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On 18 October 2024, the STING 2 report Refined proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme was published. This report follows up on the first expert proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, and was undertaken by the STING technical expert group comprising 26 international experts from 12 countries. Please see below for more information about the STING project.  


Refined proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme



About STING project

In June 2019, the Commission launched the STING (Science and Technology for Pollinating Insects) project through which it mandated a group experts to develop options for a field-based monitoring scheme that will provide robust information on the status and trends of pollinator populations in EU countries. The result was a proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (EUPOMS), finalised and published in October 2020. This has been a key deliverable under the (revised) EU Pollinators Initiative.


Expert proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme


The proposal provides options for a comprehensive methodology for monitoring as well as for policy indicators, including a tailored indicator for the EU Common Agricultural Policy. Experts from national environmental and agricultural authorities were closely involved in this process.

In the period 2021-2023, the Commission piloted and tested the expert proposal on the ground through the SPRING project (Strengthening pollinator recovery through indicators and monitoring) With the budget of EUR 5 million, the project strengthened taxonomic capacity with regard to pollinating insects, supported preparation for the implementation of EUPOMS and piloted the scheme in EU Member States.


For questions regarding the project or EUPOMS, please contact the JRC POMS team: JRC-POMS@ec.europa.eu. Please check here for more information about the STING project.


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