024
On 8 April, SHOWCASE had its fourth workshop for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) led by Dr. Ignasi Bartomeus, representing EBD-CSIC (Doñana Biological Station). His research is focused on understanding how different drivers of global change are affecting biodiversity and ecosystems, with an emphasis on pollinators and their functions. With his rich...
05 April 2024
A co-funded study, conducted by project partner Spanish National Research Council in collaboration with the Federal University of Goiás, University of Coimbra and the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, investigates the impact of human-induced changes in soil properties on pollinators and seed dispersers, as well as the mechanisms...
29 February 2024
A newly published study, funded by SHOWCASE and composed by project partners from the Spanish National Research Council and Wageningen University, examines the communication challenges and strategies associated with promoting biodiversity conservation within agricultural contexts, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and practical implementation...
13 February 2024
A SHOWCASE-funded study, led by project partner institutions HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Wageningen University, Agroscope, and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, was recently published in the Journal of Environmental Management. The study uses a meta-analysis to observe the simultaneous effects of agri-environment schemes (AES)...
09 February 2024
Researcher Aki Kadulin from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, and a member of SHOWCASE, attracted the audience with her poster presentation on 1-2 February 2024 at the annual conservation conference organised by the Estonian Nature Foundation in Tallinn, Estonia. This year the conference focused on the vital ecosystems of marine and wetland...
05 February 2024
A newspaper article containing several opinions and observations from SHOWCASE project partner Wageningen University (WU), other universities, and organisations, such as the iDiv Institute in Leipzig and the Insects Knowledge Center, was published in the daily morning newspaper Volkskrant, discussing the new ways in which WU uses remote-controlled drones...
24 January 2024
SHOWCASE partners from Wageningen University, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, the Spanish National Research Council, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research published a co-funded study in the scientific journal PNAS, analysing the ecological, agronomic, and economic implications of biodiversity-friendly...
15 January 2024
The online magazine of Wageningen University & Research has published an article mentioning the SHOWCASE project, more specifically how project coordinator Professor David Kleijn has been engaging local farmers in efforts to bolster biodiversity. He believes previous research focused solely on ecological benefits without considering costs for farmers....
12 January 2024
Intensified agriculture has reduced wild bee populations by depleting floral resources. This decline, caused by habitat changes and altered farming practices, emphasises the need to enhance floral resources in agricultural areas. However, simplified landscapes not only reduce the amount of floral resources but also disrupt their timing, impacting bee...
Estimating flower diversity in grasslands to indicate bee abundance: an UAV photogrammetric approach
09 January 2024
In recent decades, agricultural landscapes have witnessed declining plant and insect biodiversity, leading to diminished benefits for crops and humans. This decline, attributed to changes in land use, intensive agriculture, climate change, and habitat loss, affects insect niches and jeopardises insect pollinators' part in sustaining wild plant species,...
08 January 2024
This SHOWCASE-supported study aims to explore the intricacy between farming and biodiversity. It centres on examining how carabid beetles and spiders respond to the threats posed by chemical use in modern agriculture and the resulting homogenised landscapes on farmland. Up until now, there has been vast research in understanding crop pollinators' responses...