Hi Jeff,

I have no global knowledge about this point, but there is such a strategy in France...

Best;;

Jm

Ireland (Republic of Ireland and N. Ireland) - see www.biodiversityireland.ie/pollinator-plan

Canada is possibly on the brink of having some sort of national policy.  The change in Government following the recent elections suggests an obligation on the part of the Liberals to institute a published item on their platform.  In Canada, a review of Policy and Law to do with pollination was published about 9 years ago (Wice et al. (available on ResearchGate because I am a co-author) and has been recently updated (still unpublished) by Vernon Thomas.  

There is a published item on pollination and policy (the Mabula conference) that is probably on-line (Connal Eardley was the mover and shaker behind that, along with help through NAPPC and the US government). 

The IPBES document on pollination will undoubtedly include information, too, but at present that is under lock and key.  It is expected to be published late this year.

So, yes, there have been international strategies advocated (NAPPC, Mabula, Sao Paulo Declaration (see Kevan & Imperatriz-Fonseca (eds)) and national endeavours (as in regions of the UK, as pointed out by others, USA (through the Status of Pollinators in North America book, NAPPC, and other national and state activities), Canada (as a consequence of the Canadian Pollination Initiative), Brazil (but I am not sure of details except on the research front).  

Lots happening!

Cheers,  Peter

Thanks Peter.  

Jane/Jean-Michel - thanks, but I know about France & Ireland (see my additional comments above) it was other countries I was looking for. 

Thanks Paul.

updating - Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway in addition to the ones previously mentioned.

Thanks Gabriella!

Gabriella Bishop and Jeff Ollerton: Although there are intentions, there are absolutely no national pollinator strategy in Denmark nor is it being worked on. My understanding is that Colombia has initiated work, but I am not certain there is a strategy yet?

Denmark's is a beekeeping strategy, which may or may not ''count'' in your book. Columbia's is here: http://www.minambiente.gov.co/index.php/bosques-biodiversidad-y-servicios-ecosistematicos/fauna-y-flora/iniciativas#documentos

Gabriella Bishop Claus Rasmussen - thank you both for your answers!

Regarding Brazilian initiatives...

This year, we released the first Brazilian Assessment on Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production in collaboration with BPBES (our national version of IPBES).

Book Relatório Temático sobre Polinização, Polinizadores e Produç...

Technical Report Sumário para tomador de decisão: 1º Relatório temático sobre...

Gabriella Bishop thank you for the link to the Colombian document, they used my photos, but I had not seen the release. There is a beekeeper strategy in Denmark, but I think that is very far from a national pollinator strategy. For background maybe translate the document from a google search "Miljø- og Fødevareministeriets Biavlsstrategi 2016 - 2019". Jeff Ollerton

Claus Rasmussen Yep, that's the one I've read! And yes, beekeeping is quite far from a strategy on all pollinators.

Thanks Liedson Tavares Carneiro

Lets bet that it is way more important for temperate and boreal countries

Thanks for the comment Claus Rasmussen

Nigeria

G.P. Painkra - thanks, do you have a link to the strategy online, or a reference?

Paul A Egan At the last CBD COPs more countries commited to pollinatior protection by joining the coalation of the willing for pollinator protection: https://promotepollinators.org/about/members/

All these countries commited to create a natioal stategy.

Thanks Gerrit Öhm

The Netherlands:

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2018/01/22/nationale-bijenstrategie-bed--breakfast-for-bees

M. Reemer Thanks

I didn't heard about it in China but do hope we could have it.

Thanks Hong-Guang Zha - I know that CD Zhu has been discussing it for a while but I'm not sure where he's got to on that.

Hi Jeff,

we have got this strategy in Poland.

https://adoptujpszczole.pl/podsumowanie.html

https://www.greenpeace.pl/strategia/strategia.pdf

Thank Sebastian Antoń

I guess at present many Chinese scientists, such as CD Zhu, also try to push our government to carry out such a pollinator protecting strategy. Hope our government can do listen and adopt these suggestions. But still now, I can see neonicotinoid insecticides such as imidacloprid , wildly used in China and few people mentioned that it can kill a lot of pollinators.

Hi! The Luxembourg is part of the Coalition of the willing on pollinators (https://promotepollinators.org/). There is a national standardized monitoring of pollinators that has been running for 10 years for butterflies and for 1 year for bumblebees, other wild bees, and hoverflies. And this year started the "National action plan for the conservation of pollinating insects": https://fr.planpollinisateur.org/

Thanks Sarah Vray !

We discussed two law project last year and are now elaborating a national plan for endangered pollinator species. But political scenario in Brazil is very hard for environment at the moment.

There are two successive plans in Belgium but focussed on bees (and especially on honeybees) -> https://www.health.belgium.be/fr/animaux-et-vegetaux/animaux/sante-animale/les-abeilles

A national strategy is under discussion but not on track yet.

In 2019 we also launched the cross-border action plan for pollinators between the North of France and Belgium in the scope of the Interreg SAPOLL project ( http://sapoll.eu/prendre-part-plan-daction-transfrontalier/ )

Dear professor Jeff Ollerton:

Colombia has "recently" launched (2018) its Colombian Initiative on Pollinators: http://www.minambiente.gov.co/images/BosquesBiodiversidadyServiciosEcosistemicos/pdf/Planes-para-la-conservacion-y-uso-de-la-biodiversidad/INICIATIVA_COLOMBIANA_DE_POLINIZADORES_-_ICP_2018.pdf

There is also a book focusing exclusively on the status of Colombian bees: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316661936_Iniciativa_Colombiana_de_Polinizadores_Capitulo_Abejas_-ICPA

For further details please contact Dra. Guiomar Nates-Parra Nates-Parra

Great, thanks Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez !

Thank you Maxime Drossart !

Hi Jeff,

You might be interested in this new publication, connected to what Maxime Drossart was explaining earlier about Belgium. It is an Atlas of the bumblebees from Belgium & North of France, by Morgane Folschweiller et al. (2020).

Book Atlas des bourdons de Belgique et du nord de la France

All the very best,

Guillaume

Thank you Guillaume Ghisbain !

Please find attached a picture (sorry for the poor quality) that figures the pollinator action plans in place or in progress in Europe!

This comes from the presentation of Evelyn Underwood to the EU Commitee of the Regions in February.

Kind regards,

That's great, thanks Morgane Folschweiller

Hello Jeff, Maybe you can use this article, at the end they mention the countries that have initiatives for pollinators. Personally in Peru we do not have a plan. Maybe in two years could have one.

Article Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

Thanks Raider Ayrton Castro Pino - I do know that paper, but it's a bit out of date now.

Hello Jeff. In Cuba we do not have a plan or strategy because there is practically no research on the subject and, therefore, the government does not know the importance of the pollinators, even for agriculture. Best lucks

Arley Acosta Estévez - thanks for letting me know, it sounds like you really need to start getting out and educating people and the government!

Hi Jeff Ollerton this is what Peru is working on. There is not a strategy or plan but I think the topic is getting more and more attention (finally!).

https://promotepollinators.org/project/peru/

Great, thanks Rossana Maguiña-Conde !

I was searching for different approaches adopted in different countries on pollinator conservation. It is striking the subject is not very popular.

Daniel Mutavi Katumo - yes, it varies a lot between countries. Some are doing a lot, others are doing very little.

I know there have been some meetings to promote a national pollinator conservation strategy in Mexico, but is still in a planning state.

Thanks Fernanda Baena-Díaz - please do keep us updated as things develop.

Hello Mr. Ollerton. In Colombia, the Ministry of the Environment, together with other organizations, creates an initiative for the protection of pollinators, given their importance in agriculture. Also the issue is receiving more attention. Maybe the document may interest you.

Meriele Rebolledo Contreras Thank you, that's very useful!

Lynn V Dicks - there's been some more answers since you last looked if you're keeping track.

Spain has approved their National Pollinator Conservation Strategy last september:

https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/publicaciones/estrategiaconservacionpolinizadores_tcm30-512188.pdf

Gracias Arturo!

Hello, the National strategy of conservation and sustainable use of pollinators in Mexico (ENCUSP) has been published here:

https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/documentos/estrategia-nacional-para-la-conservacion-y-uso-sustentable-de-los-polinizadores-encusp

Gracias Fernanda Baena-Díaz !

Hi Jeff Ollerton, In Indonesia.

Last April, Entomological Society of Indonesia held a workshop and seminar with theme "Bee and Pollinator Awarness Day". In this event, the Indonesia Pollinator Initiative (IPI) was also launched. This activity has been followed by Indonesian bee researchers. This is a new step in Indonesia and hopefully it will continue to develop. Here is a link its activities documentation in youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alNwcajqtzo&t=8166s

Please Stay Healthy and safe, Jeff Ollerton. Best Regards,

Luxembourg has a national pollinator strategy. See here for details: https://www.planpollinisateur.org/

Hi Jeff,

Poland also has some strategy:

http://greenpeace.pl/strategia/Strategia2020.pdf

Thanks Aleksandra Splitt !

Jeff Ollerton - no problem! If you will want to translate some fragments just write to me and I will help you :)

Thank you Amrul Jihadi and Michael Eickermann

Brazil does. https://www.conservation.org/docs/default-source/brasil/bees_pollinators.pdf

Rafaella Porto - thank you!

This were also found from the internet as the list of established initiatives around the world which including the African Pollinator Initiative, the Brazilian Pollinator Initiative, the Colombian Pollinator Initiative, the European Pollinator Initiative, the French Pollinator Initiative, and the Oceania Pollinator Initiative.

Thank you Amina Haruna Aliyu