Meeting the pollinators: importance, decline and perspectives

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The decline of pollinators in Europe is a major ecological and economical issue. Several European countries have begun to estimate this decline and its causes in order to develop effective conservation measures targeting pollinators. Some of them have already created national action plans for their protection (e.g. Switzerland, UK). What is the state of knowledge, and what could be developed and/or improved in Luxembourg?

Objectifs

The aim of this conference is to present LIST’s studies and expertise on pollinators by broaching different aspects:

• State of play of existing knowledge and monitoring programs of wild pollinators in Luxembourg
• Honey bee monitoring in Luxembourg
• Potential influence of regional climate change effects to pollinator species and pollination activity
• Case study on the decline of bumblebees in a neighbouring country: Belgium

Programme

13h30	Welcome and badges pick-up
14h00	Introduction Prof Lucien HOFFMANN (LIST)
14h10	Wild pollinators of Luxembourg: an overview and modelled distributions as a first instrument to identify hotspots and potential pollinator supply Xavier MESTDAGH & Dr Lisette CANTU-SALAZAR (LIST)
14h35	Honey bee monitoring in Luxembourg Dr Marco BEYER (LIST)
15h00	Potential impact of climate change effect on pollinators in the Greater region Dr Jürgen JUNK (LIST)
15H25	One century of decline of bumblebees in Belgium : influence of climate and land cover Dr Sarah VRAY (LIST)
15h50	Questions & answers
16h00	Conclusion
16h10	Drink