ORBIT and Taxo-Fly are both three-year projects launched in 2021 by the Directorate General for Environment of the European Commission to develop resources for species inventory and taxonomy for European bees and European hoverflies respectively. These are built with a view to spport the work of both professional taxnominists and citizen scientists.

The tasks carried out in these two projects will support other European Commission funded projects, such as the EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (EUPoMS), the Preparatory Action for EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme and Indicators (SPRING project), the Horizon 2020 Europe research projects (PoshBee, Safeguard), and European National action plans for pollinators. 

More information about the projects:


Bees



Read more here.

Contact:
Prof. Denis Michez <Denis.MICHEZ@umons.ac.be>
Mr. Paolo Rosa <Paolo.ROSA@umons.ac.be>

Hoverflies



Read more here.

Contact:
Dr. Gunilla Ståhls​ <gunilla.stahls@helsinki.fi>