Project description Wild bees are key pollinators of wild plants and crops, but they face many threats, among which are the effects of intensive agriculture. In the Horizon Europe project “Promoting sustainable agriculture for pollinators” (AGRI4POL) research and stakeholder partners across Europe, including Switzerland, have joined forces to advance the basic and applied knowledge required…
PhD position agro-ecology / pollinator conservation Project description Wild bees and other pollinating insects are key components of biodiversity and provide vital pollination services to crops and wild plants. However, they face multiple pressures including habitat loss, land use intensification or climate change. In two European Horizon 2020 projects, Agroscope aims, in collaboration with European…
PhD position in pollinator conservation (genetic diversity / ecology) Project description Wild bees and other pollinating insects are key components of biodiversity and provide vital pollination services to crops and wild plants. However, they face multiple threats including habitat loss, land use intensification or climate change. The European Horizon 2020 project SAFEGUARD (www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de) aims to…